Lakers-Kings Preview

By SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN
Posted Apr 13 2011 2:34AM

All of a sudden, the Los Angeles Lakers have major concerns other than their poor play down the stretch after an injury to center Andrew Bynum.

Concern that the Sacramento Kings could be moving south seems to have been replaced by the growing sense that it will soon become reality.

The Lakers will be dealing with the aftermath of another injury to Bynum as they try to clinch the Western Conference's No. 2 seed Wednesday night in what will likely be the Kings' final game in Sacramento.

Los Angeles (56-25) ended a five-game skid with Tuesday's 102-93 home win over San Antonio, but it may have come at a cost. Bynum fell to the court after stepping on DeJuan Blair's foot during the second quarter and the shot-blocking 7-footer will have an MRI on Wednesday.

Bynum was hurt while getting back on defense, awkwardly tumbling to the court and nearly doing the splits while putting an inordinate amount of weight on his right knee.

Coach Phil Jackson acknowledged that Bynum could be out for at least a few games.

"We've seen him go down a couple of times that have been debilitating, so there's a concern," Jackson said. "It was kind of a freaky play, but they usually are, and that's what basketball is."

The Lakers need a victory or a loss by Dallas to New Orleans on Wednesday to gain the No. 2 seed. Los Angeles has been the top seed in winning the NBA title the past two seasons.

Jackson has won eight of his 11 titles as the conference's top seed. One of the seasons he didn't need a No. 1 seed to win it all brings back painful memories to Sacramento fans - 2001-02.

The Kings were the No. 1 seed that season and lost a dramatic West finals to the Lakers in seven games. It was part of an era when the franchise reached the playoffs eight straight times from 1999-2006.

Sacramento (24-57) hasn't been back to the postseason since, and likely won't be hosting NBA basketball again after 26 seasons in California's capital.

Anaheim's City Council issued the bonds needed to entice the franchise and new federal trademark rights have been requested.

The Kings' owners, the Maloof brothers, have until Monday to officially file for permission to relocate, and a vote would likely come within weeks of that request. Approval by a simple majority of the owners is virtually guaranteed.

"It's going to be a basketball funeral," said Robert Crashner, a Kings season-ticket holder for almost a decade. "Unless a miracle happens, I guess it's going to be over."

The Lakers have won eight of their last nine against the Kings, and four straight in Sacramento. The Kings could be without high-scoring guard Tyreke Evans, who sat out Monday's 120-112 loss to Oklahoma City with a sprained left ankle.

Still, Sacramento wants to give its fans a memorable send-off.

"If it's the last game in this building, we want to close it out with a win over the Lakers and if it's something that will catapult us to next season here, we want to win it with a win over the Lakers," coach Paul Westphal said.

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Kings' possible farewell ends in loss to Lakers

By ANTONIO GONZALEZ
Posted Apr 14 2011 2:37AM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Sacramento Kings fans made it feel like old times.

Then, so did Kobe Bryant.

Bryant's tying 3-pointer with 4.8 seconds left in regulation forced overtime, and the Los Angeles Lakers regrouped to hand the Kings a 116-108 loss Wednesday night in what might have been the last game ever in California's capital city.

"I told Phil it's fitting it's going to end this way," Bryant said after sharing a laugh with Lakers coach Phil Jackson.

When the final buzzer sounded, thousands of fans refused to leave their seats, doing everything they could to protest the franchise's possible move to Anaheim. Some cried, others took pictures. But all cheered in one, booming voice: "Here we stay! Here we stay!"

Feeling the vibrations from their locker room, Kings players Tyreke Evans, Francisco Garcia, Marcus Thornton and Donte Greene returned to the floor.

"No matter what happens," Garcia said, grabbing the microphone, "this is always going to be our home."

For one, perhaps final night, it was.

A standing-room only crowd packed things beyond the 17,317-seat capacity, clanking cow bells and roaring louder than they had in years. They brought handmade signs, painted their faces and cheered their loudest to will their beloved team back.

And they nearly did.

Instead, the Lakers pulled away in overtime to earn the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs, setting up a first-round series against New Orleans.

"I really feel for these fans," Jackson said. "I'm sure it's a sad, sad day for many."

