Wizards-Lakers Preview

By JEFF MEZYDLO
Posted Mar 21 2013 2:28PM

The Los Angeles Lakers appear close to having their four stars together on the floor again.

Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol could both return from injuries as the Lakers try for an eighth straight home win Friday night against the Washington Wizards.

Los Angeles coach Mike D'Antoni said Wednesday he hopes his two injured stars could play Friday. Bryant missed the last two games and three quarters of another after he sprained his ankle at Atlanta on March 13. Gasol, meanwhile, has sat the last 20 with a torn plantar fascia.

Gasol, Bryant, Dwight Howard and Steve Nash have not played together since Jan. 30 for the Lakers (36-33), who have won 19 of 27 and currently own the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Those four and Metta World Peace have played just 17 games together and not made up the starting lineup since Jan. 20.

"If our minds and hearts are into it, we can be a heck of a team and we can beat anybody," Gasol told the Lakers' official website. "We have too many guys who can put the ball in the hole for us to focus on one or two guys mainly. Once we share the ball and we really want to defend, get back in transition and limit our turnovers, we're a tough team."

Regardless when Gasol returns, D'Antoni said the 7-footer would eventually start alongside Howard. Gasol begrudgingly came off the bench for seven games in January when D'Antoni felt he wasn't completely healthy.

"There were a lot of decisions made when Steve Nash wasn't 100 percent on the floor, when Dwight Howard wasn't 100 percent, when Pau wasn't 100 percent," D'Antoni said. "When they're all 100 percent, it can work."

Playing its ninth game in 14 days, Los Angeles ran out of gas during Monday's 99-76 loss at Phoenix. Nash scored 19 and Howard added 16 with 11 rebounds but the Lakers shot 33.3 percent - their second-lowest effort of the season - and committed 18 turnovers.

"We just hit the wall," Nash said. "With some guys being injured, we've been playing a seven-man rotation and I think it caught up with us a little bit."

Though Howard went 6 of 18 from the field, he's scored at least 16 points six times and averaged 15.1 boards while recording eight straight double-doubles.

The Lakers have averaged 108.8 points and shot 49.0 percent during their longest home winning stretch since a 10-game run last season.

Nash is averaging 18.0 points on 56.5 percent shooting in the last five at Staples Center.

Los Angeles has won four straight at home and 10 of 11 overall against the Wizards (24-43). Bryant scored 30 in the Lakers' 102-96 win at Washington on Dec. 14.

Point guard John Wall was still recovering from an offseason knee injury then, but the Wizards are 19-15 since his season debut. He had 19 points and eight assists as Washington held Phoenix to 33.7 percent shooting to win for the fourth time in five games, 88-79 on Wednesday.

The Wizards have allowed fewer than 88 points in half of their last 10 contests.

"Defensively, that's what we take our pride in," said Wall, who is averaging 23.3 points on 57.1 percent shooting and 9.5 assists over the last six games. "When we play defense, we feel we can beat anybody."

Wall had 22 points and 14 assists in his only game against the Lakers at Staples, a 115-108 loss on Dec. 7, 2010.

The Wizards could be without second-leading scorer Bradley Beal (13.9 points per game) after the rookie left Wednesday with a sprained ankle.

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Wizards rally for 103-100 win over Lakers

By BETH HARRIS
Posted Mar 23 2013 2:26AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) With Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol returning from injuries and the Washington Wizards owning one of the league's worst road records, it seemed like an easy win was in store for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Wrong.

Trevor Ariza hit a career-high seven 3-pointers on his way to 25 points, and John Wall added 24 points and 16 assists in helping the Wizards rally from an 18-point second-half deficit to win 103-100 on Friday night.

"I've won twice against the Lakers, once at home, and just to come here and win my first game ever at Staples Center is great," Wall said. "We just knew what our team was, we're one of the top defensive teams and when we play defense and play the right way, we have a chance. We just have a lot of heart and character."

Nene scored 15 points and Martell Webster added 13 for the Wizards, who won their second straight while improving to 7-26 on the road.

"It was a colossal win; it's awesome, pure joy," Webster said. "We were down in that first half mainly because we were getting great looks, we just weren't making shots and the resilience on defense was immaculate."

Down 2 points, Bryant missed a short open jumper with 5 seconds to go and Metta World Peace fouled Wall, who made both free throws. After a timeout, Bryant's 3-pointer drew the Lakers to 101-100 with 2 seconds left. But Bryant fouled Wall with 1 second to go, and he again made both.

The Lakers got the ball to Bryant one last time, and he dribbled while being careful not to step out of bounds before launching a 3-pointer from the right sideline that missed as time expired.

"Just rushed it a little bit, didn't know how much time I had to get it off," he said.

