Lakers-Warriors Preview

By MATT BECKER
Posted Mar 14 2010 4:35PM

After enduring a rare losing streak, the Los Angeles Lakers believe a road win over a Pacific Division rival is just what they needed to regain their confidence.

The Western Conference-leading Lakers look to build on that victory and continue their dominance over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night at Oracle Arena.

Los Angeles (48-18) has looked poised to repeat as the NBA champion for much of the season before a three-game skid earlier this month - its first in more than two years - seemed to knock the team off course. The Lakers snapped the losing streak with an uninspiring two-point win over slumping Toronto on Tuesday, but were still in need of a more impressive victory to reclaim their swagger.

Los Angeles got just that with Friday's 102-96 win at Phoenix, which entered with one of the league's best home records at 24-8. All five Lakers starters scored at least 15 and the team withstood a late rally to end a four-game road slide.

"At some point we have to step it up," Pau Gasol said. "I think it was a perfect opportunity for us to step it up and play a good game and have a nice win and get ourselves going, because we have been kind of struggling for the most part, especially on the road."

Kobe Bryant was slowed by an injured hand but still finished with team highs of 21 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. The 12-time All-Star was encouraged by the team's physical presence on defense and ability to hold the league's highest-scoring team more than 13 points below its average.

"We don't like giving up layups or giving up easy opportunities," Bryant said. "We're just playing hard."

The Lakers, three games ahead of Denver atop the West, will face another defensive test with a game against the high-flying Warriors (18-47), who average 107.4 points.

Los Angeles hasn't had much trouble matching Golden State's up-tempo offense, averaging 121.0 points in winning the last eight meetings. The only time the Lakers, who have won 17 of 19 over the Warriors, have failed to reach 114 points during the win streak was Feb. 16, when Bryant sat out with a sore left ankle in a 104-94 victory.

The last time he faced Golden State, Bryant had a season-high 44 points with 11 assists in a 124-118 home win Dec. 29.

The Warriors, who haven't defeated Los Angeles since a 115-111 victory March 23, 2008, beat Toronto 124-112 Saturday to snap a six-game skid. Stephen Curry had 35 points and 10 assists, while Monta Ellis scored 31 for Golden State, which set a season high with 16 3-pointers.

Ellis was playing for only the second time after sitting out six contests with a back injury, recording his first 30-point game since scoring a career-best 46 against Dallas on Feb. 3. Curry came within one point of his career high, and coach Don Nelson was pleased with the performance of his top two playmakers.

"It's great to see when they share the ball and take care of each other when they're open," Nelson said.

Curry and Ellis, though, haven't had much success against the Lakers this season.

Curry has averaged 13.0 points on 34.8 percent shooting - including 2 of 16 from 3-point range - in the three games, while Ellis averaged 20.0 points in two games - 5.6 less than his team-leading average.

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Lakers survive late Warriors surge, hold on for road win

By Geoff Lepper, for NBA.com
Posted Tuesday March 16, 2010 2:32AM

OAKLAND (NBA.com exclusive) -- The Lakers took care of the standings Monday with their 124-121 victory against the Warriors. But when it comes to searching for any broader conclusions, Kobe Bryant has a simple message:

Don't bother.

"You just want to get the hell out of here with a win," Bryant said. "You're not going to see anything remotely close to (the Warriors' style) in the playoffs. Not even close. So there's nothing you can gauge in this game. You just get out of here with a win and move on."

The Lakers did so, although thanks to a 9-0 Warriors run in the final two minutes, the outcome was in doubt until Stephen Curry and Monta Ellis missed 3-pointers on the game's final possession. Ellis' attempt, coming off a 180-degree spin after scooping up the offensive rebound, bounced on the rim three times before falling away.

"I knew it was going in," rookie Warriors center Chris Hunter, who finished with a career-high 22 points, said of Ellis' shot. "When it took that second bounce and bounced up, it looked like the invisible man tipped it out of the way."

That near-miss took some of the luster off of the win for the Lakers, who have won two straight road games after a four-game losing streak away from Staples Center.