Thornton had 33 points and Evans added 19 to help the Kings outscore the Lakers 29-11 in the fourth quarter to rally from 20 points down. They went ahead by three until the final seconds, when Bryant delivered a shot to crush Sacramento's hopes yet again.

Fans stood for almost the entire fourth quarter and overtime as the Kings nearly capped an improbable rally. Jason Thompson's dunk with 1:22 remaining in the fourth gave the Kings their first lead of the half, and it would be a brief one.

After Bryant's shot forced overtime, the Lakers easily controlled overtime. They sprinted out to a six-point lead and never trailed in the extra session.

Afterward, the Kings' dance team stood at halfcourt, hugging, crying, and saying goodbye. Others took the court to take pictures for the final time, and coach Paul Westphal tipped his hand to the crowd in thanks.

"We're proud of the way we represented this city and this area," said Westphal, who got choked up in his postgame news conference. "We don't know if we'll continue doing that or playing somewhere else. We really felt it tonight. We know that through the ups and downs, these fans supported us. We think we're ending one of those down times."

Bryant finished with 36 points and Lamar Odom scored 22 for the Lakers, who played without injured center Andrew Bynum. They hope to have him back for Game 1 on Sunday night against New Orleans.

Leave it to the Lakers to deliver so much torment.

When the Kings had an NBA-best 61 wins in the 2001-02 regular season, the Lakers eliminated them - in an epic Game 7 in Sacramento, no less - that started the long, hard fall for this franchise. The Kings failed to recover from the end of the Chris Webber-Vlade Divac days, attendance dwindled and their outdated arena continued to age.

After years of political bickering and failed ballot measures to build a new arena, Kings owners Joe and Gavin Maloof started seeking other options. Now it seems the only thing stopping them from moving the franchise to Anaheim is a block by NBA owners.

The Maloofs are scheduled to make a pitch at the NBA Board of Governors meeting that begins Thursday in New York. Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson - a former NBA All-Star - and Anaheim officials also will attend.

The Maloofs have until Monday to officially file for permission to relocate, and a vote would likely come within weeks of that request.

"This is my home," Evans told the crowd afterward. "I started my career in Sacramento, and I'll never forget the times we had."

NOTES: The Kings played a video before the game to show the season's highlights. ... Lakers center Andrew Bynum (hypextended right knee) and reserves Matt Barnes (sore right knee) and Steve Blake (chicken pox) did not play. They will be re-evaluated this week along with Bynum. ... Extra security, including bomb-sniffing dogs, roamed the arena during the game.

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Lakers-Kings notebook

By Jimmy Spencer, for NBA.com
Posted Thursday April 14, 2011 2:50AM

THE FACTS: It was drama on top of drama. In what could be the final professional basketball game in the city of Sacramento, the Kings showed they still had life -- before a familiar face ripped it away.

The Kings overcame a 20-point fourth-quarter deficit against the visiting Los Angeles Lakers in Wednesday night's season finale and looked primed for a dramatic victory, before Kobe Bryant struck. Bryant's 3-pointer with 4.8 seconds remaining in regulation ultimately sent the game to overtime, where Bryant capped a game-high 36-point night to lead the Lakers to a 116-108 overtime victory.

QUOTABLE: "I told Phil [Jackson] that it was just fitting that it ended this way. It just didn't seem like a blowout victory here was going to happen just because of all the history that we have. It wound up being history revisited I guess."
-- Kobe Bryant after the game

THE STAT: The win cements a No. 2 seed for Los Angeles in the Western Conference playoffs. The Lakers season record of 57-25 tied them with the Dallas Mavericks in the final conference standings, but Los Angeles owns the tiebreaker.

TURNING POINT: The ultimate turning point is for the Kings franchise. Kings ownership is seeking relocation to Anaheim following the season and Wednesday night's finale may mean the end of 26 years of NBA played in California's capital. The mood inside and outside of the arena was focused on the game being potentially the last one in Sacramento. Following the game, a few thousand fans stayed and chanted for upwards to an hour for their team to stay. Coach Paul Westphal and a select number of Kings players addressed the crowd and received cheers.

