Trail Blazers-Lakers Preview

By BRETT HUSTON
Posted Apr 10 2010 1:42PM

The Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up the Western Conference's top seed with Kobe Bryant resting, leaving little reason for the reigning finals MVP to take the floor again prior to the playoffs.

The Portland Trail Blazers have plenty of incentive to move up and avoid the Lakers in the first round.

Portland has lost 14 of 16 at Staples Center heading into a visit with the NBA champions Sunday afternoon, but Bryant may again be on the bench in a game critical to the Trail Blazers' playoff seeding.

The Lakers (56-23) are 3-5 in their last eight games, but that slump hasn't been enough to damage their status as the West's top team.

Andrew Bynum has missed the last 10 games with a strained left Achilles' tendon and won't return until the playoffs, and it remains to be seen if Bryant might sit out the last three games as well.

Coach Phil Jackson gave Bryant a night off to rest his legs and aching right index finger in a 98-96 loss at Denver on Thursday, and the 12-time All-Star remained a spectator Friday. He wasn't needed in Minnesota, though, where Pau Gasol scored 29 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in a 97-88 win that guaranteed Los Angeles the West's top record.

"Advantage goes to the people who have home court, no doubt about it," said Jackson, who was non-committal about his plans for Bryant on Sunday. "It doesn't guarantee you anything. It guarantees you an extra game."

That extra game could mean a lot if the Lakers were to meet Portland (48-31) in the opening round. The Lakers had lost nine straight at the Rose Garden prior to a 99-82 win Feb. 6, but they've won five straight in the series at home by an average of 13.0 points.

The Trail Blazers can still finish as high as fifth but will likely find themselves in sixth, seventh or eighth. They had a chance to pull into a tie with Oklahoma City for sixth Friday night but lost 83-77 at home to Dallas in a physical, contentious contest that saw three Portland players earn technical fouls and several courtside fans escorted from their seats.

"I said (to my players), 'This is what we're going to be facing (in the playoffs),'" coach Nate McMillan told the NBA's official Web site. "You're going to be facing this type of intensity, where every call is going to be questioned. You have to stay calm on that floor and be able to get to the next possession."

Portland finishes the season by hosting the Thunder on Monday and Golden State on Wednesday.

"The next two games, it's going to keep that type of atmosphere," McMillan said, "and we have to be able to play with it."

Both meetings this season have come in Portland - Bryant sat out in February with a sore ankle - and the NBA's fourth-leading scorer at 27.1 points per game has averaged 36.4 in his last seven home games against the Trail Blazers.

Bryant wasn't the only star to miss these teams' most recent contest. That was one of 12 straight games Brandon Roy sat out with a strained hamstring.

Roy has only faced the Lakers on the road three times - missing three others to injury - and he hasn't been effective. The former Rookie of the Year has averaged 14.7 points and shot 36.2 percent.

Los Angeles is 5-2 without Bryant this season.

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Blazers top Lakers in LA in wacky final minute

By Bryan Chu, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday April 11, 2010 9:20PM

LOS ANGELES (NBA.com exclusive) -- The Blazers may have done the Lakers a favor come playoff time.

In what was a bizarre final minute, the Blazers managed to eke out a 91-88 victory despite being without Brandon Roy in the second half.

The win puts the Blazers in a better position to avoid the top-seeded Lakers in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.

But with the way the Blazers are playing against the defending champs, they certainly wont shy away if they do end up facing them.

"It's big for us," said LaMarcus Aldridge, who had a game-high 24 points and 11 rebounds, of the victory. "It's giving us more confidence if we do face them. This will be big for us on the road. We always feel like if they come to our house it'll be a really good game, but now (with this win), it makes our confidence grow even more."

The Blazers (49-31) have proven they can beat the Lakers.

At the Rose Garden, the Blazers have taken 22 of the last 27 meetings. And with Sunday's victory, they snapped their five-game losing streak at Staples Center.

