Hawks-Lakers Preview

By MATT BEARDMORE
Posted Oct 31 2009 9:03PM

The Los Angeles Lakers' favorable schedule over the first six-plus weeks of the season was expected to help them vault to the top of the Western Conference standings.

That won't happen if they keep repeating their latest performance.

Coming off their worst loss at Staples Center in two seasons, the Lakers try for their fourth straight home win over the Atlanta Hawks, who are looking to improve to 3-0 as they open a four-game trip.

With 17 of their first 21 games at home and only one two-game trip until mid-December, the defending champion Lakers were expected by some to open the season with an extended winning streak.

Dallas, though, ended those thoughts with Friday's 94-80 victory in Los Angeles.

The Lakers (1-1) shot 39.5 percent from the field and scored 35 second-half points in their worst home defeat since a 110-91 loss to Boston on Dec. 30, 2007.

"That was one of the longest nights we've had in this building,'' coach Phil Jackson said Friday. "We should refund the money to our fans. Every time we got momentum we shot ourselves in our own foot.''

Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 20 points, but missed 13 of 19 field-goal attempts. He is shooting 37.8 percent from the floor this season, making him largely to blame for Los Angeles' 40.4 team mark - worst in the Western Conference.

Bryant made 7 of 9 free throws versus Dallas, but the Lakers were outscored 25-9 at the foul line.

"We probably wanted it a little too much and that's what resulted in some of the (19) turnovers, shots going in and out,'' said Bryant, who averaged 13.5 points on 35.5 percent shooting as the Lakers and Hawks split two games last season. "You've got to get stops. Keep teams off the free throw line. We were just a little stagnant, but it will be better.''

Getting forward Pau Gasol back on the court could help, but he is questionable for Sunday after missing the first two games with a strained right hamstring. Gasol, originally drafted by the Hawks with the third overall pick in 2001, posted his third career triple-double with 12 points, 13 boards and 10 assists in the Lakers' 96-83 win over visiting Atlanta on Feb. 17.

Lakers center Andrew Bynum has been solid through two games - averaging 20.0 points and 11.5 rebounds - but he'll need some help as Los Angeles faces Atlanta's talented young frontcourt.

Hawks forward Josh Smith scored 20 points, grabbed eight rebounds and moved past Shaquille O'Neal to become the youngest player in NBA history to record 900 career blocks during Friday's 100-89 victory over Washington.

"That's impressive, to see somebody block that many shots,'' Hawks forward Marvin Williams said of the 23-year-old Smith. "He's got it figured out. He should write a book or something."

First-year Laker Ron Artest could give Bynum some help against Hawks center Al Horford, who is averaging 17.0 points, 14.0 rebounds and 3.5 blocks.

Hawks swingman Joe Johnson has shot 50 percent or better from the field in six of his last seven games visiting the Lakers. He hit 8 of 16 and scored 20 points with 15 assists in Atlanta's last win over the Lakers at Staples Center - 114-110 on Feb. 15, 2006.

Los Angeles has won 15 of its last 18 home meetings with the Hawks.

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Lakers use third quarter run to blow past Hawks

By Bryan Chu, for NBA.com
Posted Monday November 2, 2009 1:50AM

LOS ANGELES (NBA.com exclusive) -- For about five minutes, the defending champs appeared untouchable.

After a seesaw battle much of the game, the Lakers had a masterful stretch in the third quarter, scoring 18 unanswered points and clamping down on the Hawks defensively on their way to winning 118-110 on Sunday at Staples Center.

"We picked up our intensity tonight," Lakers guard Kobe Bryant said. "It started with #37 (Ron Artest). He picked up the energy level defensively and I told him, the game was on him. I felt like the energy really changed the complexity of the game and we all kind of rallied behind him."

Bryant led all scorers with a season-high 41 points on 15-for-29 shooting, a night-and-day difference to Friday's performance against the Mavericks when he missed 13 of 19 shots and finished with 20 points.

In a game that saw 15 lead changes and six ties early on, the Hawks (2-1) kept pace with the Lakers (2-1) for the entire first half mostly behind the scorching hand of guard Joe Johnson, who finished with a team-high 27 points.