QUOTABLE II: "They have been great. They've been supporting us since day one. I've been here, this is where I got drafted and played my first year in the NBA. I will never forget it. They have been good fans since day one."
-- Kings guard Tyreke Evans

QUOTABLE III: "If it was up to me, I would want to be here and the team obviously wants to be here as well."
-- Kings forward Jason Thompson

HOT: The Lakers (57-25) return to the playoffs at the No. 2 seed, chasing what would be their third consecutive NBA championship. After losing five in a row, the Lakers have now won on back-to-back nights, including Tuesday's win vs. San Antonio, to head into the playoffs.

NOT: The Kings (24-58), a young team that was hoping to see improvement this season, fell a win short of last season's 25-win total. The Kings did make a push in the last weeks of the season, winning eight of their final 15 games.

INSIDE THE ARENA: The NFL's Mark Sanchez (New York Jets) and Tony Gonzalez (Atlanta Falcons) were in attendance, sitting at center court. ... The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, featuring Adrienne Maloof of the Kings' ownership group, were also in attendance followed around by cameras.

ROOKIE WATCH: DeMarcus Cousins' rookie season came to a close with a fourth-quarter ejection after receiving his second technical foul, arguing with referees. Cousins had six points and six rebounds in 14 minutes on the night. The No. 5 overall pick entered the night averaging 14.2 points and 8.7 rebounds. Maturity stands as the chief question mark for the 20-year-old rookie, and Cousins did find himself in trouble a few times this season, most notably when the Kings suspended him in February following an altercation with a teammate following a loss. Despite the ejection in the finale, his overall body language and attitude made slight strides through the season. If he can develop his maturity, Cousins shows signs of being a star big man in the league.

NOTABLE: Bryant was fined $100,000 by the league on Wednesday for the use of a derogatory gay term against a referee. Bryant addressed the slur in his postgame interview on Wednesday: "For me, it's always about the bigger message. I made a mistake in terms of what I said. But it's always the responsibility that carries with it. What I mean by that, is for kids to think that it's okay or cool to call kids that or tease them because of that. I don't stand for that, I never have. I have been in so many altercations in middle school and in high school protecting kids from that. I certainly won't be a part of enhancing the feeling that that's okay. I just won't."

UP NEXT: For the Lakers, first-round of the Western Conference playoffs. For the Kings, season finished.

• Lakers: Barnes, Bynum, Ebanks
• Kings: Daniels, Whiteside

• Lakers: Gasol
• Kings: Cousins, Cousins

• Lead Changes: 6
• Times Tied: 8

• Arena: Power Balance Pavilion, Sacramento, CA
• Officials: #56 Mark Ayotte, #20 Leroy Richardson, #55 Bill Kennedy
• Attendance: 17641
• Duration: 2:32