Facing the Lakers under Phil Jackson, the Blazers are 20-18.

"I feel and I've said to our guys, I think we can play with (the Lakers)," Blazers coach Nate McMillan said.

For the Lakers (56-24), this was another disappointing game, especially since they had their fair share of chances down the stretch.

With the Blazers up 88-87 and 12.7 seconds left, Martell Webster intentionally fouled Kobe Bryant thinking that McMillan wanted a foul. He didn't.

"(Martell) didn't think he was going to be in the game," McMillan said. "So he didn't hear me give the instructions on what we wanted to do if Kobe had the ball...again, weird situation."

Bryant, who is an 81.4 percent free throw shooter and arguably the game's most clutch player today, short-armed both his attempts. Pau Gasol, however, wrested away the rebound and found Derek Fisher, who drew a foul on Andre Miller.

Fisher, an 85.7 percent free throw shooter, managed to only split his pair, tying the game at 88-88 with 4.7 seconds left.

On the ensuing possession, Webster fired a running 3-point shot off one leg and was fouled by Fisher.

Webster, who finished with 16 points off the bench, sank all three free throws.

With 3.1 seconds left and down 91-88, Jackson opted to design a play for Gasol to shoot a 3-pointer. His shot went off the back iron.

"That was a play (Jackson) drew up for the first time," said Gasol, who had 23 points and 12 rebounds, but hasn't made a 3-pointer in three seasons. "I have to practice that shot a little more often...it's not the kind of shot that I take on a regular basis and not a shot that I practice either on a regular basis."

Of the ending, McMillan described it as "crazy."

As for Los Angeles, Lakers coach Phil Jackson said the team "looked to give this game away and we certainly did."

Not seeing his two best foul shooters close out the game was an anomaly for Jackson.

"Not two back-to-back, not like that," said Jackson of Bryant and Fisher combining to go 1-for-4 late in the game. "With Kobe he just didn't get focused."

After the game and in front of their bench, the Blazers mugged Webster, who went from disappointing to a hero in less than a minute.

"He was great today," said Camby of Webster. "We're definitely going to need him as the season ends."

The win, however, might be costly down the stretch for Portland.

Roy suffered a knee injury, in what has been a slew of injuries for the Blazers this season.

Roy, who finished with two points on 1-for-3 shooting in 11 minutes of action, bumped knees with Ron Artest in the first quarter at the four-minute mark and was rubbing his right knee and favoring it considerably.

"We're hoping that it's not too serious," McMillan said. "We decided to hold him the second half and get some X-rays and we'll look at him again tomorrow."

In his return from a two-game layoff with a swollen right knee, Bryant finished with 20 points on 8-for-23 shooting. In his last three games, Bryant has made 21-for-70 from the field. Bryant did have some success late, however, scoring six straight for Los Angeles when it was down 86-81 with 54.4 seconds to go.

"The rest did me good," said Bryant, who doesn't anticipate missing any more games this regular season.

Though Lamar Odom finished with 16 points and 15 rebounds, the Lakers struggled to contain Aldridge and Camby, who finished with 10 points, a game-high 17 rebounds and four blocks.

The Lakers missed Andrew Bynum. They are now 5-6 without Bynum, who is out with left Achilles strain but is expected to return by the playoffs.

"He's a big part of our success," Gasol said. "He's been playing the best in his career...we need him here and we need him healthy."

