Kings-Lakers Preview

By MATT BEARDMORE
Posted Apr 13 2010 2:21AM

Their best player is nursing a bevy of injuries, their 22-year-old center has missed the last 11 games and the team has dropped six of nine.

Still, the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers aren't concerned their recent stumble will impact them come playoff time.

With Kobe Bryant out for the last two regular-season games and Andrew Bynum also likely sidelined, the Lakers close out the home portion of their schedule Tuesday against the Sacramento Kings trying to avoid their first three-game losing streak at Staples Center in two years.

After sitting in Minnesota on Friday when the Lakers (56-24) clinched the top seed in the Western Conference, Bryant returned from a two-game absence and scored 20 points in Sunday's 91-88 home loss to Portland. Bryant, who has been battling a swollen right knee, a fracture on his right index finger and a sprained ankle, missed 15 of 23 shots and two free throws with six seconds left that would have put Los Angeles up by one.

"I haven't been shooting free throws very well anyway,'' he said.

Bryant will have plenty of time to practice his foul shots after the team announced Monday that the 12-time All-Star will sit out the remainder of the regular season ahead of its first-round playoff series with Oklahoma City, which clinched the No. 8 seed.

"There should be two to three days between our (final) game and the start of the playoffs, so I think he'll find a rhythm," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said of Bryant being ready for the postseason.

Bynum is not expected to return until the start of the playoffs due to a strained left Achilles' tendon, but Jackson - the league's all-time winningest coach in playoff history - doesn't seem too concerned with the team's recent slide.

"I think this is an end of the season type of thing that's happened to other ball clubs and other ball clubs I've coached," he said. "I don't think we're quite as worried as (the media) make it out to be."

While Jackson looks to lead his team to a four-game season sweep of Sacramento, Kings coach Paul Westphal hopes for a solid effort in his club's final game.

After opening the season 14-16, Sacramento (25-56) lost 23 of 27 and will miss the playoffs for the fourth straight season following an eight-year postseason run. Despite the second-half struggles, the Kings picked up Westphal's option for the 2011-12 season Monday. Westphal signed to a two-year deal with an option after Sacramento went a franchise-worst 17-65 last season.

"It shows that the ownership and management and coaching staff and players have taken a step in the direction that everybody wants this franchise to go," Westphal said prior to Monday's 117-107 loss to Houston.

With the Kings clinching a fourth straight losing season March 7, the development of rookie Tyreke Evans has been one of the few bright spots for the team.

Evans scored 24 points Monday to become the fourth rookie in NBA history to average 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists. The first three were Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan and LeBron James.

"That's just an elite three right there. To have my name added is just a blessing," said Evans, who missed a 109-108 New Year's Day loss at the Lakers with a sprained right ankle.

Los Angeles, which overcame a 20-point deficit in that matchup to win on Bryant's buzzer-beating 3-pointer, has won four straight at home versus Sacramento. The Lakers have not dropped three straight at home since March 23-28, 2008.

Los Angeles needs a win to tie Denver for the West's best home record at 34-7.

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Sans Kobe, Lakers use full team effort to hold off Kings

By Bryan Chu, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday April 14, 2010 2:30AM

LOS ANGELES (NBA.com exclusive) -- In what was their final regular-season home game, the Lakers -- already shorthanded without Kobe Bryant -- used every available player and had to re-insert the starting lineup late in the game.

The Kings, who won seven road games all season, whittled the Lakers' double-digit lead to four in the final minute. But it was Pau Gasol and Shannon Brown who gave the Lakers an extra push down the stretch as they went on to pull out a 106-100 victory against the Kings.

Brown's performance couldn't come at a better time. Mired in a slump because of a torn ligament and bone bruise in his right thumb, Brown managed to cobble together his best game in nearly two months.

"It hurts [but] I just drown it out," said Brown, who finished with 24 points on 10-for-19 shooting in Bryant's place. "I'm trying to get a nice rhythm that's going to be consistent through the playoffs."

Gasol finished with a game-high 28 points on 12-for-15 shooting as the Lakers (57-24) swept the season series 4-0 and have won six straight against Sacramento.