Los Angeles Lakers (57-25)		Sacramento Kings (24-58)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Dalembert vs Gasol (Cousins gains possession)
	11:41	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:41
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	11:27
	11:26	Cousins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:18	Evans Layup Shot: Missed Block: Odom (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	11:18
	11:18	Jump Ball Evans vs Odom (Bryant gains possession)
Odom Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)	10:57 [LAL 2-0]
	10:33 [SAC 2-2]	Dalembert Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Artest Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	10:21
Artest Violation:Kicked Ball	10:21
	10:01	Garcia 3pt Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:00
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	09:55
	09:54	Garcia Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:37 [SAC 4-2]	Cousins Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:12 [LAL 4-4]
	09:02 [SAC 6-4]	Thornton Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	08:47	Cousins Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Artest (1 AST)	08:36 [LAL 6-6]
Gasol Foul : Personal Block (1 PF)	08:17
	08:17	Double Technical - Cousins, Gasol
	08:08 [SAC 9-6]	Garcia 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Evans (1 AST)
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:52 [LAL 8-9]
	07:36 [SAC 11-8]	Thornton Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Cousins (1 AST)
Fisher Jump Shot: Missed	07:20
	07:18	Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:13	Evans Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Artest (1 ST)
Artest Jump Shot: Missed	07:07
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:05
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)	07:01 [LAL 10-11]
	06:48 [SAC 13-10]	Cousins Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	06:29	Dalembert Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Bryant Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)	06:29 [LAL 11-13]
Gasol Layup Shot: Missed Block: Dalembert (1 BLK)	06:20
Fisher Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:19
Fisher Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:18 [LAL 13-13]
	06:06	Cousins Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	06:06	Cousins Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	06:06	Cousins Substitution replaced by Thompson
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	05:48
	05:48	Garcia Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:40	Evans Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:39
Artest Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gasol (2 AST)	05:25 [LAL 15-13]
	05:15 [SAC 15-15]	Thornton Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Odom 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Fisher (1 AST)	05:00 [LAL 18-15]
	04:45 [SAC 17-18]	Dalembert Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Thornton (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:37
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)	04:30 [LAL 20-17]
	04:17	Dalembert Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	04:17	Dalembert Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Odom 3pt Shot: Missed	04:07
	04:06	Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:49	Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Artest (1 BLK)
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:48
Fisher Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:41 [LAL 22-17]
	03:21 [SAC 19-22]	Thornton Pullup Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)
Artest Jump Shot: Missed Block: Evans (1 BLK)	03:07
	03:04	Dalembert Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:48 [SAC 22-22]	Thornton 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Artest 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)	02:35 [LAL 25-22]
Artest Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:22
	02:22	Team Timeout : Regular
Artest Substitution replaced by Walton	02:22
Fisher Substitution replaced by Brown	02:22
	02:22 [SAC 23-25]	Thornton Free Throw 1 of 3 (12 PTS)
	02:22	Thornton Free Throw 2 of 3 Missed
	02:22	Team Rebound
	02:22	Thornton Free Throw 3 of 3 Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:20
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	02:08
	02:08	Dalembert Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:56	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:55
	01:48	Thompson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Odom Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	01:48 [LAL 26-23]
	01:48	Evans Substitution replaced by Udrih
Odom Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	01:48 [LAL 27-23]
	01:35 [SAC 26-27]	Thornton 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Garcia (1 AST)
Gasol Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Brown (1 AST)	01:25 [LAL 29-26]
	01:03	Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:02
	00:53.2	Thompson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:53.2 [LAL 30-26]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:53.2 [LAL 31-26]
	00:44.5	Dalembert Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	00:44.5	Dalembert Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Brown Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	00:28.8
	00:04.9	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:03.9
End of 1st Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (57-25)		Sacramento Kings (24-58)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	11:45
	11:45	Team Rebound
	11:30 [SAC 28-31]	Garcia Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Cousins (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	11:23
	11:23	Garcia Substitution replaced by Evans
Gasol Layup Shot: Missed Block: Cousins (1 BLK)	11:16
	11:16	Team Rebound
	11:16	Jump Ball Cousins vs Gasol (Udrih gains possession)
	11:02	Cousins Layup Shot: Missed
	11:01	Cousins Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:59	Cousins Layup Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:58
	10:48	Thornton Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Artest Jump Shot: Missed	10:38
	10:37	Cousins Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:28	Cousins Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Gasol (1 ST)
Brown Layup Shot: Missed	10:22
	10:21	Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:17 [SAC 30-31]	Greene Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Evans (2 AST)
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Brown (2 AST)	09:57 [LAL 33-30]
