Lakers-Mavericks Preview

By JAIME ARON
Posted May 07 2011 6:31PM

DALLAS (AP) So this is how it could end for Phil Jackson, the guy who turned Michael Jordan into a champion, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal into champions, and Bryant into a winner without O'Neal.

With a sweep.

To the Dallas Mavericks, no less, a team with a postseason reputation that is, well, pretty much the opposite of what folks associate with Jackson, Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.

The two-time defending champions trail Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavs 3-0 going into Game 4 of their second-round series on Sunday. Dallas hasn't dominated the series, but has been the better team in every fourth quarter, wiping out deficits in Games 1 and 3.

Bryant considers the final minutes his time to shine, yet he hasn't done it this series, missing a potential winner in the opener and missing 4 of 6 down the stretch on Friday night. Pau Gasol has been so bad the entire postseason that Jackson finally snapped during the last game, uncharacteristically berating his big man on the sideline.

There's no reason to hold back now, not with time running out on Jackson's career and on Los Angeles' reign. At this point, it seems more like a question of when, not if, as all 98 NBA teams to go down 0-3 have eventually been eliminated; 59 were swept.

"I told them not to think about that," Jackson said Saturday. "You're thinking about winning tomorrow's game, forcing another game in L.A. on Tuesday."

His five kids, however, aren't taking any chances.

"They think they have to hustle in just in case this is the last game that I coach," Jackson said. "That's a drag that I don't need to have happen, but they're coming anyway because they're insisting upon it."

Jackson is too into the Zen approach of living in the moment to be distracted by sentiment, or to think about how humiliating a sweep might be. Then again, he wouldn't know. The winner of an unprecedented 11 titles, he's lost only nine series in his previous 20 postseasons. He's never even been down 0-3.

Bryant has been swept from the playoffs twice in his career, but it hasn't happened since 1999, the year before Jackson took over. Bryant enthusiastically said after Game 3 that he believed his team was tough enough to still win the series.

At the start of practice Saturday, he already had his game face on. He said Jackson's possible farewell and the chance of being swept are not on his mind, and that teammates "don't have a choice" but to believe they can still win the series. He said the Mavericks aren't doing anything to stop him, he's "just not getting (the ball) where I should be."

Bryant also said Gasol is playing OK, just "not playing at the high level that we're accustomed to seeing him playing." The numbers bear it out. Gasol's average of 13.4 points is easily the worst of his playoff career and his 7.8 rebounds are the worst of his four postseasons with the Lakers.

Jackson said Gasol is getting shoved out of the paint by a knee-to-the-rear tactic that's supposed to be against the rules. He said the Hornets got away with it in the first round, so the Mavs have done it, too.

But there's more to Gasol's struggles. He's missing shots he normally makes and is taking some bad ones. Nowitzki has outplayed him on both ends of the court - again. The German is 7-0 against the Spaniard in postseason matchups.

During a timeout following a Nowitzki 3-pointer on Friday night, Jackson smacked Gasol in the chest and got in his face. Jackson said he does it about once a year, and Gasol said "it wasn't shocking to me or anything."

"I just wanted to see what point he was trying to make," Gasol said.

The Lakers will have small forward Ron Artest back in the lineup for Game 4. He was suspended from the last game, which meant a new rotation and added minutes for Gasol and fill-in starter Lamar Odom. Jackson said he wants to try giving all of his key players more rest early in the game so they will be fresher at the end.

As for the Mavericks, they have all sorts of incentive to close out the series Sunday.

Avoiding a return trip to Los Angeles would mean more rest for Nowitzki, 38-year-old Jason Kidd and the rest of the 30-something guys who make up most of Dallas' rotation. It also would remove any talk of a collapse.

If any team could claw back from 0-3, Jackson, Bryant and the three-peat-seeking Lakers might fit the prototype. And the Mavericks have a history of finding ways to lose in the playoffs.