If Los Angeles has one flaw in its attempt to chase down Cleveland for the league's best overall record -- and thus home-court advantage in any potential NBA Finals matchup -- it's the relative troubles on the road. Los Angeles' 30-5 record at home stacks up favorably with Cleveland's 29-4, but the Lakers are 19-13 otherwise.

"We're disappointed, obviously, that we didn't finish them off the way we should have," said Bryant, who scored a game-high 29 points despite committing nine turnovers. "But we'll take the win."

The Lakers outrebounded the Warriors 56-25 and enjoyed a 42-13 advantage in free throws, but 24 turnovers -- one off their season high -- led to 29 points for Golden State and kept the hosts afloat. In addition to Bryant's nine, Andrew Bynum had eight more turnovers as the Warriors, unencumbered by any worries about the postseason, played fast and loose defensively.

"Kobe had a hard time controlling the ball," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "Andrew, every time the ball got below his waist, he lost the ball tonight. It was really difficult for us."

Golden State led by six at the half, but the Lakers reasserted control behind a 35-point third quarter that featured eight or more points for Bryant, Pau Gasol and Derek Fisher. Even though they won't ever see this type of play in April and May, it was kind the response that Bryant expects the Lakers to come up with in the playoffs -- and perhaps, despite Bryant's statement to the contrary, an indication that Los Angeles is in a better frame of mind for the grittiness to come.

"I feel we're doing much better," Bryant said. "I think we had a moment there where the energy was down, the focus wasn't there. And I think it's back now. I like where we were going. I like the direction, I like the energy, I like the communication. We're progressing."

Moral victories aside, the Warriors are not progressing very rapidly in coach Don Nelson's chase of Lenny Wilkens' record for all-time coaching victories. Nelson needs five to tie and six to pass Wilkens, with only 16 games to go.

The schedule is not very helpful to Nelson. Despite their impressive win over Toronto on Saturday, the Warriors are 9-39 against the top 20 teams in the league, which includes every club with at least 31 wins.

Against their nine compatriots among the league's lowest third, the Warriors are 10-8. But they only have five games left against those bottom-dwellers, and four of those contests are on the road, where Golden State has struggled regardless of the level of competition; only the Nets (4-31) keep the Warriors' 4-28 from being the league's worst mark away from home.

The Warriors were led by Curry, who had 29 points and nine assists. Ellis hounded Kobe Bryant defensively, coming up with five steals and 11 assists, but shot a woeful 5-for-23.

"We did everything a small team needs to do to win a game tonight, except get to the foul line," Nelson said. "We didn't expect to win the rebound game, but when you get outrebounded by that many, it's very difficult to win, no matter how well you play."

• Lakers: Walton
• Warriors: Azubuike, Biedrins, Randolph, Wright

• Lakers: --
• Warriors: --

• Lead Changes: 7
• Times Tied: 5

• Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
• Officials: #57 Greg Willard, #30 Tony Brown, #40 Leon Wood
• Attendance: 20038
• Duration: 2:31