The All-Star guard recorded 18 points and connected on 7-for-8 from the field in just nine minutes in the first half, but then was swallowed up by the Lakers defense the rest of the game. He made just one shot in eight attempts after halftime, mostly because of Artest's play.

"I'm faster this year, its going to be tough for a lot of players," Artest said.

For the game, the Hawks recorded 20 turnovers. During their explosive run, the Lakers tallied six steals.

Woodson was particularly disappointed in his team for giving up so many points early.

"We scored enough points tonight," Woodson said. "You win on the defensive end a lot of the nights and we didnt do that tonight."

What Woodson was talking specifically about was the Lakers third quarter deluge.

After Atlanta's Mike Bibby hit a 3-pointer to bring the Hawks to within 74-70 at the 6:44 mark, the Lakers went on their 18-0 run.

It was a combination of a swarming Lakers defense and telegraphed passing by the Hawks. The stretch included several uncontested fastbreak dunks by Bryant, Artest and Andrew Bynum, who finished with 21 points.

"We had no presence at all," Johnson said. "We didnt help each other at all and we didnt take ownership to guard out own man. They got way too many layups, way too many offensive rebounds."

A pair of timeouts by the Hawks couldnt slow down the Lakers run either. Finally, it was a Zaza Pachulia layup that stopped the bleeding as the Hawks trailed 90-72 with 1:43 left in the third quarter. Just when the dunk fest was over, however, the Hawks turned the ball over and Lamar Odom passed it to Bryant for a double-pump, two-hand reverse dunk.

In the third quarter alone, Bryant had 14 points himself and the Lakers, who shot 52.9 percent for the game, outscored the Hawks 34-18.

Lamar Odom missed a triple-double by two assists, tallying 11 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists.

For the Hawks, Jamal Crawford had 17 points and Bibby chipped in with 15.

Saddled with foul trouble, Josh Smith was a non-factor for the Atlanta, recording seven points, making just three of 10 attempts.

Marvin Williams and Smith were both held scoreless for the first 19 minutes of play, until Williams hit a pair of free throws and Smith had a breakaway dunk for a Hawks 45-44 lead. Despite shooting 43.2 percent from the field in the first half, the Hawks stayed in the game from the charity stripe, making 16 of 17 compared to the Lakers nine of 10.

In the early going, the Lakers second lineup has coughed up leads, but against the Hawks they kept the pace. The reserves combined to hit 8-for-12 from the field and scored 21 of the Lakers 64 first half points. There was a brief Sasha Vujacic sighting; he hit a 16-foot jumper from the right wing in the second quarter. However, the bench did struggle a bit late. The second unit let a 24-point lead dwindle to 14, prompting Jackson to insert the entire starting lineup with under six minutes to play in the contest.

With the Atlanta loss there are now five undefeated teams (Boston, Orlando, Miami, Denver and Phoenix) in the NBA.

• Hawks: Hunter
• Lakers: Gasol

• Hawks: --
• Lakers: --

• Lead Changes: 15
• Times Tied: 6

• Arena: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Officials: #26 Bob Delaney, #19 James Capers, #53 Mark Lindsay
• Attendance: 18997
• Duration: 2:16