Dallas blew a 2-0 lead in the 2006 NBA finals, and came as close as anyone to blowing a 3-0 lead, needing seven games to get past Portland in 2003. Earlier this postseason, the Mavs let a 23-point lead slip away over the final 14 minutes against those same Trail Blazers.

They haven't lost since, winning five straight. They've played tight defense (blowing apart another of their stereotypes), Nowitzki has been terrific and he's had a different teammate or two step up each game. On Friday night, it was Jason Terry and Peja Stojakovic.

"We've got to stay on task and be resourceful and opportunistic," Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said.

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Jackson leaving on low note as Lakers swept away

By JAIME ARON
Posted May 09 2011 3:10AM

DALLAS (AP) The fun is over for Phil Jackson and his five kids.

They've spent the last 20-plus years treating the NBA playoffs like a private party, according to their dad. So with Jackson retiring after this postseason, and with his Los Angeles Lakers on the brink of elimination, four of them flew to Dallas for Game 4 of a second-round series against the Mavericks.

Decked out in yellow hats with Roman numerals marking Jackson's 10th and 11th championships, hoping he could somehow pull out No. 12, they instead witnessed perhaps the worst game of his playoff career - an ugly blowout loss to the Mavericks, completing Dallas' sweep.

Jason Terry tied a playoff record with nine 3-pointers and the Mavs advanced to the Western Conference finals with a 122-86 victory Sunday that ended the Lakers' run toward a third straight NBA championship.

"It felt good tonight, but we know we're only halfway home," center Tyson Chandler said. "We've got eight wins, but we need eight more. That's our ultimate goal."

Jackson knows that better than anyone.

A Hall of Famer since 2007, he leaves with a record 11 titles, and only 10 series losses. Take away Red Auerbach, who won nine championships, and Jackson won more titles than any two coaches combined. He won six championships with Michael Jordan, three with Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, and the last two with Bryant leading the way.

The 65-year-old Zen Master had to be talked into coming back this year. He was lured by the chase for a 12th title, bundled neatly as four three-peats, but he knew it would be tough with a team worn down by three straight years of playing into mid-June.

"(That) puts a lot of strain on the basketball club from all angles: personalities, spiritually, physically, emotionally, and getting charged up for game after game and assault after assault when you go in and play a team," Jackson said. "It was a challenge bigger than we could beat this year."

Jackson has retired before, only to come back. This time, he said he means it.

"In all my hopes and aspirations, this is the final game that I'll coach," he said. "It's been a wonderful run."

Assistant Brian Shaw, a former Lakers player, is considered a front-runner to take over. The bigger decisions for general manager Mitch Kupchak will be how to surround Bryant. He may want a younger point guard than Derek Fisher, who turns 37 before next season, and he may consider breaking up his tandem of 7-footers, Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol.

"We all know they always come back and get themselves back in the race," Jackson said. "The Lakers are going to survive."

And Jackson will be rooting them on.

"My companion and sweetheart is running the organization on the business side," he said, referring to Jeannie Buss, daughter of club owner Dr. Jerry Buss, "so I know I'll be involved somehow."

Jackson's departure will be felt hardest by Bryant.

"I grew up under him," Bryant said. "The way I approach things, the way I think about things - not only basketball, life in general - comes from him. It's a little weird for me to think of what next year is going to be like."

Dallas will host either Oklahoma City or Memphis in the conference finals. The Grizzlies lead the Thunder 2-1 going into Game 4 on Monday night. The next round likely won't start before next Sunday, a layoff that could pay huge dividends for a roster filled with players in their 30s.

Then again, the Mavs might want to keep playing the way they're going.

They tied a playoff record with 20 3-pointers, shooting 63 percent from behind the arc and 60 percent from the field (44 of 73) overall.

They extended a franchise record by winning their sixth straight playoff game, a streak that began right after they blew a 23-point lead in Game 4 of their first-round series against Portland.

While the crowd went bonkers all afternoon, they weren't doused in confetti at game's end. The organization held back to symbolize that this is only a step toward the bigger goal of winning its first title.