Los Angeles Lakers (49-18)		Golden State Warriors (18-48)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Hunter vs Bynum (Fisher gains possession)
Bynum Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	11:43
Bryant Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:35
	11:35 [GSW 1-0]	Hunter Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	11:35 [GSW 2-0]	Hunter Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Bryant Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:21 [LAL 2-2]
	11:10 [GSW 4-2]	Hunter Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ellis (1 AST)
Artest Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)	10:43 [LAL 4-4]
	10:32	Curry Floating Jump shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:31
Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Ellis (1 ST)	10:22
	10:16 [GSW 6-4]	Maggette Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ellis (2 AST)
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	10:09
	10:00 [GSW 9-4]	Tolliver 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Ellis (3 AST)
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)	09:39 [LAL 6-9]
	09:29	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:27
Gasol Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bryant (2 AST)	09:22 [LAL 8-9]
	09:04 [GSW 11-8]	Maggette Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ellis (4 AST)
	08:41	Hunter Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:41 [LAL 9-11]
Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	08:41 [LAL 10-11]
	08:27 [GSW 14-10]	Tolliver 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Curry (1 AST)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Artest (1 AST)	08:01 [LAL 13-14]
	07:45	Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:43	Tolliver Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:40	Curry 3pt Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:39
Bynum Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Artest (2 AST)	07:20 [LAL 15-14]
	07:20	Tolliver Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	07:20 [LAL 16-14]
	07:06	Curry Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:04
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	06:56
	06:56	Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:47	Maggette Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Bryant (1 ST)
	06:41	Maggette Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	06:32
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:31
Bynum Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	06:29
	06:14 [GSW 16-16]	Hunter Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Tolliver (1 AST)
Bynum Jump Shot: Missed	05:45
Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	05:43
Bynum Jump Shot: Missed	05:39
	05:38	Curry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:34	Ellis Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:33
Gasol Jump Hook Shot: Missed	05:25
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:23
Bryant Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hunter (1 BLK)	05:23
Team Rebound	05:23
	05:23	Team Timeout : Regular
Gasol Substitution replaced by Odom	05:23
Bynum Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Fisher (1 AST)	05:14 [LAL 18-16]
	04:53 [GSW 19-18]	Tolliver 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Ellis (5 AST)
Bryant Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)	04:40 [LAL 20-19]
	04:27 [GSW 21-20]	Hunter Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Curry (2 AST)
Odom 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Artest (3 AST)	04:09 [LAL 23-21]
	04:00 [GSW 23-23]	Curry Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
	03:39	Tolliver Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:39
Team Rebound	03:39
Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	03:39 [LAL 24-23]
	03:26	Ellis Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Bryant (2 ST)
Artest 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Bryant (3 AST)	03:14 [LAL 27-23]
	03:07	Ellis Running Hook Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (1 BLK)
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:05
Artest 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Bryant (4 AST)	02:52 [LAL 30-23]
	02:49	Team Timeout : Short
Team Timeout : Regular	02:49
Bynum Substitution replaced by Gasol	02:49
Fisher Substitution replaced by Farmar	02:49
	02:49	Tolliver Substitution replaced by Morrow
	02:34 [GSW 25-30]	Maggette Step Back Jump shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Curry (3 AST)
	02:23	Curry Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Odom Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:23 [LAL 31-25]
Odom Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	02:23 [LAL 32-25]
	02:07 [GSW 28-32]	Morrow 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Maggette (1 AST)
	01:52	Curry Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:52
Team Rebound	01:52
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:52
	01:49	Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:45 [GSW 30-32]	Maggette Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Gasol Jump Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Farmar (1 AST)	01:21 [LAL 34-30]
	01:11	Curry 3pt Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:09
Gasol Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Artest (4 AST)	00:55.5 [LAL 36-30]
Gasol Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:48.4
	00:48.4 [GSW 31-36]	Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	00:48.4 [GSW 32-36]	Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Bryant Slam Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Farmar (2 AST)	00:37.7 [LAL 38-32]
	00:27.9	Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:26.9
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	00:03.9
Team Rebound	00:02.5
	00:02.5	Morrow Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:02.5
Team Rebound	00:02.5
Bryant Substitution replaced by Brown	00:02.5
	00:02.5	Hunter Substitution replaced by Watson
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:02.5 [LAL 39-32]
	00:00.0	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
End of 1st Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (49-18)		Golden State Warriors (18-48)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:47 [GSW 34-39]	Tolliver Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Curry (4 AST)
Vujacic Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Ellis (2 ST)	11:28
Vujacic Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:28