Atlanta Hawks (21-13)		Los Angeles Lakers (28-6)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Bynum vs Smith (Bryant gains possession)
	11:43	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	11:42	Team Rebound
	11:37	Bynum Layup Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:36
Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)	11:26 [ATL 3-0]
	11:09	Bynum Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:06
Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed	10:59
Team Rebound	10:59
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Horford (1 AST)	10:52 [ATL 5-0]
	10:35	Artest Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:33
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	10:21
	10:20	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:10 [LAL 2-5]	Bynum Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)
Horford Jump Shot: Missed	09:50
	09:48	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:42	Bynum Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Johnson (1 ST)
Horford Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	09:39
	09:20 [LAL 4-5]	Fisher Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Smith Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	09:08
Smith Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:08
	08:51 [LAL 7-5]	Odom 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Artest (1 AST)
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bibby (1 AST)	08:35 [ATL 7-7]
	08:23	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:22
Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:15 [ATL 9-7]
	07:55	Bynum Jump Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:54
Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed	07:40
	07:39	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:21	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:20
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	07:12
	07:11	Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:00 [LAL 9-9]	Bynum Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Fisher (1 AST)
Horford Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Bryant (1 ST)	06:43
	06:38 [LAL 11-9]	Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Fisher (2 AST)
Johnson Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	06:24 [ATL 11-11]
	06:05 [LAL 13-11]	Fisher Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bynum (1 AST)
Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Fisher (1 ST)	05:49
	05:46	Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	05:46	Team Timeout : Regular
Bibby Substitution replaced by Crawford	05:46
Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)	05:32 [ATL 14-13]
	05:19 [LAL 15-14]	Bryant Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Fisher (3 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	05:02
	05:00	Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:51	Artest Layup Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:50
Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Bryant (2 ST)	04:43
Johnson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:39
	04:39 [LAL 16-14]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	04:39 [LAL 17-14]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS)	04:19 [ATL 17-17]
	04:07 [LAL 19-17]	Bryant Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (8 PTS)
Williams Substitution replaced by Evans	03:58
Crawford Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:50 [ATL 19-19]
	03:39	Bynum Jump Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:38
Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Smith (3 AST)	03:30 [ATL 22-19]
	03:30	Bryant Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Horford Substitution replaced by Pachulia	03:30
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 1 (18 PTS)	03:30 [ATL 23-19]
	03:16 [LAL 21-23]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:01
	03:01	Fisher Substitution replaced by Farmar
	03:01	Bynum Substitution replaced by Mbenga
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	02:53
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:51
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	02:50
Team Rebound	02:50
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	02:50
Evans Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:39
Johnson Substitution replaced by Teague	02:39
	02:31	Bryant Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:27
Pachulia Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Evans (1 AST)	02:23 [ATL 25-21]
Crawford Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:12
	02:05	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	02:04	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Teague Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:03
	02:03	Mbenga Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:03	Team Rebound
	02:03 [LAL 22-25]	Mbenga Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	01:51
	01:49	Mbenga Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:40	Farmar Jump Shot: Missed Block: Evans (1 BLK)
Teague Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:39
Smith Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)	01:34
	01:27	Odom Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	01:27	Odom Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Evans Jump Shot: Missed	01:10
Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	01:09
Pachulia Dunk Shot: Missed	01:05
	01:02	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:58.9	Bryant Layup Shot: Missed
	00:56.9	Mbenga Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:54.9 [LAL 24-25]	Mbenga Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Crawford Jump Shot: Missed Block: Mbenga (1 BLK)	00:40.9
	00:38.8	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	00:32.3 [LAL 27-25]	Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Farmar (1 AST)
Crawford Turnover : Palming Turnover (1 TO)	00:13.0
	00:13.0	Mbenga Substitution replaced by Vujacic
	00:13.0	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
Pachulia Substitution replaced by Williams	00:13.0
	00:00.4	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Atlanta Hawks (21-13)		Los Angeles Lakers (28-6)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Pachulia Layup Shot: Missed	11:50
	11:48	Farmar Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:35	Farmar Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:33
Crawford Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Farmar (1 ST)	11:28
	11:20 [LAL 29-25]	Walton Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Vujacic (1 AST)
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	11:02
Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:00