"I'm going to enjoy this for a day," Dirk Nowitzki said. "I think I'm gonna have some pizza and cheat on my diet."

Terry made 11 of 14 shots for 32 points. J.J. Barea set a career playoff-best with 22 points and Peja Stojakovic added 21 points. None of those guys start.

"We've been doing it by committee all year long," said Nowitzki, who scored 17 points, his fewest this postseason. "There are a lot of guys who can make plays and make shots when it counts."

The Lakers blew big, late leads in Games 1 and 3, and came in talking about cleaning up their fourth-quarter performance. They never got that far.

The second quarter proved to be one of the most spectacular in Mavericks history, thanks mostly to Terry.

He was 5 of 6 from behind the arc that period, and the team was 7 of 8 - despite Jackson's repeated demands that his players run at them to try forcing them to dribble up for 2-pointers instead of 3s. The Mavericks had a run of 13-2 early in the quarter and a 10-1 spurt at the end.

Bryant couldn't bail out the Lakers. He made only 1 of 5 shots in the period and had two turnovers. His only basket came after shoving Barea away from him; the pesky little point guard got even right away, driving straight to the rim for a layup.

Bryant finished 7 of 18 for 17 points. Gasol's lost postseason continued, too; he had 10 points and eight rebounds.

To make the loss even more embarrassing for the Lakers, Lamar Odom and Bynum were both ejected within a 45-second span of the fourth quarter for flagrant fouls.

NOTES: Teams trailing 0-3 are now 0-99 in NBA playoff history. The Lakers became the 60th to get swept. ... Before the game, Jackson was told the league was fining him $35,000 for comments he made Saturday that were critical of officials. "That's not fun having a feeling like I've been chased down the freeway by them," Jackson said. "But as Richard Nixon says, 'You won't be able to kick this guy around any more."' ... The lopsided loss continued a trend for the Lakers. Although they'd won nine straight series, their previous eliminations were by 39, nine, 31 and 13 points. ... The 39-point loss - to Boston in Game 6 of the 2008 Finals - was the only bigger blowout loss than this for Jackson, Bryant and the entire Lakers franchise. ... Nowitzki improved to 8-0 in playoff games against Gasol.

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Lakers-Mavericks notebook

By Dave Ivey, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday May 8, 2011 7:22PM

THE FACTS: Record 3-point shooting by Jason Terry and the Mavericks fueled a 122-86 rout of the two-time defending NBA champion Lakers in Game 4 on Sunday, completing a second-round sweep and bringing an embarrassing end to the distinguished career of retiring Los Angeles coach Phil Jackson. Terry scored 32 points and tied a league postseason record with nine 3-pointers, missing only once from downtown, and Dallas equaled an NBA playoff record with 20 3-pointers.

J.J. Barea scored 22 points, Peja Stojakovic was 6-for-6 from 3-point range and added 21 and Dirk Nowitzki had 17 for the Mavericks. Dallas advances to the Western Conference Finals for the fourth time in franchise history, the first since losing to Miami in the 2006 NBA Finals. The Mavs will face the winner of the Thunder-Grizzlies series (Memphis leads 2-1).

The Lakers suffered their earliest playoff defeat since a first-round exit in 2007. Jackson, who won six of his record 11 titles with Chicago and five with Los Angeles, suffered his only sweep in 21 postseasons. The 65-year-old Hall of Famer leaves with a career playoff record of 229-104 (.688), the most wins and highest winning percentage in NBA history.

QUOTABLE: "This was a great night. I'm very thankful that I had the hot hand."
--Terry

THE STAT: The Lakers are now 0-5 on the road in playoff elimination games since 2003, losing those contests by an average margin of 25.6 points.

TURNING POINT: Behind a sizzling 7-for-8 shooting performance from 3-point range, the Mavericks outscored the Lakers 36-16 in the second quarter to build a 63-39 halftime advantage. Terry knocked down five of those treys and scored 17 in the quarter. Stojakovic sank the other two. It was the highest-scoring period of the postseason for Dallas -- until the fourth, when the Mavs also rang up 36.