Vujacic Substitution replaced by Farmar	11:28
	11:14 [GSW 36-39]	Maggette Turnaround Bank shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Tolliver (2 AST)
Brown Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	10:59
	10:49	Tolliver Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:48
	10:39	Morrow Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:39
Team Rebound	10:39
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	10:39 [LAL 40-36]
	10:27	Ellis Running Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:26
Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	10:22
	10:16	Morrow 3pt Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:15
Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed	09:51
	09:50	Tolliver Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:38	Morrow Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gasol (1 ST)
Farmar Layup Shot: Missed	09:32
	09:32	Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:21	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	09:19
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	09:08
Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:06
Odom Putback Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	09:02 [LAL 42-36]
	08:47 [GSW 39-42]	Curry 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Ellis (6 AST)
	08:42	Curry Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:42
	08:42	Curry Substitution replaced by Watson
Artest Substitution replaced by Bryant	08:42
Farmar Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:42 [LAL 43-39]
Farmar Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	08:42 [LAL 44-39]
	08:23 [GSW 41-44]	Ellis Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Odom Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	07:59 [LAL 46-41]
	07:52 [GSW 43-46]	Maggette Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Watson (1 AST)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	07:33
Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	07:31
	07:29	Maggette Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Watson (1 ST)	07:18
	07:13	Watson Layup Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:12
Odom Slam Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Brown (1 AST)	07:06 [LAL 48-43]
	06:47 [GSW 45-48]	Ellis Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Brown Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:31 [LAL 50-45]
	06:31	Tolliver Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	06:31	Maggette Substitution replaced by George
	06:31	Tolliver Substitution replaced by Hunter
Brown Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	06:31
	06:30	Hunter Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:16	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed
	06:15	Hunter Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:14	Hunter Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	06:12
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	06:03
	06:01	Team Rebound
	05:59	Team Timeout : Regular
Odom Substitution replaced by Artest	05:59
Farmar Substitution replaced by Bynum	05:59
Brown Substitution replaced by Fisher	05:59
	05:47 [GSW 47-50]	Hunter Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Ellis (8 AST)
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Bynum (1 AST)	05:27 [LAL 52-47]
	05:09	Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	05:07
Bryant Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Artest (5 AST)	04:57 [LAL 54-47]
	04:43 [GSW 50-54]	George 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Ellis (8 AST)
Bynum Jump Shot: Missed	04:24
	04:23	Hunter Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Fisher Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:18
	04:18	Morrow Substitution replaced by Williams
	04:08 [GSW 52-54]	Watson Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: George (1 AST)
	03:58	George Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	03:58 [LAL 55-52]
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	03:58 [LAL 56-52]
	03:48	Watson Floating Jump shot: Missed
	03:46	Hunter Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:46 [GSW 54-56]	Hunter Putback Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
	03:36	George Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	03:36 [LAL 57-54]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:36
	03:35	George Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:23 [GSW 56-57]	Watson Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Bryant Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed	03:06
	03:05	Hunter Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Bynum Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:56
Team Timeout : Regular	02:56
Gasol Substitution replaced by Odom	02:56
	02:56 [GSW 57-57]	Watson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	02:56	Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	02:55
Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Watson (2 ST)	02:49
Odom Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:49
	02:38	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:37
Bynum Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Ellis (3 ST)	02:30
	02:15	George 3pt Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:12
Bynum Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Watson (3 ST)	02:03
	01:58 [GSW 59-57]	Watson Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Bynum Turnover : 3 Second Violation (5 TO)	01:34
	01:19	Ellis Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	01:17
Bynum Turnover : Bad Pass (6 TO) Steal:George (1 ST)	01:16
	01:14 [GSW 61-57]	George Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Bryant Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	00:59.8
Bryant Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	00:59.8
	00:45.9	George 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:44.7	Team Rebound
Fisher Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	00:44.7
	00:44.7 [GSW 62-57]	Hunter Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	00:44.7 [GSW 63-57]	Hunter Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	00:29.9
Bynum Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	00:27.9
Bynum Jump Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS)	00:25.9 [LAL 59-63]
	00:07.9	Watson Floating Jump shot: Missed
	00:07.0	Hunter Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	00:07.0	Hunter Tip Shot: Missed
	00:07.0	Team Rebound
	00:04.8 [GSW 65-59]	Hunter Pullup Jump shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Watson (2 AST)
Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Ellis (4 ST)	00:01.9
End of 2nd Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (49-18)		Golden State Warriors (18-48)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:46	Hunter Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (3 BLK)
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	11:44
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	11:40
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	11:39
Gasol Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Hunter (1 ST)	11:37
	11:28	Maggette Layup Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	11:26
Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (6 TO) Steal:Curry (1 ST)	11:20
	11:14 [GSW 67-59]	Curry Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Ellis (9 AST)
	11:01	Hunter Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	11:01 [LAL 60-67]
Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	11:01 [LAL 61-67]
	10:52	Maggette Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:50
Fisher Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:40 [LAL 63-67]
	10:29 [GSW 69-64]	Maggette Reverse Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Curry (5 AST)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	10:04
	10:03	Curry Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:57 [GSW 72-63]	Curry 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Artest Pullup Jump shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Gasol (2 AST)	09:41 [LAL 65-72]
	09:32	Curry Jump Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	09:31
Artest Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Fisher (2 AST)	09:19 [LAL 67-72]
	09:06	Hunter Jump Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:05
Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	09:00
	08:58	Hunter Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	08:53 [GSW 74-67]	Curry Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Hunter (1 AST)
	08:31	Ellis Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	08:31 [LAL 68-74]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	08:31 [LAL 69-74]
	08:16	Tolliver 3pt Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:15
Bynum Jump Shot: Missed	08:05
Bynum Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)	08:03
Bynum Tip Shot: Made (14 PTS)	08:03 [LAL 71-74]
	08:03	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:46	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	07:45
Fisher Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:28 [LAL 73-74]
	07:06	Hunter Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (3 BLK)
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:04
Gasol Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (22 PTS)	06:51 [LAL 75-74]
	06:36	Maggette Jump Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	06:35
Gasol Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Fisher (3 AST)	06:24 [LAL 77-74]
	06:02	Ellis Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	06:01
Bryant Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Gasol (3 AST)	05:42 [LAL 79-74]
Fisher Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	05:27
	05:27	Tolliver Substitution replaced by George
	05:27 [GSW 75-79]	Curry Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	05:27 [GSW 76-79]	Curry Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	05:06
Bynum Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	05:05
Bynum Slam Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS)	05:03 [LAL 81-76]
	04:39 [GSW 78-81]	Maggette Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Curry (6 AST)
Gasol Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (22 PTS)	04:24 [LAL 83-78]
	04:09	Maggette Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	04:09	Maggette Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:09
Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom	04:09
Fisher Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:01 [LAL 85-78]
	03:42 [GSW 80-85]	Maggette Pullup Jump shot: Made (18 PTS)
Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (7 TO) Steal:George (2 ST)	03:20
	03:14 [GSW 83-85]	Curry 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Ellis (10 AST)
	02:58	Curry Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Fisher Free Throw 1 of 3 (8 PTS)	02:58 [LAL 86-83]
Fisher Free Throw 2 of 3 (8 PTS)	02:58 [LAL 87-83]
	02:58	Curry Substitution replaced by Watson
Fisher Free Throw 3 of 3 (9 PTS)	02:58 [LAL 88-83]
	02:39	Ellis Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	02:38
Bryant Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Fisher (4 AST)	02:25 [LAL 90-83]
	02:08 [GSW 85-90]	George Pullup Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)
Gasol Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (22 PTS)	01:49 [LAL 92-85]
	01:30 [GSW 87-92]	Watson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Gasol Layup Shot: Missed	01:15
Fisher Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	01:14
Fisher Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:George (3 ST)	01:11
Gasol Foul : Personal (2 PF)	01:11
	01:11	Maggette Substitution replaced by Morrow
Fisher Substitution replaced by Brown	01:11
	00:59.9	Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	00:58.9
Bryant Turnover : Traveling (8 TO)	00:48.4
	00:37.8	Watson Floating Jump shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	00:36.8
	00:33.7	George Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	00:33.7 [LAL 93-87]
	00:33.7	Hunter Substitution replaced by Tolliver
Artest Substitution replaced by Vujacic	00:33.7
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	00:33.7 [LAL 94-87]
	00:15.9	Watson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	00:14.8
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Odom Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (13 PTS)	11:34 [LAL 96-87]
	11:12	Watson 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:11	Watson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:07 [GSW 90-96]	George 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Watson (3 AST)
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	10:41
	10:39	Tolliver Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:34	Ellis Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Brown (1 BLK)
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	10:31
	10:22	George Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	10:22 [LAL 97-90]
Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	10:22 [LAL 98-90]
	10:09	Ellis Layup Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	10:08