• Trail Blazers: Mills, Oden, Przybilla
• Lakers: Bynum

• Trail Blazers: McMillan
• Lakers: Bryant

• Lead Changes: 11
• Times Tied: 5

• Arena: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Officials: #26 Bob Delaney, #31 Scott Wall, #58 Zach Zarba
• Attendance: 18997
• Duration: 2:33

Portland Trail Blazers (50-31)		Los Angeles Lakers (56-25)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Gasol vs Camby (Miller gains possession)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed Block: Fisher (1 BLK)	11:44
	11:42	Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:37	Artest Jump Shot: Missed
	11:34	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:19 [LAL 2-0]	Gasol Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Artest (1 AST)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	10:59
	10:57	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:41	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	10:40	Team Rebound
	10:35 [LAL 5-0]	Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Artest (2 AST)
Camby Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	10:17
	10:13	Artest Layup Shot: Missed Block: Camby (1 BLK)
Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:09
Miller Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO)	10:02
Camby Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:00
	10:00 [LAL 6-0]	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	10:00 [LAL 7-0]	Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Batum 3pt Shot: Missed	09:45
	09:43	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:29	Odom Jump Shot: Missed
Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:28
Camby Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)	09:20 [POR 2-7]
	09:00	Fisher Jump Shot: Missed
	08:59	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:58 [LAL 9-2]	Odom Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	08:49	Fisher Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Miller Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	08:37
	08:21 [LAL 11-2]	Fisher Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Artest (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:15
Batum 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)	07:57 [POR 5-11]
	07:38	Artest Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Camby (2 BLK)
	07:37	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	07:36 [LAL 13-5]	Gasol Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
	07:27	Gasol Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed	07:18
Camby Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:17
Camby Tip Shot: Missed	07:17
Camby Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	07:15
Camby Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:15 [POR 7-13]
Aldridge Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:07
	06:56	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed Block: Batum (1 BLK)
Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:54
Roy Jump Shot: Missed	06:36
	06:35	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	06:26 [LAL 15-7]	Bryant Running Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Roy Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (1 AST)	06:14 [POR 9-15]
	06:14	Artest Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Roy Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	06:14
Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:10
Miller Fade Away Bank shot: Missed	06:08
Camby Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	06:06
Camby Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:05 [POR 11-15]
	05:40 [LAL 17-11]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Artest (4 AST)
Aldridge Layup Shot: Missed	05:27
	05:27	Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:17	Fisher Floating Jump shot: Missed
	05:16	Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	05:16 [LAL 19-11]	Gasol Tip Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Aldridge Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:55 [POR 13-19]
	04:32	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:31
Miller Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:22 [POR 15-19]
	04:22	Gasol Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	04:22	Gasol Substitution replaced by Mbenga
Miller Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	04:22 [POR 16-19]
Miller Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:09
Miller Substitution replaced by Fernandez	04:09
	04:09	Fisher Substitution replaced by Vujacic
	04:02 [LAL 21-16]	Odom Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Artest (5 AST)
	03:40	Mbenga Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	03:40 [POR 17-21]
	03:40	Team Timeout : Regular
Batum Substitution replaced by Webster	03:40
Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	03:40 [POR 18-21]
	03:20	Mbenga Hook Shot: Missed Block: Camby (3 BLK)
Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:18
Roy Jump Shot: Missed	02:55
Camby Rebound (Off:4 Def:0)	02:51
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed	02:39
	02:38	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	02:28 [LAL 23-18]	Bryant Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Artest (6 AST)
Fernandez Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:08 [POR 20-23]
Webster Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:57
Aldridge Substitution replaced by Howard	01:57
Roy Substitution replaced by Bayless	01:57
	01:57	Odom Substitution replaced by Farmar
	01:41	Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Camby Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)	01:39
Camby 3pt Shot: Missed	01:15
	01:13	Vujacic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:02	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
Camby Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	01:01
Webster 3pt Shot: Missed	00:51.8
Camby Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)	00:50.6
Fernandez Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	00:42.4
	00:19.9	Bryant Running Jump Shot: Missed