Evans Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Teague (1 AST)	10:59 [ATL 27-29]
	10:44 [LAL 31-27]	Walton Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Teague Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Vujacic (1 ST)	10:28
Pachulia Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:24
	10:24 [LAL 32-27]	Farmar Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:24 [LAL 33-27]	Farmar Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	10:09
Crawford Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:08
	10:05	Vujacic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	10:05 [ATL 28-33]
Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	10:05 [ATL 29-33]
Evans Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:53
Teague Substitution replaced by Bibby	09:53
Evans Substitution replaced by Williams	09:53
	09:44	Walton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bibby (1 ST)
	09:41	Walton Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:41 [ATL 30-33]
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	09:41 [ATL 31-33]
	09:28 [LAL 35-31]	Vujacic Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Farmar (2 AST)
Pachulia Layup Shot: Missed	09:12
Pachulia Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	09:11
Pachulia Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:11 [ATL 33-35]
	08:57	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:56
Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:49 [ATL 35-35]
	08:49	Bynum Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:49
	08:49	Artest Substitution replaced by Brown
	08:49	Vujacic Substitution replaced by Odom
Crawford Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	08:49 [ATL 36-35]
	08:38 [LAL 37-36]	Bynum Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Walton (1 AST)
Bibby Floating Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)	08:16 [ATL 38-37]
	07:54 [LAL 40-38]	Farmar 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Odom (2 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	07:33
	07:32	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Pachulia Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:28
Crawford Substitution replaced by Johnson	07:28
	07:28	Farmar Substitution replaced by Bryant
	07:28 [LAL 41-38]	Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
Pachulia Substitution replaced by Horford	07:28
	07:28 [LAL 42-38]	Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed	07:10
Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:09
Johnson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Brown (1 ST)	07:03
	06:53	Walton 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:52	Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:47	Walton Layup Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:45
Bibby Jump Shot: Missed	06:38
Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	06:37
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	06:28
	06:27	Walton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:17	Bynum Jump Shot: Missed
	06:16	Team Rebound
	06:09	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:07
Smith Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)	05:56 [ATL 40-42]
	05:45	Team Timeout : Regular
Smith Substitution replaced by Smith	05:45
	05:45	Bynum Substitution replaced by Artest
	05:45	Walton Substitution replaced by Powell
	05:35	Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Bibby (2 ST)
	05:31	Brown Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	05:31 [ATL 41-42]
Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:31
	05:30	Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:08 [LAL 44-41]	Powell Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	04:52	Artest Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	04:52 [ATL 42-44]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	04:52 [ATL 43-44]
	04:44	Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)
Smith Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:40 [ATL 45-44]
	04:23 [LAL 46-45]	Powell Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Smith Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:11 [ATL 47-46]
	03:51 [LAL 48-47]	Odom Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Artest (2 AST)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	03:30
	03:29	Powell Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:20 [LAL 51-47]	Brown 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)
	03:05	Powell Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	03:05	Brown Substitution replaced by Fisher
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	03:05 [ATL 48-51]
	03:05	Powell Substitution replaced by Bynum
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	03:05 [ATL 49-51]
	02:49 [LAL 53-49]	Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Horford Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	02:32 [ATL 51-53]
Smith Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:22
Team Timeout : Regular	02:22
	02:22 [LAL 54-51]	Odom Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	02:22 [LAL 55-51]	Odom Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
	02:12	Bynum Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
Smith Substitution replaced by Crawford	02:12
Johnson Free Throw Technical (20 PTS)	02:12 [ATL 52-55]
Team Timeout : Short	02:03
	02:03	Fisher Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Bibby Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	02:03 [ATL 53-55]
Bibby Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	02:03 [ATL 54-55]
	01:52 [LAL 57-54]	Bryant Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Artest (3 AST)
Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	01:30 [ATL 56-57]
	01:10	Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	01:08	Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	01:07 [LAL 59-56]	Bynum Putback Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:48.9
	00:47.4	Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:40.1 [LAL 62-56]	Artest 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Odom (3 AST)
Bibby Layup Shot: Missed	00:33.9
	00:32.9	Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:28.1 [LAL 64-56]	Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
	00:06.7	Bryant Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:06.7 [ATL 57-64]
	00:06.7	Bynum Substitution replaced by Brown
Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:06.7 [ATL 58-64]
	00:06.7	Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
	00:06.7	Brown Substitution replaced by Bynum
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:05.8
Crawford Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	00:03.7
Crawford Jump Shot: Missed	00:02.4