QUOTABLE II: "They jumped out on us in the second quarter. It was just 3 after 3 after 3 and we could never get back in it."
--Lakers guard Kobe Bryant

QUOTABLE III: "It's been a wonderful run. ... As Richard Nixon said, you won't be able to kick this guy around anymore."
--Jackson

HOT: The Mavericks drained 11 3-pointers during the first half, tying yet another NBA playoff record. They shot 73.3 percent (11-for-15) from behind the arc in the half, 62.5 percent (20-for-32) for the game and 46.2 percent (49-for-106) in the series.

NOT: Bryant scored 13 points in the first quarter on 6-for-8 shooting. In the other three periods combined, however, he only had four points and shot 1-for-10. Bryant also had a game-high five turnovers.

INSIDE THE ARENA: Dallas improved to 5-0 this postseason at the American Airlines Center.

GOOD MOVE: Give Rick Carlisle credit for expertly managing his deep bench during the series. The Mavericks' reserves, led by Terry, Stojakovic and Barea in double figures, scored the exact same number of points (86) as the entire Lakers team. For the series, the Dallas subs outscored the L.A. bench by a lopsided 198-89 margin.

BAD MOVE: To the delight of the crowd, Ron Artest missed a breakaway layup midway through the third quarter. Derek Fisher stole the ball from Jason Kidd and passed it ahead to Artest, who took off for a two-handed dunk and came up short. ... The Lakers blew their cool in the fourth quarter. Lamar Odom was ejected with 9:06 remaining after slamming into Nowitzki with a vicious pick, and Andrew Bynum got tossed with 8:21 left after elbowing Barea to the floor while he was attempting a layup.

NOTABLE: All 99 teams in NBA playoff history that have trailed 3-0 have lost the series, including 58 sweeps. ... Adding insult to injury, Jackson was fined $35,000 by the NBA for comments made Saturday about the officiating in this series. ... The Mavericks had assists on 10 of their 11 made field goals in the first quarter. ... Terry's previous career high for 3-pointers was seven, set on Jan. 9, 2006 at Boston and matched on March 15, 2009 against the Lakers in Los Angeles. ... Terry tied a record shared by Rex Chapman, Vince Carter and Ray Allen. Dallas tied the team postseason record of 20 treys set by Seattle vs. Houston on May 6, 1996.

UP NEXT: TBD.

• Lakers: Caracter, Ebanks, Ratliff
• Mavericks: Beaubois, Butler, Jones

• Lakers: --
• Mavericks: --

• Lead Changes: 3
• Times Tied: 2

• Arena: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
• Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #10 Ron Garretson, #23 Jason Phillips
• Attendance: 21087
• Duration: 2:28