Various injuries have plagued the defending champs all season. Tuesday was no different.

Backup point guard Jordan Farmar went down with a left hamstring strain in the second quarter. The injury doesn't seem as serious as originally thought. After the game, Lakers coach Phil Jackson said Farmar will be active for Wednesday's season finale against the Clippers.

In all, the Lakers' starting lineup -- minus Derek Fisher -- has missed a combined 45 games. Gasol with 17 (both hamstrings), Bryant seven (fractured finger, right ankle, swollen right knee), Andrew Bynum 16 games (left Achilles tendon, straight right elbow, hip) and counting and Ron Artest five (concussion).

"Not having consistency is always something tough to deal with," Brown said.

That has shown late in the season as the Lakers have struggled, winning just four of their last 10.

The good news, however, is the imminent return of Bynum, who is expected to be ready for Game 1 against the Oklahoma City.

"His size really hurts [the Thunder]," Jackson said. "He can have an impact on the series."

The Lakers have had their fair share of trouble with a speedy points guards (Thunder's Russell Westbrook) and with Kevin Durant developing into one the league's premier scorers, Jackson knows what the Lakers need to do.

"Win as quickly as possible," said Jackson pregame. "Apply the pressure. Take advantage of the growth and the inexperience or the non-growth and experience they might exhibit."

In its final game of the season, Sacramento (25-57) showed its growth from a year before.

The Kings finished the season winning eight more games, an accomplishment Kings coach Paul Westphal feels is a step in the right direction.

"By any measure there was improvement and we are optimistic that [this team] will continue to improve," he said. "I am sorry it is over, I really like this team."

Added Jason Thompson, who had 19 points and a game-high 16 rebounds: "Not a lot of people had high expectations for us ... we started getting this city going and a lot of people started to notice us."

On Tuesday, the Kings did keep this game close throughout. They got to within 67-64 after two straight baskets by Tyreke Evans with 8:04 to go in the game. But everything came apart for the Kings after Evans' second basket.

Referee Derek Richardson whistled Evans for back-to-back technical fouls after he argued for a foul. The Kings never recovered from that point.

Evans finished with 10 points in 16 minutes in what was a stellar rookie season, averaging 20.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists in 72 games.

"This season was one of the best rookie seasons [the league] has had," Westphal said. "He's almost never had a bad game. ... He is a very mature professional and will only get better as he goes about this league."

Before the game, Evans, who is a favorite to win the NBA's Rookie of the Year award, reflected on the season.

"It's been a long, but good season. I didn't expect to be averaging 20-5-5," said Evans, who added he is glad the talk about the Rookie of the Year is almost over because "people texted me about it all season ... Brandon [Jennings] had this [many points] constantly. I had to get my number changed. It got that bad. [The texts and calls] started coming in midseason, after each game."

After Evans was tossed, the Lakers used a 19-7 run highlighted by Sasha Vujacic's 13-foot jumper at the buzzer to give the Lakers an 86-73 lead at the end the third.

Vujacic had a season-high 13 points and D.J. Mbenga chipped in with nine.

For the Kings, Beno Udrih had a team-high 21 and a game-high 11 assists. After missing much of the season following a surgery on his broken right forearm, Francisco Garcia tallied 15 points on 7-for-10 shooting.

• Kings: Hawes
• Lakers: Bynum

• Kings: Evans, Evans
• Lakers: --

• Lead Changes: 7
• Times Tied: 6

• Arena: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Officials: #10 Ron Garretson, #63 Derek Richardson, #11 Phil Robinson
• Attendance: 18997
• Duration: 2:9