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Atlanta Hawks (21-13)		Los Angeles Lakers (28-6)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Horford Layup Shot: Missed	11:36
Horford Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	11:35
Horford Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	11:34 [ATL 60-64]
	11:06	Artest Jump Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	11:05
Williams Jump Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Johnson (3 AST)	10:49 [ATL 62-64]
	10:31	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:30
Horford Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (1 BLK)	10:10
Horford Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	10:09
Horford Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Bryant (3 ST)	10:07
	10:00	Odom Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:57
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	09:48
	09:46	Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:38 [LAL 66-62]	Bynum Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)
Bibby Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Smith (4 AST)	09:11 [ATL 64-66]
	09:00	Odom Layup Shot: Missed
	08:58	Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:57 [LAL 68-64]	Artest Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	08:39
	08:38	Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	08:25 [LAL 70-64]	Fisher Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Smith (5 AST)	08:06 [ATL 67-70]
Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:55
	07:55 [LAL 71-67]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	07:55 [LAL 72-67]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
Horford Jump Shot: Missed	07:35
	07:34	Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	07:30	Williams Violation:Kicked Ball
	07:22	Fisher Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Smith (2 ST)
Smith Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Fisher (2 ST)	07:18
	07:14 [LAL 74-67]	Bryant Slam Dunk Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Artest (4 AST)
Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Johnson (4 AST)	06:44 [ATL 70-74]
	06:34	Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	06:33
Horford Layup Shot: Missed Block: Artest (1 BLK)	06:23
	06:20	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	06:17 [LAL 76-70]	Bryant Slam Dunk Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Odom (4 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	05:52
	05:51	Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:46	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:43	Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	05:43 [LAL 78-70]	Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Odom (5 AST)
Horford Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:43
	05:43	Team Timeout : Regular
Williams Substitution replaced by Crawford	05:43
	05:43	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	05:40
Horford Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	05:30
Horford Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	05:30
Crawford Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:20
Smith Foul : Personal (3 PF)	05:15
	05:08	Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:06	Odom Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	05:00 [LAL 80-70]	Bynum Slam Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Bryant (2 AST)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	04:42
	04:41	Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:30	Bynum Layup Shot: Missed Block: Horford (1 BLK)
	04:28	Odom Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
	04:27 [LAL 82-70]	Odom Hook Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:19
Horford Substitution replaced by Evans	04:19
Bibby Substitution replaced by Pachulia	04:19
Pachulia Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Bryant (4 ST)	04:10
	04:04 [LAL 84-70]	Artest Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Bryant (3 AST)
Jump Ball Bryant vs Crawford (Bryant gains possession)	03:45
Crawford Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Bryant (5 ST)	03:45
	03:36 [LAL 86-70]	Bynum Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Odom (6 AST)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	03:21
Smith Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	03:19
Smith Tip Shot: Missed	03:19
	03:17	Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	03:15 [LAL 88-70]	Artest Slam Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Crawford Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Fisher (3 ST)	02:56
	02:45	Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Pachulia Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	02:42
Pachulia Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Odom (1 ST)	02:41
	02:37 [LAL 90-70]	Bynum Slam Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Odom (7 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:35
Evans 3pt Shot: Missed	02:19
	02:17	Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Smith Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	02:07
	02:07 [LAL 91-70]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (28 PTS)
	02:07	Artest Substitution replaced by Walton
	02:07 [LAL 92-70]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (29 PTS)
	02:01	Fisher Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	01:52
	01:51	Walton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:43	Fisher Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	01:42
Pachulia Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Crawford (1 AST)	01:36 [ATL 72-92]
	01:11	Odom Jump Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	01:09
	01:07	Fisher Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	01:07	Fisher Substitution replaced by Farmar
Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Walton (1 ST)	01:01
	00:58.3 [LAL 94-72]	Bryant Reverse Slam Dunk Shot: Made (31 PTS) Assist: Odom (8 AST)
	00:46.1	Bryant Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	00:46.1 [ATL 73-94]
Smith Substitution replaced by Smith	00:46.1
Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	00:46.1 [ATL 74-94]
Pachulia Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:37.7
	00:37.7 [LAL 95-74]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (32 PTS)
	00:37.7 [LAL 96-74]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (33 PTS)
	00:32.4	Bryant Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)	00:32.4 [ATL 75-96]
	00:32.4	Bryant Substitution replaced by Vujacic
Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)	00:32.4 [ATL 76-96]
	00:17.9	Vujacic Jump Shot: Missed
	00:16.4	Team Rebound