Los Angeles Lakers (57-26)		Dallas Mavericks (58-25)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Chandler vs Bynum (Fisher gains possession)
	11:45	Stevenson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	11:45 [LAL 1-0]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	11:45
	11:44	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Bryant Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:35
	11:26 [DAL 3-1]	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (1 AST)
Bryant Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)	11:04 [LAL 3-3]
	10:54	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:53
Gasol Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	10:42
	10:41	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:34	Marion Layup Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:33
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	10:24
	10:23	Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:11	Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:10
Artest Floating Jump shot: Missed	09:50
	09:49	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:34 [DAL 5-3]	Chandler Fade Away Bank shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Stevenson (1 AST)
Bynum Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:34
	09:34 [DAL 6-3]	Chandler Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
	09:14	Marion Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Fisher Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:14 [LAL 4-6]
Fisher Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	09:14 [LAL 5-6]
	09:01	Marion Running Jump Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:00
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	08:47
	08:47	Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:35	Nowitzki Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:34
Bryant Pullup Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)	08:26 [LAL 7-6]
	08:03	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:02
Bynum Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:45 [LAL 9-6]
	07:27	Marion Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bynum (1 ST)
Artest Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	07:08
	06:52 [DAL 8-9]	Nowitzki Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Kidd (1 AST)
Bryant Driving Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)	06:38 [LAL 11-8]
	06:19 [DAL 10-11]	Nowitzki Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Marion (1 AST)
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Marion (1 ST)	06:05
	05:59 [DAL 12-11]	Marion Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Kidd (2 AST)
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	05:35
	05:34	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:29 [DAL 14-11]	Marion Driving Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Kidd (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:22
	05:22	Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Stojakovic
Gasol Substitution replaced by Odom	05:22
Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	05:09
	05:08	Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:52 [DAL 16-11]	Chandler Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Marion (2 AST)
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	04:27 [LAL 13-16]
	04:15 [DAL 19-13]	Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Stevenson (2 AST)
Fisher Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bynum (1 AST)	03:52 [LAL 15-19]
	03:34	Marion Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	03:33	Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:33	Chandler Tip Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:32
Fisher Jump Shot: Missed	03:21
	03:20	Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:07	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:06
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	02:56 [LAL 17-19]
	02:53	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:53	Stevenson Substitution replaced by Terry
Artest Substitution replaced by Brown	02:53
Bynum Substitution replaced by Gasol	02:53
	02:33	Marion Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Brown (1 ST)
	02:25	Kidd Foul : Shooting Block (1 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:25 [LAL 18-19]
	02:25	Marion Substitution replaced by Nowitzki
	02:25	Kidd Substitution replaced by Barea
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	02:25 [LAL 19-19]
	02:11 [DAL 22-19]	Terry 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (2 AST)
Fisher Jump Shot: Missed	01:49
	01:48	Stojakovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:41 [DAL 25-19]	Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Barea (1 AST)
Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Stojakovic (1 ST)	01:22
	01:18	Stojakovic Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brown (2 ST)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	01:06
Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:05
Bryant Fade Away Bank shot: Made (13 PTS)	01:00 [LAL 21-25]
	00:38.9	Chandler Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:36.8
	00:33.8	Terry Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	00:33.8	Chandler Substitution replaced by Haywood
Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:33.8 [LAL 22-25]
Fisher Substitution replaced by Blake	00:33.8
Bryant Substitution replaced by Barnes	00:33.8
Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	00:33.8 [LAL 23-25]
	00:16.9 [DAL 27-23]	Barea Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Blake 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.9
Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	00:00.9
Odom Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (57-26)		Dallas Mavericks (58-25)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Odom Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:44
	11:31 [DAL 30-23]	Terry 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Barea (2 AST)
Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Stojakovic (2 ST)	11:19
	11:15 [DAL 32-23]	Stojakovic Running Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
	11:01	Haywood Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Odom Substitution replaced by Gasol	11:01
	10:54	Stojakovic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	10:54 [LAL 24-32]
Barnes Substitution replaced by Bryant	10:54
Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	10:54 [LAL 25-32]