Sacramento Kings (25-57)		Los Angeles Lakers (57-24)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Gasol vs Thompson (Evans gains possession)
Landry Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:43 [SAC 2-0]
	11:27 [LAL 2-2]	Artest Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)
Evans Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:00 [SAC 4-2]
	10:39 [LAL 4-4]	Fisher Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brown (1 AST)
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	10:24
	10:23	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:15	Brown Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:14
Landry Jump Shot: Missed	10:00
	09:58	Team Rebound
Nocioni Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:50
	09:41	Artest Layup Shot: Missed
Nocioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:39
	09:34	Odom Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:34 [SAC 5-4]
Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	09:34 [SAC 6-4]
	09:11 [LAL 6-6]	Gasol Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Artest (1 AST)
Nocioni Turnover : Palming Turnover (1 TO)	08:54
	08:41	Gasol Hook Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:39
Evans Jump Shot: Missed	08:31
	08:30	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:20	Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Thompson (1 ST)
Udrih Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Thompson (1 AST)	08:11 [SAC 8-6]
	07:51	Brown Jump Shot: Missed
	07:50	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:30	Gasol Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Nocioni (1 ST)
Udrih 3pt Shot: Missed	07:21
Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:20
Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Thompson (2 AST)	07:14 [SAC 10-6]
	07:02	Artest Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Udrih (1 ST)
Landry Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	06:59
	06:45 [LAL 8-10]	Brown Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Nocioni Running Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Udrih (1 AST)	06:29 [SAC 12-8]
	06:13	Fisher Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Landry (1 ST)
Udrih Layup Shot: Missed	06:07
Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	06:07
Thompson Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:04 [SAC 14-8]
	05:47 [LAL 10-14]	Gasol Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Brown (2 AST)
Nocioni Jump Shot: Missed	05:28
	05:27	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:22	Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Evans (1 ST)
Thompson Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Evans (1 AST)	05:15 [SAC 16-10]
	04:57 [LAL 12-16]	Gasol Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Fisher (1 AST)
Landry Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	04:36
	04:36	Team Timeout : Regular
Nocioni Substitution replaced by Casspi	04:36
	04:26 [LAL 14-16]	Fisher Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Thompson Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Udrih (2 AST)	04:12 [SAC 18-14]
	03:52 [LAL 16-18]	Brown Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Thompson Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Casspi (1 AST)	03:31 [SAC 20-16]
	03:14 [LAL 18-20]	Gasol Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)
Landry Jump Shot: Missed	02:55
	02:53	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:52 [LAL 20-20]	Brown Running Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Odom (2 AST)
Evans Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:52
Team Timeout : Regular	02:52
Landry Substitution replaced by Greene	02:52
Udrih Substitution replaced by Garcia	02:52
	02:52	Artest Substitution replaced by Farmar
	02:52	Fisher Substitution replaced by Vujacic
	02:52 [LAL 21-20]	Brown Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Casspi Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:34 [SAC 22-21]
	02:21	Vujacic 3pt Shot: Missed
Garcia Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:20
Garcia Jump Shot: Missed	02:10
Casspi Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:09
Greene 3pt Shot: Missed	01:57
	01:56	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:42	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:40
Greene Jump Shot: Missed	01:30
	01:29	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Casspi Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:23
	01:23 [LAL 22-22]	Odom Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	01:23	Gasol Substitution replaced by Mbenga
	01:23	Odom Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	01:22
	01:08	Vujacic Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Garcia Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:03 [SAC 24-22]
	00:46.9	Farmar Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	00:45.9
Garcia Running Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Evans (2 AST)	00:42.0 [SAC 26-22]
Evans Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:35.5
	00:35.5 [LAL 23-26]	Odom Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
	00:35.5 [LAL 24-26]	Odom Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Thompson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Brown (1 BLK)	00:19.9
	00:18.3	Team Rebound
Evans Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:18.3
	00:18.3	Farmar Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:18.3	Team Rebound
	00:18.3	Odom Substitution replaced by Artest
	00:18.3 [LAL 25-26]	Farmar Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Garcia Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	00:05.4 [SAC 28-25]
	00:01.1 [LAL 28-28]	Vujacic 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Farmar (1 AST)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Sacramento Kings (25-57)		Los Angeles Lakers (57-24)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:46	Vujacic 3pt Shot: Missed
Greene Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:45
Thompson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Mbenga (1 BLK)	11:33
Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	11:33