Bayless Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:17.9
Webster Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.9
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Portland Trail Blazers (50-31)		Los Angeles Lakers (56-25)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
(12:00) [LAL] Bryant Technical
(12:00) [POR 21-23] Fernandez Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
	11:42	Odom Jump Shot: Missed
	11:41	Vujacic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:29	Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed
Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:27
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed	11:09
	11:08	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	10:54 [LAL 25-21]	Brown Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Bayless Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Howard (1 AST)	10:38 [POR 23-25]
	10:30	Team Timeout : Short
	10:14	Vujacic 3pt Shot: Missed
Bayless Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:13
Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed	10:07
	10:05	Farmar Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:00	Vujacic Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	10:00	Vujacic Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Webster Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Fernandez (1 AST)	09:51 [POR 25-25]
	09:26 [LAL 27-25]	Odom Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Bayless 3pt Shot: Missed	09:01
Webster Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:59
Webster Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:59 [POR 27-27]
	08:47 [LAL 29-27]	Odom Pullup Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)
Aldridge Layup Shot: Missed Block: Odom (1 BLK)	08:35
	08:33	Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Bayless Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:32
McMillan Technical	08:32
	08:32	Timeout : Official
	08:32	Vujacic Substitution replaced by Bryant
	08:32 [LAL 30-27]	Brown Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
	08:20 [LAL 33-27]	Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Farmar (1 AST)
Howard Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Fernandez (2 AST)	08:03 [POR 29-33]
	07:39 [LAL 35-29]	Gasol Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Howard Jump Shot: Missed	07:20
	07:19	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Webster Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:01
Fernandez Substitution replaced by Roy	07:01
Bayless Substitution replaced by Miller	07:01
	07:01	Farmar Substitution replaced by Artest
	06:47	Brown 3pt Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:46
Aldridge Layup Shot: Missed	06:33
Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	06:32
Aldridge Putback Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:32 [POR 31-35]
Howard Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:25
Howard Substitution replaced by Camby	06:25
	06:16	Brown Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Camby Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)	06:15
Webster 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Roy (1 AST)	05:58 [POR 34-35]
	05:45	Team Timeout : Regular
Roy Substitution replaced by Fernandez	05:45
	05:45	Brown Substitution replaced by Fisher
	05:34 [LAL 37-34]	Fisher Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Webster 3pt Shot: Missed	05:20
	05:19	Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:15 [LAL 39-34]	Odom Driving Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Fisher (1 AST)
Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed	05:01
	05:00	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	04:37 [LAL 41-34]	Gasol Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:31
Webster Substitution replaced by Batum	04:31
Batum 3pt Shot: Missed	04:19
	04:17	Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	04:08	Artest Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	04:08	Artest Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Aldridge Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)	03:58 [POR 36-41]
	03:30	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
Camby Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)	03:28
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	03:16
	03:16	Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	03:07	Artest Jump Shot: Missed Block: Camby (4 BLK)
Fernandez Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:05
Aldridge Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Miller (4 AST)	02:55 [POR 38-41]
	02:25 [LAL 44-38]	Artest 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)
Batum Jump Shot: Missed	02:05
	02:04	Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:51	Fisher Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	01:50	Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	01:47 [LAL 46-38]	Odom Hook Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Miller Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	01:35 [POR 40-46]
Batum Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:26
	01:15	Gasol Hook Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:13
Fernandez 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miller (5 AST)	01:08 [POR 43-46]
	00:37.9	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:37.0
	00:37.0	Gasol Substitution replaced by Mbenga
Miller Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	00:26.2 [POR 45-46]
	00:02.9	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:01.4
End of 2nd Quarter
Portland Trail Blazers (50-31)		Los Angeles Lakers (56-25)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:43	Odom 3pt Shot: Missed
Camby Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)	11:42
Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Fernandez (3 AST)	11:19 [POR 47-46]
	11:01	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	10:58
Miller Layup Shot: Missed	10:51
Team Rebound	10:50
Miller Jump Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)	10:36