	10:30	Haywood Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Blake (1 ST)
Bynum Jump Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Blake (1 AST)	10:21 [LAL 27-32]
	10:07 [DAL 34-27]	Nowitzki Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Stojakovic (1 AST)
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	09:47
	09:46	Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:39	Barea Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	09:38	Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:33 [DAL 37-27]	Terry 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Haywood (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:25
Blake 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Brown (1 AST)	09:08 [LAL 30-37]
	08:50 [DAL 39-30]	Barea Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Gasol Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	08:31
	08:30	Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:21 [DAL 42-30]	Terry 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Barea (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	08:11
Brown Substitution replaced by Artest	08:11
Blake Substitution replaced by Fisher	08:11
Bynum Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	08:02
	08:02	Stojakovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:47 [DAL 44-30]	Barea Driving Bank shot: Made (6 PTS)
Artest Driving Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:32 [LAL 32-44]
	07:08 [DAL 47-32]	Terry 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (3 AST)
Bryant Driving Jump shot: Missed	06:54
	06:53	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:42 [DAL 50-32]	Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Terry (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:32
Gasol Substitution replaced by Odom	06:32
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	06:18 [LAL 34-50]
	05:58 [DAL 52-34]	Barea Running Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Bynum Jump Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (1 BLK)	05:37
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	05:36
Bynum Jump Shot: Missed	05:34
	05:32	Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Odom Foul : Personal Take (2 PF)	05:32
Bynum Substitution replaced by Gasol	05:32
	05:26	Terry Jump Shot: Missed
	05:24	Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	05:23	Haywood Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Gasol (1 ST)
Odom Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:18 [LAL 36-52]
Artest Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:57
Odom Foul : Personal (3 PF)	04:51
	04:42	Nowitzki Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	04:40
Fisher Driving Layup Shot: Missed	04:35
	04:34	Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Fisher Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:27
	04:27	Stojakovic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:27	Team Rebound
	04:27	Barea Substitution replaced by Kidd
	04:27	Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Marion
Odom Substitution replaced by Bynum	04:27
	04:27	Haywood Substitution replaced by Chandler
	04:27 [DAL 53-36]	Stojakovic Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	04:11
	04:11	Team Rebound
	03:53	Terry 3pt Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:52
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Fisher (1 AST)	03:40 [LAL 38-53]
	03:37	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:14	Marion Running Jump Shot: Missed
	03:13	Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	03:07 [DAL 56-38]	Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Kidd (4 AST)
Bynum Jump Hook Shot: Missed	02:44
	02:43	Stojakovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:30	Terry Foul : Offensive Charge (2 PF)
	02:30	Terry Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	02:06
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:05
Bynum Turnover : Offensive Goaltending (1 TO)	02:05
Artest Substitution replaced by Barnes	01:57
	01:50	Kidd Driving Jump shot: Missed Block: Bynum (1 BLK)
	01:50	Team Rebound
	01:50	Stojakovic Substitution replaced by Nowitzki
	01:43	Terry Jump Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:42
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Kidd (1 ST)	01:34
	01:25 [DAL 58-38]	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Terry (2 AST)
	01:17	Kidd Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Bynum Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Kidd (2 ST)	01:07
	01:00 [DAL 60-38]	Terry Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Marion (3 AST)
Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed	00:42.9
	00:41.4	Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:31.8 [DAL 63-38]	Terry 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (4 AST)
Barnes Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	00:23.2
Team Rebound	00:23.2
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Nowitzki (1 ST)	00:07.9
	00:04.9	Terry Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Fisher (1 ST)
	00:03.3	Kidd Foul : Personal Take (3 PF)
Barnes Substitution replaced by Brown	00:03.3
Fisher Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:03.3 [LAL 39-63]
	00:03.3	Marion Substitution replaced by Barea
	00:03.3	Kidd Substitution replaced by Stojakovic
Fisher Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:03.3
Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:03.3
Gasol Putback Layup Shot: Missed	00:02.7
	00:01.8	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
End of 2nd Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (57-26)		Dallas Mavericks (58-25)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:36	Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:36	Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Gasol Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	11:36
Gasol Foul : Personal (2 PF)	11:27
	11:15	Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	11:13
Artest 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Gasol (2 AST)	11:02 [LAL 42-63]
	10:50	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	10:48
	10:35	Stevenson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Bynum Jump Shot: Missed	10:25
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	10:24
Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	10:21
	10:21	Team Rebound
	10:04 [DAL 65-42]	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Kidd (5 AST)