	11:33	Mbenga Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	11:33
Team Rebound	11:33
Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	11:33 [SAC 29-28]
	11:25 [LAL 31-29]	Farmar 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Garcia 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Udrih (3 AST)	10:58 [SAC 32-31]
	10:51	Mbenga Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	10:51	Mbenga Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Casspi Jump Shot: Missed	10:29
Greene Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:28
Udrih Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	10:17
	10:14	Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:08	Mbenga Layup Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	10:07
Casspi Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Garcia (1 AST)	09:59 [SAC 34-31]
	09:48	Farmar Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	09:45	Mbenga Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:45 [LAL 33-34]	Mbenga Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	09:23
Casspi Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	09:21
Casspi Tip Shot: Missed	09:21
	09:19	Mbenga Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:09	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:06	Mbenga Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	09:06 [LAL 35-34]	Mbenga Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Casspi 3pt Shot: Missed	08:50
	08:49	Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Casspi Foul : Personal (2 PF)	08:42
	08:42	Timeout : Official
Casspi Substitution replaced by Landry	08:42
	08:42	Farmar Substitution replaced by Brown
	08:31 [LAL 37-34]	Walton Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Landry Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Udrih (4 AST)	08:15 [SAC 36-37]
Udrih Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:00
	07:53 [LAL 39-36]	Mbenga Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Artest (2 AST)
Landry Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:53
	07:53 [LAL 40-36]	Mbenga Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Thompson Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Udrih (5 AST)	07:34 [SAC 38-40]
	07:08	Artest Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	07:07
Thompson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Vujacic (1 ST)	07:05
Landry Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:05
	07:00	Mbenga Jump Shot: Missed
	06:58	Mbenga Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	06:55	Mbenga Jump Shot: Missed
	06:54	Walton Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:52 [LAL 42-38]	Walton Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Garcia Jump Shot: Missed	06:36
	06:35	Team Rebound
	06:18 [LAL 45-38]	Brown 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Artest (3 AST)
Greene Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed Block: Walton (1 BLK)	05:58
Team Rebound	05:58
	05:58	Team Timeout : Regular
Greene Substitution replaced by Nocioni	05:58
	05:58	Artest Substitution replaced by Odom
	05:58	Vujacic Substitution replaced by Gasol
	05:58	Mbenga Substitution replaced by Morrison
Udrih Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Thompson (3 AST)	05:53 [SAC 40-45]
	05:28 [LAL 47-40]	Gasol Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Walton (1 AST)
Nocioni 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Udrih (6 AST)	05:15 [SAC 43-47]
	05:01	Walton Layup Shot: Missed
Garcia Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:59
Garcia Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Udrih (7 AST)	04:53 [SAC 45-47]
Landry Foul : Personal (3 PF)	04:35
	04:35	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:35	Team Rebound
Landry Substitution replaced by Greene	04:35
	04:35 [LAL 48-45]	Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Nocioni 3pt Shot: Missed	04:20
Greene Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	04:19
Greene Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:19 [SAC 47-48]
	04:03	Walton Jump Shot: Missed
	04:02	Morrison Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:50	Gasol Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Nocioni (2 ST)
Udrih Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Thompson (4 AST)	03:44 [SAC 49-48]
	03:29	Brown 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:28	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	03:22 [LAL 51-49]	Morrison 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Brown (3 AST)
	02:56	Brown Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:56
Greene Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:56
Team Rebound	02:56
Greene Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:56 [SAC 50-51]
	02:39 [LAL 53-50]	Brown Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Morrison (1 AST)
Nocioni Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	02:26
	02:10	Morrison 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:09	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:05 [LAL 56-50]	Walton 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Odom (3 AST)
Thompson Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	01:45 [SAC 52-56]
	01:26 [LAL 58-52]	Odom Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Walton (2 AST)
Nocioni 3pt Shot: Missed	01:05
	01:04	Morrison Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:56.9	Brown 3pt Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	00:55.9
Garcia Jump Shot: Missed	00:45.9
Team Rebound	00:45.1
	00:45.1	Morrison Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Short	00:45.1
Greene 3pt Shot: Missed	00:35.9
	00:34.9	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	00:26.9	Odom Layup Shot: Missed
	00:25.8	Team Rebound
Garcia Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	00:25.8
	00:25.8 [LAL 59-52]	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	00:25.8	Walton Substitution replaced by Vujacic
	00:25.8 [LAL 60-52]	Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
	00:07.7	Vujacic Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Udrih Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:07.7 [SAC 53-60]