Odom Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Vujacic (1 AST)	09:53 [LAL 100-90]
	09:40	George 3pt Shot: Missed
Vujacic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:38
Bynum Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	09:30
Bynum Turnover : Foul (7 TO)	09:30
	09:30	Ellis Substitution replaced by Curry
	09:23	Morrow 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Artest (1 BLK)
	09:21	Team Rebound
	09:11 [GSW 92-100]	Curry Driving Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Odom 3pt Shot: Missed	08:59
	08:53	Watson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:47 [GSW 95-100]	George 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Watson (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:47
	08:36	George Foul : Defense 3 Second (4 PF)
Vujacic Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)	08:36 [LAL 101-95]
Vujacic 3pt Shot: Missed	08:19
	08:19	Team Rebound
	08:04 [GSW 97-101]	Curry Fade Away Bank shot: Made (21 PTS)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	07:48
	07:47	George Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:40 [GSW 100-101]	Curry 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Odom Jump Shot: Missed	07:16
Bynum Rebound (Off:6 Def:7)	07:15
Bynum Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	07:14 [LAL 103-100]
	07:14	Tolliver Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Artest Substitution replaced by Bryant	07:14
Vujacic Substitution replaced by Fisher	07:14
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 1 (19 PTS)	07:14 [LAL 104-100]
	07:05	Tolliver 3pt Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:04
Odom Floating Jump shot: Made (17 PTS)	06:54 [LAL 106-100]
	06:41 [GSW 102-106]	Tolliver Floating Jump shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Curry (7 AST)
Bynum Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:41
	06:41	Morrow Substitution replaced by Ellis
	06:41	George Substitution replaced by Maggette
	06:41 [GSW 103-106]	Tolliver Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	06:30
	06:28	Tolliver Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:22	Maggette Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Fisher (1 ST)
	06:17	Tolliver Foul : Personal (5 PF)
	06:17	Tolliver Substitution replaced by Hunter
	06:05	Ellis Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	06:05 [LAL 107-103]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	06:05 [LAL 108-103]
	05:48	Maggette Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	05:46
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	05:36
Bynum Rebound (Off:7 Def:7)	05:34
Bynum Jump Shot: Missed	05:32
	05:30	Curry Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:25	Curry Jump Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:25
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	05:16
Odom Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	05:15
Bynum Turnover : Lost Ball (8 TO) Steal:Maggette (1 ST)	05:11
	05:05	Curry 3pt Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	05:04
Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS)	04:51 [LAL 110-103]
	04:51	Maggette Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Timeout : Official	04:51
Bynum Substitution replaced by Gasol	04:51
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 1 (25 PTS)	04:51 [LAL 111-103]
Odom Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:38
	04:38 [GSW 104-111]	Hunter Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	04:38 [GSW 105-111]	Hunter Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Brown 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Gasol (4 AST)	04:18 [LAL 114-105]
	04:09 [GSW 108-114]	Curry 3pt Shot: Made (27 PTS)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Brown (2 AST)	03:41 [LAL 117-108]
	03:26	Hunter Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Brown (2 BLK)
Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:24
Gasol Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Fisher (5 AST)	03:18 [LAL 119-108]
	03:18	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:01	Maggette Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)
	03:00	Maggette Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:53	Maggette Jump Shot: Missed Block: Odom (1 BLK)
Odom Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)	02:51
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	02:34
	02:33	Curry Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	02:28 [GSW 110-119]	Ellis Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Curry (8 AST)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	02:02
Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	02:00
	02:00	Watson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)	02:00 [LAL 120-110]
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)	02:00 [LAL 121-110]
	01:47 [GSW 112-121]	Hunter Driving Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Ellis (11 AST)
Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	01:26
	01:24	Curry Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	01:16 [GSW 114-121]	Curry Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (29 PTS)
Brown Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	00:57.5
Gasol Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:55.2
	00:50.4 [GSW 116-121]	Hunter Jump Hook Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Curry (9 AST)
Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (9 TO) Steal:Ellis (5 ST)	00:27.9
	00:23.0 [GSW 119-121]	Ellis 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)
	00:13.9	Hunter Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:13.9 [LAL 122-119]
Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:13.9 [LAL 123-119]
	00:13.9	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:13.9	Hunter Substitution replaced by Morrow
Gasol Substitution replaced by Artest	00:13.9
	00:10.6 [GSW 121-123]	Ellis Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
	00:08.6	Morrow Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:08.6
Team Rebound	00:08.6
Artest Substitution replaced by Gasol	00:08.6
	00:08.6	Morrow Substitution replaced by Hunter
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (29 PTS)	00:08.6 [LAL 124-121]
	00:08.6	Team Timeout : Short
	00:08.6	Hunter Substitution replaced by Morrow
	00:03.9	Curry 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:03.4	Ellis Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:00.8	Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 4th Quarter

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