Fisher Jump Shot: Missed	09:50
	09:49	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	09:39	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:38
	09:31	Marion Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Artest Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	09:31 [LAL 43-65]
Artest Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:31
	09:31	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:17	Stevenson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	09:16
	09:08	Stevenson Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Fisher Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	08:56
	08:55	Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	08:46	Nowitzki Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Artest (1 ST)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	08:41
	08:40	Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	08:33	Marion Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Kidd (3 ST)	08:16
	08:03	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	08:02
Bryant Driving Jump shot: Missed	07:50
	07:49	Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	07:49	Chandler Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	07:49	Chandler Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Artest Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	07:44 [LAL 45-65]
	07:44	Marion Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Artest Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)	07:44 [LAL 46-65]
	07:34	Stevenson Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	07:34	Stevenson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	07:34	Stevenson Substitution replaced by Terry
	07:34	Marion Substitution replaced by Stojakovic
Artest Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Kidd (4 ST)	07:18
Artest Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:17
	07:11	Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Fisher (2 ST)
Artest Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	07:07
	07:07	Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
Artest Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	07:07
	06:52 [DAL 68-46]	Terry 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Kidd (6 AST)
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	06:32
	06:31	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	06:19 [DAL 71-46]	Terry 3pt Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Stojakovic (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:19
Bynum Substitution replaced by Blake	06:19
Fisher Substitution replaced by Odom	06:19
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Artest (1 AST)	05:58 [LAL 48-71]
	05:43 [DAL 73-48]	Terry Layup Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Kidd (7 AST)
Gasol Jump Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)	05:25 [LAL 50-73]
Odom Foul : Personal (4 PF)	05:09
	05:09	Terry Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:09	Team Rebound
	05:09 [DAL 74-50]	Terry Free Throw 2 of 2 (29 PTS)
Bryant Pullup Jump shot: Missed	04:46
	04:45	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	04:34	Kidd Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	04:34	Kidd Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	04:34	Kidd Substitution replaced by Barea
Odom Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Artest (2 AST)	04:22 [LAL 52-74]
	04:10 [DAL 76-52]	Barea Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Odom Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Gasol (3 AST)	03:51 [LAL 54-76]
	03:51	Chandler Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Artest Substitution replaced by Brown	03:51
Odom Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	03:51
	03:50	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	03:31 [DAL 78-54]	Barea Step Back Jump shot: Made (12 PTS)
Odom Turnover : Double Dribble (3 TO)	03:18
Team Violation : Delay Of Game	03:18
	02:58 [DAL 81-54]	Terry 3pt Shot: Made (32 PTS) Assist: Barea (4 AST)
Brown 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Gasol (4 AST)	02:39 [LAL 57-81]
	02:14 [DAL 83-57]	Nowitzki Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	02:01
	02:00	Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:53 [DAL 86-57]	Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Terry (3 AST)
	01:38	Nowitzki Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	01:38	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:38	Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Marion
	01:38	Chandler Substitution replaced by Haywood
Gasol Substitution replaced by Barnes	01:38
Bryant Substitution replaced by Bynum	01:38
Odom Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:38
Team Rebound	01:38
Odom Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	01:38 [LAL 58-86]
	01:15	Terry Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)
Barnes Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)	01:01 [LAL 60-86]
	00:44.9	Barea Jump Shot: Missed
Blake Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:43.8
Brown Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Barnes (1 AST)	00:28.9 [LAL 62-86]
	00:05.9	Barea Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brown (3 ST)
Barnes Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Stojakovic (3 ST)	00:01.9
	00:00.3	Barea 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (57-26)		Dallas Mavericks (58-25)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Brown Jump Shot: Missed Block: Terry (1 BLK)	11:38
Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:37
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	11:37
	11:37	Team Rebound
Barnes Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:11
	11:11 [DAL 87-62]	Haywood Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	11:11	Marion Substitution replaced by Nowitzki
	11:11 [DAL 88-62]	Haywood Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Bynum Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	10:57
	10:35	Barea 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:33	Haywood Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	10:32	Haywood Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (3 TO)
Odom Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	10:19 [LAL 64-88]
	09:59 [DAL 91-64]	Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Terry (4 AST)
Blake 3pt Shot: Missed	09:39
Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:38
Barnes Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:37 [LAL 66-91]