Udrih Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:07.7 [SAC 54-60]
	00:02.5	Brown 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Sacramento Kings (25-57)		Los Angeles Lakers (57-24)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:43	Fisher Layup Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	11:42
	11:30	Artest Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Landry Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	11:30
Team Rebound	11:30
Landry Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	11:30
	11:29	Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	11:09 [LAL 62-54]	Gasol Hook Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Artest (4 AST)
Casspi Jump Shot: Missed	10:56
	10:55	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	10:50	Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Thompson (2 ST)
Evans Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	10:44 [SAC 56-62]
	10:26 [LAL 65-56]	Brown 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Gasol (2 AST)
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	10:05
Casspi Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	10:04
	09:59	Gasol Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Udrih Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	09:59 [SAC 57-65]
Udrih Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	09:59 [SAC 58-65]
	09:44	Fisher Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Evans Jump Shot: Missed	09:31
Thompson Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)	09:30
Thompson Tip Shot: Made (17 PTS)	09:30 [SAC 60-65]
	09:16	Artest Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	09:16	Artest Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Evans Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brown (1 ST)	09:15
	09:12 [LAL 67-60]	Brown Driving Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Udrih Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Evans (3 AST)	08:56 [SAC 62-67]
	08:41	Artest Layup Shot: Missed
Landry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:40
Evans Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	08:32 [SAC 64-67]
	08:17	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
Landry Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:15
Evans Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	08:05 [SAC 66-67]
Evans Technical	08:04
Evans Technical	08:04
Evans Ejection:Second Technical	08:04
Evans Substitution replaced by Greene	08:04
	08:04 [LAL 68-66]	Fisher Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)
	08:04 [LAL 69-66]	Fisher Free Throw Technical (6 PTS)
	07:48	Gasol Layup Shot: Missed
Landry Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:46
Landry Jump Shot: Missed	07:35
	07:34	Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:17	Brown 3pt Shot: Missed
Greene Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	07:16
Landry Jump Shot: Missed	07:02
	07:01	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	06:56	Gasol Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	06:56	Gasol Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Casspi Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	06:39
	06:24	Odom 3pt Shot: Missed
Casspi Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	06:23
Casspi Pullup Jump shot: Missed	06:17
Udrih Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:14
Udrih Jump Shot: Missed	06:10
	06:09	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	05:54 [LAL 71-66]	Gasol Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:54
	05:45	Gasol Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Landry Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	05:45 [SAC 67-71]
Landry Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:45
	05:43	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	05:23	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:4 Def:9)	05:21
Thompson 3pt Shot: Missed	05:10
	05:09	Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:58 [LAL 73-67]	Gasol Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Fisher (2 AST)
Casspi Jump Shot: Missed	04:42
Thompson Rebound (Off:5 Def:9)	04:41
Thompson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Odom (1 BLK)	04:40
Team Rebound	04:40
	04:40	Artest Substitution replaced by Vujacic
Landry Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	04:35
	04:19 [LAL 75-67]	Gasol Running Hook Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Greene Jump Shot: Missed	04:00
	03:59	Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:53	Brown Jump Shot: Missed
Casspi Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	03:52
Greene 3pt Shot: Missed	03:31
	03:30	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
Greene Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:27
Landry Substitution replaced by Garcia	03:27
	03:27 [LAL 76-67]	Vujacic Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	03:27 [LAL 77-67]	Vujacic Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Greene Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Udrih (8 AST)	03:15 [SAC 69-77]
	02:51	Vujacic Layup Shot: Missed
	02:50	Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	02:49	Odom Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Udrih (2 ST)
Casspi Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	02:42
Casspi Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	02:42
	02:42	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:42	Odom Substitution replaced by Powell
	02:42	Fisher Substitution replaced by Artest
	02:21 [LAL 80-69]	Brown 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Casspi Jump Shot: Missed	01:58
	01:57	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	01:55	Gasol Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Garcia (1 ST)
Casspi 3pt Shot: Missed	01:47
	01:45	Vujacic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Udrih Foul : Personal (2 PF)	01:35
	01:28	Powell Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed Block: Greene (1 BLK)
Garcia Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:26
Greene Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Garcia (2 AST)	01:17 [SAC 71-80]
	01:05 [LAL 82-71]	Gasol Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Artest (5 AST)