	10:34	Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
Batum Foul : Personal (2 PF)	10:31
	10:22	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Camby Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)	10:21
Batum Jump Shot: Missed	10:05
	10:04	Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	09:58 [LAL 48-47]	Odom Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Camby Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	09:42
	09:36 [LAL 50-47]	Artest Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Bryant (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:35
Batum 3pt Shot: Missed	09:20
Fernandez Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:18
Aldridge Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	09:13 [POR 49-50]
	09:00	Fisher Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	09:00	Fisher Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)	08:41 [POR 51-50]
	08:23 [LAL 52-51]	Fisher Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Gasol (2 AST)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	07:58
	07:57	Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	07:44	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	07:43	Odom Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	07:43	Odom Tip Shot: Missed
Camby Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)	07:41
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	07:36
Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	07:35
Aldridge Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	07:35 [POR 53-52]
Aldridge Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:16
	07:16 [LAL 53-53]	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	07:16	Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Camby Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)	07:15
Miller Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	06:59 [POR 55-53]
	06:38	Odom 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:38	Team Rebound
Batum Foul : Personal (3 PF)	06:38
Fernandez Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:30
	06:24	Artest Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	06:24	Artest Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Miller Layup Shot: Missed	06:13
Camby Rebound (Off:6 Def:8)	06:12
Camby Putback Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:12 [POR 57-53]
	06:01 [LAL 55-57]	Gasol Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)
Fernandez 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Miller (6 AST)	05:51 [POR 60-55]
	05:29	Fisher Jump Shot: Missed
	05:28	Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:27	Artest Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	05:27	Artest Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
	05:27	Artest Substitution replaced by Vujacic
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (2 BLK)	05:12
	05:11	Odom Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
Miller Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:11
	05:11	Vujacic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:11	Team Rebound
	05:11 [LAL 56-60]	Vujacic Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
	04:59	Odom Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	04:59 [POR 61-56]
Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	04:59 [POR 62-56]
Camby Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:52
	04:52 [LAL 57-62]	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	04:52 [LAL 58-62]	Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
	04:47	Fisher Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	04:38
	04:37	Odom Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)
	04:31 [LAL 60-62]	Odom Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Miller Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (2 AST)	04:06 [POR 64-60]
	03:39 [LAL 63-64]	Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Odom (2 AST)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	03:22
	03:20	Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:16	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
Fernandez Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:15
Miller Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Fernandez (4 AST)	02:56 [POR 66-63]
	02:54	Team Timeout : Regular
Aldridge Substitution replaced by Bayless	02:54
Miller Substitution replaced by Howard	02:54
	02:54	Fisher Substitution replaced by Farmar
	02:40 [LAL 65-66]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Odom (3 AST)
Howard Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO)	02:15
	01:56	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	01:55	Gasol Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	01:54 [LAL 67-66]	Gasol Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Batum Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Bayless (1 AST)	01:38 [POR 68-67]
	01:23	Bryant Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	01:23	Bryant Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Fernandez Substitution replaced by Webster	01:23
	01:23	Bryant Substitution replaced by Brown
Bayless Jump Shot: Missed	01:10
	01:09	Gasol Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	00:54.3 [LAL 69-68]	Brown Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Camby Jump Shot: Missed	00:37.9
	00:36.6	Farmar Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:28.4 [LAL 71-68]	Vujacic Driving Dunk Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gasol (3 AST)
	00:05.7	Farmar Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bayless Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:05.7 [POR 69-71]
Batum Substitution replaced by Fernandez	00:05.7
	00:05.7	Gasol Substitution replaced by Bryant
Howard Substitution replaced by Cunningham	00:05.7
Bayless Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:05.7
	00:04.9	Team Rebound
	00:00.7	Farmar Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Portland Trail Blazers (50-31)		Los Angeles Lakers (56-25)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Aldridge Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	11:48