Bryant finished with 21 points and 11 assists after missing two games with a sprained left ankle. Dwight Howard added 20 points and 15 rebounds, and Jodie Meeks had 16 points off the bench as the Lakers' seven-game home winning streak ended.

"It's a disturbing loss and we're upset about it," Bryant said. "Our defensive intensity slipped a great deal in the second half and they took advantage of it."

Gasol had four points and eight rebounds playing limited minutes after missing more than six weeks with a right foot injury. He sat most of the fourth and could see what was going wrong.

"We messed up on rotations and left guys wide open. All of a sudden they were in the game," Gasol said. "We stopped hustling on certain plays. You can't allow a guy to take a wide-open shot. It was one thing after another."

The starting lineup of Bryant, Howard, Gasol, World Peace and Steve Nash fell to 0-6 this season. After struggling with injuries, the Lakers are fielding a near-healthy roster with 12 games to play as they fight to hang on to the eighth and final playoff spot.

"I can't explain it, but every time we get up 16, it's like, `Well, we're really good and we don't have to play hard' and we start messing with the game," Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said. "When you start messing with not moving the ball, messing with `I'm just going to go one-on-one every time,' and you start messing with the basketball gods, they will get you. If we don't change that we obviously won't make the playoffs."

The Wizards' rally that began in the third quarter continued in the fourth, with Ariza's 3-pointer tying the game and his driving layup providing their first lead, 81-79, with 8:52 left.

Bryant scored 10 of the Lakers' first 12 points, with his reverse dunk putting them back in front, 86-83. Meeks hit a 3-pointer off an unlikely assist from World Peace, who missed, grabbed his own rebound and barely kept his balance to stay inbounds before firing to Meeks in the right corner for an 89-86 lead.

Ariza's sixth and seventh 3-pointers twice restored the Wizards' lead to two points.

"We didn't get down on ourselves," he said. "We kept fighting even when we were down early. We just came out, stuck to our game plan and executed."

Washington outscored the Lakers 31-17 in the third to close to 74-72. The Wizards ended on an 11-2 run, with Wall and Ariza scoring all their points. Bryant scored just four points and had a turnover as time expired.

The Lakers took a 57-41 halftime lead on the strength of an opening quarter in which they shot 68 percent and led by 16 points. The Wizards played them to a 22-22 tie in the second period despite shooting 36 percent.

NOTES: Lakers F Antawn Jamison sprained his right wrist and an X-ray after the game was negative. He will have a MRI on Saturday. He had 11 points and seven rebounds in 18 minutes. ... The Lakers split the season series and fell to 10-3 all-time against the Wizards at Staples Center. ... The Lakers open a four-game road trip at Golden State on Monday. ... Ariza noted his big game came on his son's fifth birthday.

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Notebook: Wizards 103, Lakers 100

Dan Arritt, for NBA.com
Posted Sat Mar 23, 2013 2:33 AM - Updated Sat Mar 23, 2013 2:33 AM

THE FACTS: The Lakers had the core of their starting lineup intact for one of the few times this season and the result remained remarkably consistent. L.A. blew an 18-point second-half lead Friday night against the injury-filled Wizards and lost, 103-100, when Kobe Bryant, who returned after a two-game absence with an ankle sprain, twice missed potential tying shots in the final five seconds at Staples Center.

QUOTABLE: "I can't explain it, but every time we get up 16, it's like, "Well, we're really good and we don't have to play hard,' and we start messing with the game."
-- Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni.

THE STAT: The Lakers also welcomed back Pau Gasol after the veteran forward missed 20 games with a right foot injury. Because of injuries, Bryant, Gasol, Steve Nash and Dwight Howard were in the starting lineup together for just sixth time this season. The Lakers fell to 0-6 in those games.

TURNING POINT: The Lakers went up by 18 points at the start of the third quarter and it seemed only a matter of time before Washington raised the white flag. Instead, the Wizards scratched and clawed their way back, eventually tying the score at 74 on the opening possession of the fourth quarter. The game went back and forth from there, with the Wizards taking the lead for good, 98-97, on Nene's basket with 1:23 left. After a free throw by Nene pushed the lead to two, Bryant missed a pull-up 11-footer with five seconds remaining. Bryant managed to hit a 3-pointer with two seconds left to cut the deficit back to one. Two more free throws by John Wall pushed the lead back to three with 1.5 seconds remaining, and Gasol then found Bryant at the far 3-point line with a long inbounds pass, but Bryant's attempt at the buzzer clanked off the rim.

HOT: Washington forward Trevor Ariza returned to Southern California and brought the heat with him, making a career-high seven 3-pointers on 12 attempts and scoring 25 points. Ariza, who went to Westchester High near L.A. Airport before attending UCLA, made four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter alone. Wall also established a career high with 16 assists to go with 24 points. Howard had a strong game for the Lakers, shooting 8-for-9 and scoring 20 points with 15 rebounds. Jodie Meeks gave L.A. a nice boost off the bench, scoring 16 points on 5-for-8 shooting.