	09:57	Cousins Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	09:57	Cousins Substitution replaced by Dalembert
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)	09:57 [LAL 34-30]
	09:43	Thornton Layup Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:42
Brown Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Artest (2 AST)	09:34 [LAL 36-30]
	09:19	Udrih Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Artest (2 ST)
Brown Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Walton (1 AST)	09:13 [LAL 38-30]
	09:13	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:13	Thornton Substitution replaced by Casspi
	08:57	Casspi 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:56	Dalembert Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:50	Udrih Layup Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	08:49
	08:35	Casspi Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Artest Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	08:35 [LAL 39-30]
Artest Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	08:35 [LAL 40-30]
Johnson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:23
	08:16	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	08:15	Dalembert Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	08:13 [SAC 32-40]	Dalembert Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	07:52
	07:51	Greene Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Walton Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:51
	07:39	Evans Jump Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:38
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	07:22
	07:22	Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:11 [SAC 34-40]	Dalembert Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Udrih (1 AST)
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:53 [LAL 42-34]
	06:40	Dalembert Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Artest (3 ST)
Gasol Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Artest (3 AST)	06:30 [LAL 44-34]
	06:09	Greene Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:08
Johnson Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:54 [LAL 46-34]
	05:40	Evans Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Artest (4 ST)
Brown Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Walton (2 AST)	05:36 [LAL 48-34]
	05:29	Team Timeout : Short
	05:29
	05:29	Greene Substitution replaced by Thornton
	05:29	Casspi Substitution replaced by Thompson
Walton Substitution replaced by Fisher	05:29
Brown Substitution replaced by Odom	05:29
	05:14 [SAC 36-48]	Thompson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Udrih (2 AST)
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	04:52
	04:50	Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:44 [SAC 38-48]	Udrih Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Fisher Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Odom (2 AST)	04:25 [LAL 50-38]
	04:03	Dalembert Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:02
	03:47	Udrih Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Artest Substitution replaced by Bryant	03:47
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	03:47 [LAL 51-38]
Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	03:47 [LAL 52-38]
	03:33	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed
	03:33	Dalembert Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	03:32	Dalembert Layup Shot: Missed
	03:31	Udrih Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:28	Udrih Jump Shot: Missed
	03:26	Dalembert Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	03:24	Dalembert Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)
	03:21	Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Odom Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:14
	03:14	Dalembert Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:14	Team Rebound
Johnson Substitution replaced by Artest	03:14
	03:14	Dalembert Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	03:14
	02:55	Thornton Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:55
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	02:55 [LAL 53-38]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	02:55 [LAL 54-38]
	02:30 [SAC 41-54]	Evans 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Udrih (3 AST)
Odom 3pt Shot: Missed	02:08
	02:08	Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Gasol Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:59
	01:59 [SAC 42-54]	Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Gasol Substitution replaced by Caracter	01:59
	01:59	Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:59
Caracter Jump Shot: Missed Block: Dalembert (2 BLK)	01:37
	01:35	Dalembert Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	01:21 [SAC 44-54]	Thornton Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Thompson (1 AST)
Odom Jump Shot: Missed	00:56.9
	00:56.4	Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Artest Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:53.1
	00:53.1 [SAC 45-54]	Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	00:53.1	Dalembert Substitution replaced by Jackson
	00:53.1 [SAC 46-54]	Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Bryant Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (13 PTS)	00:38.1 [LAL 56-46]
	00:26.8 [SAC 48-56]	Evans Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	00:03.9
	00:02.9	Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:00.0	Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (57-25)		Sacramento Kings (24-58)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Odom Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Bryant (2 AST)	11:42 [LAL 58-48]
	11:19	Garcia 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:17	Thornton Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	11:06 [SAC 50-58]	Dalembert Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Thornton (2 AST)
	10:50	Evans Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Artest Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	10:50 [LAL 59-50]
Artest Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	10:50
	10:48	Cousins Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	10:31	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	10:29
Odom Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	10:22 [LAL 61-50]
Fisher Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:05
	10:05	Dalembert Substitution replaced by Thompson
	09:49	Evans 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	09:48
Fisher Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	09:39 [LAL 63-50]
	09:25 [SAC 52-63]	Thompson Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Thornton (3 AST)
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	08:54