Aldridge Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	11:48
	11:25	Brown Jump Shot: Missed
Bayless Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:24
Bayless Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	11:18
Fernandez Foul : Personal (2 PF)	11:17
	10:51	Farmar Jump Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	10:50
Fernandez Jump Shot: Missed	10:32
	10:30	Odom Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)
	10:16	Odom 3pt Shot: Missed
Bayless Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:15
Bayless 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Webster (1 AST)	09:53 [POR 72-71]
	09:35	Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:34
Aldridge Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	09:23
	09:21	Odom Rebound (Off:3 Def:11)
	09:09	Brown 3pt Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	09:08
	08:52	Odom Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:52
	08:52	Odom Substitution replaced by Gasol
	08:52	Mbenga Substitution replaced by Bryant
	08:52	Vujacic Substitution replaced by Artest
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (3 BLK)	08:42
	08:41	Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:18	Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	08:17
Bayless Jump Bank Shot: Made (8 PTS)	07:55 [POR 74-71]
Webster Foul : Personal (3 PF)	07:40
	07:40	Farmar Substitution replaced by Fisher
	07:28	Artest Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	07:28	Team Rebound
Howard Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:28
	07:06	Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:02
Howard Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	07:01
	06:52 [LAL 73-74]	Gasol Driving Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Fisher (2 AST)
Howard Jump Shot: Missed Block: Brown (1 BLK)	06:31
	06:29	Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	06:20	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Bayless Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	06:19
Bayless Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	06:16
Howard Substitution replaced by Camby	06:16
Bayless Substitution replaced by Miller	06:16
	06:00	Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed
Camby Rebound (Off:6 Def:9)	05:59
Webster 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Miller (7 AST)	05:47 [POR 77-73]
	05:29	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	05:28	Team Rebound
	05:28	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:28	Brown Substitution replaced by Odom
	05:23 [LAL 75-77]	Fisher Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Miller Running Layup Shot: Missed	05:03
	05:02	Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:39	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
Camby Rebound (Off:6 Def:10)	04:35
Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Fernandez (5 AST)	04:19 [POR 79-75]
	03:48	Odom Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	03:46
	03:34	Odom Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	03:34
Webster Free Throw 1 of 3 (11 PTS)	03:34 [POR 80-75]
Webster Free Throw 2 of 3 (12 PTS)	03:34 [POR 81-75]
Webster Free Throw 3 of 3 (13 PTS)	03:34 [POR 82-75]
	03:22 [LAL 77-82]	Artest Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Gasol (4 AST)
Aldridge Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Fernandez (6 AST)	03:04 [POR 84-77]
	02:50 [LAL 79-84]	Fisher Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:50
	02:50	Artest Substitution replaced by Vujacic
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	02:26
	02:24	Gasol Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
	02:13	Vujacic 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:13	Team Rebound
Webster Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	02:13
	01:56	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	01:55
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed	01:35
	01:34	Odom Rebound (Off:3 Def:12)
	01:16 [LAL 81-84]	Gasol Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Fisher (3 AST)
Miller Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	00:54.4 [POR 86-81]
	00:54.4	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:49.3 [LAL 84-86]	Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Miller Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	00:41.3
Miller Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	00:41.3
Fernandez Substitution replaced by Batum	00:41.3
	00:31.5 [LAL 86-86]	Bryant Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Aldridge Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	00:31.5
	00:31.5 [LAL 87-86]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 1 (20 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:31.5
Batum Substitution replaced by Fernandez	00:31.5
	00:21.2	Gasol Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Aldridge Layup Shot: Missed	00:12.7
Camby Rebound (Off:7 Def:10)	00:12.7
Camby Putback Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	00:12.7 [POR 88-87]
Webster Foul : Personal (5 PF)	00:06.9
	00:06.9	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:06.9	Team Rebound
	00:06.9	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	00:06.9	Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)
Miller Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	00:04.7
	00:04.7	Fisher Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:04.7	Team Rebound
Fernandez Substitution replaced by Batum	00:04.7
	00:04.7 [LAL 88-88]	Fisher Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:04.7
Batum Substitution replaced by Fernandez	00:04.7
	00:03.1	Fisher Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:03.1
Webster Free Throw 1 of 3 (14 PTS)	00:03.1 [POR 89-88]
Webster Free Throw 2 of 3 (15 PTS)	00:03.1 [POR 90-88]
Webster Free Throw 3 of 3 (16 PTS)	00:03.1 [POR 91-88]
	00:03.1	Team Timeout : Short
	00:01.8	Gasol 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 4th Quarter

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