Udrih Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)	00:47.8
Team Rebound	00:47.8
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	00:45.8
	00:44.7	Vujacic Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:33.4 [LAL 84-71]	Powell Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Vujacic (1 AST)
Udrih Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Garcia (3 AST)	00:13.9 [SAC 73-84]
	00:00.9	Brown Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.6	Vujacic Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:00.2 [LAL 86-73]	Vujacic Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Sacramento Kings (25-57)		Los Angeles Lakers (57-24)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:47	Brown Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Nocioni Jump Shot: Missed	11:42
Nocioni Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:41
Nocioni Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (3 TO)	11:40
	11:16	Vujacic Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Nocioni (3 ST)
Brockman Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Garcia (4 AST)	11:10 [SAC 75-86]
Brockman Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:51
	10:51 [LAL 87-75]	Powell Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	10:51	Powell Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Team Rebound	10:50
	10:40	Mbenga Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
	10:40	Powell Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Landry Layup Shot: Missed	10:29
	10:27	Mbenga Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	10:12	Mbenga Jump Shot: Missed
	10:10	Vujacic Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	10:10 [LAL 89-75]	Vujacic Tip Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Brockman Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Udrih (9 AST)	09:54 [SAC 77-89]
Nocioni Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:44
	09:32 [LAL 91-77]	Vujacic Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Walton (3 AST)
Nocioni 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Landry (1 AST)	09:06 [SAC 80-91]
	08:44	Walton Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	08:42	Vujacic Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	08:42 [LAL 93-80]	Vujacic Tip Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Garcia Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	08:22 [SAC 82-93]
	07:57	Walton Jump Shot: Missed Block: Nocioni (1 BLK)
	07:57	Walton Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
Brockman Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:57
	07:57	Timeout : Official
	07:57	Brown Substitution replaced by Odom
Nocioni Substitution replaced by Thompson	07:57
Garcia Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:26
	07:26 [LAL 94-82]	Powell Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	07:26 [LAL 95-82]	Powell Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	07:06
Brockman Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:04
Brockman Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:04 [SAC 84-95]
	06:42	Powell Jump Shot: Missed
Udrih Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:40
Landry Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	06:31 [SAC 86-95]
	06:14	Vujacic Jump Shot: Missed
Landry Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:13
Garcia Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Landry (2 AST)	06:07 [SAC 88-95]
	05:45 [LAL 97-88]	Walton Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Odom (4 AST)
Udrih Pullup Jump shot: Made (16 PTS)	05:34 [SAC 90-97]
	05:12	Walton Layup Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:5 Def:10)	05:11
Thompson Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	05:05
Thompson Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	05:05
	05:05	Team Timeout : Regular
Garcia Substitution replaced by Casspi	05:05
	05:05	Powell Substitution replaced by Brown
	04:42	Walton 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:40	Vujacic Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	04:23	Brown Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:5 Def:11)	04:22
Brockman Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	03:58
	03:56	Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	03:46	Walton 3pt Shot: Missed
Casspi Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	03:45
Casspi Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	03:40
Casspi Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	03:40
	03:40	Mbenga Substitution replaced by Gasol
	03:20 [LAL 99-90]	Brown Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Udrih Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Thompson (5 AST)	03:02 [SAC 92-99]
	02:34 [LAL 101-92]	Gasol Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS)
Thompson Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Udrih (10 AST)	02:11 [SAC 94-101]
	01:51	Odom Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (5 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:51
Landry 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Udrih (11 AST)	01:46 [SAC 97-101]
	01:33	Odom Layup Shot: Missed Block: Landry (1 BLK)
	01:33	Team Rebound
	01:31 [LAL 103-97]	Gasol Layup Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Vujacic (2 AST)
Brockman Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:31
	01:31 [LAL 104-97]	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 1 (28 PTS)
Udrih 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Brockman (1 AST)	01:16 [SAC 100-104]
	00:58.4	Gasol Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (5 TO)
Team Timeout : Short	00:58.4
Thompson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:48.9
	00:47.0	Team Rebound
	00:28.2 [LAL 106-100]	Brown Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Gasol (3 AST)
Casspi Jump Shot: Missed	00:16.9
Casspi Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	00:15.3
Udrih 3pt Shot: Missed	00:10.9
Brockman Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	00:08.9
Brockman Tip Shot: Missed	00:08.9
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 4th Quarter

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