	09:37	Haywood Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Barnes Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	09:37 [LAL 67-91]
	09:30 [DAL 94-67]	Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Barea (5 AST)
	09:13	Nowitzki Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Odom Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:13
Team Rebound	09:13
	09:13	Terry Substitution replaced by Kidd
Barnes Substitution replaced by Bryant	09:13
Odom Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	09:13 [LAL 68-94]
Odom Foul : Flagrant Type 2 (5 PF)	09:06
Odom Substitution replaced by Artest	09:06
Odom Ejection:First Flagrant Type 2	09:06
	09:06 [DAL 95-68]	Nowitzki Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
	09:06 [DAL 96-68]	Nowitzki Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 1 (17 PTS)
Artest Foul : Personal (4 PF)	09:00
	08:50 [DAL 98-68]	Barea Step Back Jump shot: Made (14 PTS)
Blake 3pt Shot: Missed	08:36
	08:35	Haywood Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	08:21 [DAL 100-68]	Barea Driving Jump shot: Made (16 PTS)
Bynum Foul : Flagrant Type 2 (2 PF)	08:21
	08:21
	08:21	Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Marion
Bynum Ejection:First Flagrant Type 2	08:21
Bynum Substitution replaced by Gasol	08:21
	08:21 [DAL 101-68]	Barea (17 PTS)
	08:09	Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:08
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	07:59
Gasol Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	07:58
	07:54	Marion Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	07:54 [LAL 69-101]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	07:54 [LAL 70-101]
	07:32 [DAL 103-70]	Marion Jump Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO)	07:18
	07:06 [DAL 105-70]	Haywood Jump Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Barea (6 AST)
Gasol Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	07:06
	07:06	Haywood Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:05
Brown 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Gasol (5 AST)	06:47 [LAL 73-105]
Brown Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:37
	06:37 [DAL 106-73]	Barea Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	06:37 [DAL 107-73]	Barea Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	06:26
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:21
Bryant Layup Shot: Missed	06:20
Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)	06:19
Gasol Layup Shot: Missed	06:19
Gasol Rebound (Off:6 Def:2)	06:17
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	06:17 [LAL 75-107]
Brown Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:01
	06:01 [DAL 108-75]	Marion Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	06:01 [DAL 109-75]	Marion Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Brown 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Gasol (6 AST)	05:51 [LAL 78-109]
	05:27	Marion Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Artest (2 ST)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	05:14
	05:13	Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	04:59 [DAL 112-78]	Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Barea (7 AST)
	04:45	Stojakovic Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	04:45	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:45	Marion Substitution replaced by Brewer
	04:45	Kidd Substitution replaced by Mahinmi
	04:45	Stojakovic Substitution replaced by Cardinal
	04:45	Haywood Substitution replaced by Stevenson
Gasol Substitution replaced by Barnes	04:45
Bryant Substitution replaced by Smith	04:45
Blake Substitution replaced by Johnson	04:45
Artest Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	04:45 [LAL 79-112]
Artest Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	04:45 [LAL 80-112]
	04:27 [DAL 114-80]	Brewer Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Artest Substitution replaced by Walton	04:19
Walton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brewer (1 ST)	04:13
	04:05	Brewer Jump Shot: Missed
Walton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:04
Brown Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	03:53 [LAL 82-114]
	03:53	Mahinmi Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Brown Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	03:53
	03:51	Cardinal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:37	Barea Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Barnes (1 ST)
Barnes Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Brown (2 AST)	03:31 [LAL 84-114]
	03:04 [DAL 117-84]	Barea 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Cardinal (1 AST)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	02:49
	02:48	Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Johnson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:40
Team Timeout : Regular	02:40
	02:40 [DAL 118-84]	Mahinmi Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	02:40	Mahinmi Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:39
Brown Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	02:15
Barnes Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	02:13
Barnes Tip Shot: Made (9 PTS)	02:13 [LAL 86-118]
	01:52	Barea 3pt Shot: Missed
Barnes Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	01:51
Walton 3pt Shot: Missed	01:43
	01:43	Team Rebound
Barnes Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	01:43
	01:43 [DAL 119-86]	Mahinmi Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
	01:43	Mahinmi Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Barnes Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:41
Walton Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Brewer (2 ST)	01:29
	01:10	Brewer Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed	01:02
	01:01	Mahinmi Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:44.9 [DAL 122-86]	Cardinal 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Barea (8 AST)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	00:36.9
Barnes Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	00:35.9
Walton 3pt Shot: Missed	00:31.8
	00:30.9	Stevenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:10.0	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.9
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:01.4
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.4
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 4th Quarter

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