Team Rebound	08:54
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	08:54
	08:35 [SAC 55-63]	Thornton 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Thompson (2 AST)
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	08:16
	08:15	Cousins Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	08:04	Cousins Jump Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:03
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	07:50
	07:50	Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:37 [SAC 57-63]	Cousins Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Evans (3 AST)
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Fisher (2 AST)	07:16 [LAL 65-57]
	07:16	Cousins Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
	07:16	Cousins Substitution replaced by Dalembert
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)	07:16 [LAL 66-57]
	07:03 [SAC 59-66]	Dalembert Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Garcia (2 AST)
Gasol Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Thornton (1 ST)	06:46
	06:43	Evans Foul : Offensive Charge (2 PF)
	06:43	Evans Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:43
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Fisher (3 AST)	06:28 [LAL 68-59]
	06:07	Dalembert Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Bryant (1 ST)
Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)	06:02 [LAL 70-59]
	05:45	Thornton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Fisher (1 ST)
Odom Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Gasol (3 AST)	05:41 [LAL 72-59]
Odom Foul : Shooting Block (2 PF)	05:28
	05:28	Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:28	Team Rebound
	05:28	Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)	05:26
Artest Step Back Jump shot: Missed	05:10
	05:09	Dalembert Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	04:51 [SAC 61-72]	Thompson Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Evans (4 AST)
Bryant Pullup Jump shot: Made (19 PTS)	04:34 [LAL 74-61]
	04:17	Evans 3pt Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	04:16
Odom Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Bryant (3 AST)	04:00 [LAL 76-61]
	03:45	Garcia 3pt Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:44
	03:31	Garcia Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	03:31	Evans Substitution replaced by Udrih
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Odom (3 AST)	03:23 [LAL 78-61]
Fisher Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:08
	02:58	Garcia Jump Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:57
Artest Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Udrih (1 ST)	02:53
	02:47 [SAC 64-78]	Thornton 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Udrih (4 AST)
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS)	02:28 [LAL 80-64]
	02:10 [SAC 66-80]	Udrih Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Dalembert (1 AST)
	01:58	Garcia Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	01:58	Team Timeout : Regular
Bryant Substitution replaced by Brown	01:58
	01:58	Garcia Substitution replaced by Greene
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	01:45
	01:43	Dalembert Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	01:33 [SAC 68-80]	Dalembert Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Thornton (4 AST)
Brown 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Gasol (4 AST)	01:13 [LAL 83-68]
	00:58.4	Dalembert Jump Shot: Missed
	00:58.4	Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:58.4 [SAC 70-83]	Thompson Tip Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Brown 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Odom (4 AST)	00:42.0 [LAL 86-70]
	00:32.9	Udrih Jump Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:32.5
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Odom (5 AST)	00:11.0 [LAL 88-70]
	00:03.7	Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:03.7
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.0
	00:00.0	Udrih Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
End of 3rd Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (57-25)		Sacramento Kings (24-58)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:39	Greene 3pt Shot: Missed
Walton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:37
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	11:10
	10:57	Evans Jump Shot: Missed
Walton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:56
Odom Jump Shot: Missed	10:35
	10:34	Cousins Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:27
	10:27	Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:27	Team Rebound
	10:27 [SAC 71-88]	Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
	10:27	Cousins Technical
	10:27	Cousins Ejection:Second Technical
	10:27	Cousins Substitution replaced by Dalembert
Brown Free Throw Technical (13 PTS)	10:27 [LAL 89-71]
Odom Jump Shot: Missed Block: Thompson (1 BLK)	10:11
	10:08	Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	10:05	Udrih Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	10:04
Odom Jump Hook Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	09:44 [LAL 91-71]
Smith Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:31
	09:31 [SAC 72-91]	Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	09:31 [SAC 73-91]	Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Walton Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	09:13
	09:05 [SAC 75-91]	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Walton Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Thompson (1 ST)	08:52
	08:49 [SAC 77-91]	Thompson Slam Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Evans (5 AST)
	08:38
Odom Substitution replaced by Artest	08:38
Smith Substitution replaced by Gasol	08:38
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	08:30
	08:30	Dalembert Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	08:19	Team Timeout : Short
	08:19	Greene Substitution replaced by Thornton
	08:12	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed
	08:10	Dalembert Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)
	08:10	Dalembert Tip Shot: Missed
	08:08	Dalembert Rebound (Off:6 Def:6)
	08:08 [SAC 79-91]	Dalembert Tip Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Artest Step Back Jump shot: Missed	07:44
	07:44	Dalembert Rebound (Off:6 Def:7)
	07:38	Evans Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Brown (1 ST)
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	07:32
	07:30	Thornton Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:22 [SAC 81-91]	Thornton Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:22
Walton Substitution replaced by Fisher	07:22