	00:09.6 [LAL 98-76]	Odom Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Walton (2 AST)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.2
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Atlanta Hawks (21-13)		Los Angeles Lakers (28-6)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:50	Mbenga Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	11:50	Mbenga Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Evans Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Mbenga (1 ST)	11:32
	11:20 [LAL 100-76]	Powell Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Farmar (3 AST)
Pachulia Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	10:58 [ATL 78-100]
	10:28	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Teague Jump Shot: Missed	10:17
	10:16	Powell Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Smith Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:10
	10:03 [LAL 102-78]	Walton Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Farmar (4 AST)
Smith Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Teague (2 AST)	09:47 [ATL 80-102]
	09:20	Farmar Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
Crawford Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	09:10 [ATL 82-102]
	08:49	Powell Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Teague (1 ST)
Teague Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:46 [ATL 84-102]
	08:46	Powell Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:46
	08:46	Mbenga Substitution replaced by Brown
	08:46	Vujacic Substitution replaced by Artest
Teague Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	08:46
	08:45	Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	08:27 [LAL 104-84]	Walton Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed Block: Artest (2 BLK)	08:12
Team Rebound	08:12
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	08:07
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:06
Evans Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)	08:04 [ATL 86-104]
Smith Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:45
	07:45	Artest Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:45	Team Rebound
Pachulia Substitution replaced by Horford	07:45
	07:45 [LAL 105-86]	Artest Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Evans 3pt Shot: Missed	07:33
	07:33	Team Rebound
Evans Substitution replaced by Johnson	07:33
	07:23	Brown Turnover : Double Dribble (1 TO)
Teague Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:17 [ATL 88-105]
	07:17	Farmar Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Teague Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	07:17 [ATL 89-105]
	06:56	Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:56
	06:56	Artest Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Smith Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Teague (3 AST)	06:45 [ATL 91-105]
	06:42	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:42	Farmar Substitution replaced by Fisher
	06:42	Walton Substitution replaced by Odom
	06:42	Brown Substitution replaced by Bynum
	06:42	Powell Substitution replaced by Bryant
	06:25	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	06:24
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Artest (3 BLK)	06:06
Horford Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)	06:04
Teague Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	05:55 [ATL 93-105]
	05:38 [LAL 107-93]	Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (35 PTS)
Johnson Layup Shot: Missed	05:22
	05:21	Odom Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)
Horford Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	05:13
Smith Substitution replaced by Smith	05:13
	05:13	Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:13	Team Rebound
	05:13 [LAL 108-93]	Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Smith Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (2 BLK)	04:56
Smith Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	04:55
Smith Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:55 [ATL 95-108]
	04:55	Odom Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	04:55 [ATL 96-108]
	04:46	Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Horford (1 ST)
Teague Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS)	04:39 [ATL 98-108]
	04:17	Artest Jump Shot: Missed
	04:16	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	04:13 [LAL 110-98]	Bryant Layup Shot: Made (37 PTS)
	04:04	Artest Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)	04:04 [ATL 99-110]
Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:04
	04:03	Odom Rebound (Off:4 Def:9)
Horford Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	03:45
	03:45 [LAL 111-99]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (38 PTS)
	03:45 [LAL 112-99]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (39 PTS)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	03:30
	03:29	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	03:28	Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Teague 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS)	03:21 [ATL 102-112]
	03:05 [LAL 114-102]	Artest Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Crawford Jump Shot: Missed	02:47
	02:46	Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:37	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:35	Bryant Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	02:34 [LAL 116-102]	Bryant Layup Shot: Made (41 PTS)
Teague Floating Jump shot: Missed	02:22
	02:22	Team Rebound
Teague Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	02:22
Team Timeout : Regular	02:22
	02:22 [LAL 117-102]	Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	02:22 [LAL 118-102]	Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	02:01
	01:59	Odom Rebound (Off:4 Def:10)
	01:46	Bynum Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Teague (2 ST)
Crawford Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Smith (6 AST)	01:41 [ATL 104-118]
	01:25	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)	01:24
Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Made (27 PTS)	01:09 [ATL 106-118]
	01:00	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
Crawford Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:59.5
Crawford Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	00:53.7 [ATL 108-118]
	00:31.9	Odom 3pt Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)	00:30.9
Crawford Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Smith (7 AST)	00:26.3 [ATL 110-118]
	00:03.3	Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.1	Bryant Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
End of 4th Quarter

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country		channel			time
usa		--	FSW-LAL	Local	Final
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