Brown Substitution replaced by Odom	07:22
Johnson Substitution replaced by Bryant	07:22
Bryant Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Odom (6 AST)	07:06 [LAL 93-81]
	06:50	Udrih Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	06:49
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	06:42
	06:42	Team Rebound
Gasol Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	06:42
	06:24	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	06:21	Thornton Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	06:21 [SAC 83-93]	Thornton Tip Shot: Made (27 PTS)
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	06:00
	05:59	Thornton Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	05:52 [SAC 85-93]	Evans Pullup Jump shot: Made (13 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Odom (7 AST)	05:33 [LAL 95-85]
	05:16 [SAC 87-95]	Thornton Jump Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Evans (6 AST)
Bryant Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	04:54
Bryant Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	04:54
	04:40 [SAC 89-95]	Udrih Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Evans (7 AST)
Odom Jump Shot: Missed	04:18
	04:18	Dalembert Rebound (Off:6 Def:8)
	04:10	Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:09	Dalembert Rebound (Off:7 Def:8)
	03:55	Thompson Jump Shot: Missed
	03:55	Dalembert Rebound (Off:8 Def:8)
	03:47 [SAC 91-95]	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	03:27
Team Rebound	03:26
	03:26	Dalembert Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
Artest Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Thornton (2 ST)	03:17
	03:13 [SAC 93-95]	Thornton Driving Dunk Shot: Made (31 PTS)
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	02:46
	02:45	Udrih Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	02:38	Evans 3pt Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:36
Fisher Jump Shot: Missed	02:32
Team Rebound	02:32
	02:32	Team Timeout : Regular
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	02:28
	02:27	Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	02:11 [SAC 95-95]	Thornton Driving Layup Shot: Made (33 PTS) Assist: Udrih (5 AST)
Odom 3pt Shot: Missed	01:50
	01:49	Udrih Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:44	Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	01:43
Fisher Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Thompson (2 BLK)	01:36
Team Rebound	01:36
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	01:29
	01:28	Udrih Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	01:22 [SAC 97-95]	Thompson Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Udrih (6 AST)
	01:03	Dalembert Foul : Defense 3 Second (3 PF)
Bryant Free Throw Technical (28 PTS)	01:03 [LAL 96-97]
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	00:57.9
	00:56.9	Dalembert Rebound (Off:8 Def:9)
	00:31.8	Thompson Jump Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:31.5
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	00:15.9
	00:15.8	Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Gasol Foul : Personal (4 PF)	00:14.7
Gasol Foul : Personal Take (5 PF)	00:09.6
	00:09.6 [SAC 98-96]	Udrih Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	00:09.6 [SAC 99-96]	Udrih Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:09.6
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (31 PTS) Assist: Gasol (5 AST)	00:04.8 [LAL 99-99]
	00:04.8	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:01.5	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bryant (1 BLK)
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:10)	00:01.0
End of 4th Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (57-25)		Sacramento Kings (24-58)
Start of 1st OvertimeBack to Top
(05:00) Jump Ball Dalembert vs Gasol (Odom gains possession)
Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Bryant (4 AST)	04:40 [LAL 102-99]
Artest Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:18
	04:18 [SAC 100-102]	Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	04:18 [SAC 101-102]	Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	04:04
	04:03	Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	03:55	Evans Jump Shot: Missed
	03:54	Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	03:54 [SAC 103-102]	Thompson Tip Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	03:29
Bryant Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	03:28
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	03:25
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)	03:24
Gasol Tip Shot: Made (18 PTS)	03:24 [LAL 104-103]
	03:01	Evans Running Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:11)	03:00
Odom Dunk Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Bryant (5 AST)	02:44 [LAL 106-103]
	02:21	Evans Jump Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:21
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (33 PTS)	01:57 [LAL 108-103]
	01:45	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	01:44
Bryant Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	01:41
	01:31	Thompson Jump Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	01:30
Artest Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Evans (1 ST)	01:10
	01:03	Evans Jump Shot: Missed
	01:02	Dalembert Rebound (Off:9 Def:9)
	00:56.9	Evans 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:12)	00:55.9
Odom Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Gasol (6 AST)	00:47.5 [LAL 110-103]
	00:47.5	Udrih Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	00:47.5	Dalembert Substitution replaced by Greene
Odom Free Throw 1 of 1 (22 PTS)	00:47.5 [LAL 111-103]
	00:47.5	Team Timeout : Regular
Gasol Substitution replaced by Brown	00:47.5
	00:43.9	Greene 3pt Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	00:42.8
Brown Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Bryant (6 AST)	00:35.2 [LAL 113-103]
	00:29.5 [SAC 106-113]	Udrih 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)
	00:24.5	Greene Foul : Personal Take (1 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (34 PTS)	00:24.5 [LAL 114-106]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:24.5
	00:23.9	Greene Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:15.9 [SAC 108-114]	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
	00:13.3	Thompson Foul : Personal Take (3 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (35 PTS)	00:13.3 [LAL 115-108]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (36 PTS)	00:13.3 [LAL 116-108]
	00:13.3	Team Timeout : Short
	00:10.9	Thompson 3pt Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	00:09.9
End of 1st Overtime

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