NOT: Gasol returned from injury for the third time this season and coach D'Antoni immediately dropped him into the starting lineup. Gasol looked rusty, at best, finishing with four points on 2-for-10 shooting, though he did grab eight rebounds in 21 minutes. Bryant had six of L.A.'s 17 turnovers, which Washington turned into 21 points.

GOOD MOVE: Wall saw he was up against the 39-year-old Nash and 33-year-old Steve Blake and went right to his after-burners, speeding past them every chance he had. Wall took 19 shots but only one was from beyond the 3-point line. He was especially aggressive in the second half, totaling 18 points and 11 assists in that span.

QUOTABLE II: "He's just controlling the game. He's getting the ball up the floor, he's getting it inside quickly before defenses can get set, he's attacking gaps before teams can get set, and he's playing with high confidence."

-- Washington coach Randy Wittman on Wall.

BAD MOVE: The Lakers forgot all about Howard in the fourth quarter, as he did not attempt a shot in nine minutes of action. Bryant, meanwhile, took 10 of his 18 shots in the final quarter, missing four of his last five. It's game like this that Howard will likely remember when it's time to sign a new contract this summer.

QUOTABLE III: "You can't be a fairly good team, or even a good team, without passing the basketball."
-- D'Antoni.

NOTABLE: The Wizards were without starting center Emeka Okafor (flu), top reserve Bradley Beal (left ankle) and back-up point guard A.J. Price (sore right groin). ... Lakers reserve forward Antawn Jamison left the game with a sprained right wrist in the third quarter and did not return. Jamison, who had 11 points and seven rebounds before he was injured, was scheduled to have an X-ray following the game. ... The Wizards have the fifth-best record in the East (20-15) since Wall returned from injury Jan. 2

UP NEXT: For the Lakers, Monday @ Golden State, Wednesday @ Minnesota, Thursday @ Milwaukee. For the Wizards, Saturday @ Golden State, Monday vs. Memphis, Wednesday @ Oklahoma City.

• Wizards: Barbosa, Price
• Lakers: Hill

• Wizards: Wittman
• Lakers: --

• Lead Changes: 7
• Times Tied: 5

• Arena: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Officials: #49 Tom Washington, #42 Eric Lewis, #73 Tre Maddox
• Attendance: 18997
• Duration: 2:14

Washington Wizards (25-43)		Los Angeles Lakers (36-34)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Howard vs Nene (Collins gains possession)
Temple Jump Shot: Missed	11:44
	11:43	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:19 [LAL 3-0]	World Peace 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)
Nene Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	11:05
	11:03	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Wall Foul: Personal (1 PF)	10:46
Collins Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	10:37
	10:37 [LAL 4-0]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:37 [LAL 5-0]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Nene Driving Layup Shot: Missed	10:16
Temple Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:13
Wall Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	10:12
	09:58 [LAL 7-0]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Howard (1 AST)
Webster 3pt Shot: Missed	09:45
	09:44	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:33	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
Wall Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:32
Wall Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:27 [WAS 2-7]
	09:11	Gasol Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Webster (1 ST)
Temple Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:06 [WAS 4-7]
	08:49	Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wall (1 ST)
Nene Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wall (1 AST)	08:46 [WAS 6-7]
	08:24	Jump Ball Gasol vs Nene (Bryant gains possession)
	08:20 [LAL 9-6]	Howard Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)
Collins Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	08:20
Collins Substitution replaced by Seraphin	08:20
	08:20 [LAL 10-6]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Wall Jump Shot: Missed	08:07
	08:06	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:49 [LAL 12-6]	Gasol Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Howard (2 AST)
Nene Jump Shot: Missed	07:32
	07:31	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:15 [LAL 14-6]	Nash Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Webster 3pt Shot: Missed	06:48
	06:47	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Webster Foul: Personal (1 PF)	06:42
	06:42	Gasol Substitution replaced by Jamison
	06:25	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	06:24	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:22 [LAL 16-6]	Jamison Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:16
	06:16	Nash Substitution replaced by Blake
Temple Substitution replaced by Ariza	06:16
Webster 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Ariza (1 AST)	05:50 [WAS 9-16]
	05:31	Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	05:17	Howard Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Seraphin Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	05:17 [WAS 10-16]
Seraphin Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	05:17 [WAS 11-16]
	05:02 [LAL 18-11]	Howard Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Bryant (2 AST)
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	04:52
	04:51	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	04:42 [LAL 20-11]	Blake Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Webster (1 AST)	04:28 [WAS 14-20]
	04:15 [LAL 22-14]	Jamison Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bryant (3 AST)
Webster Jump Shot: Missed	03:57
	03:56	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:44	Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:43
Seraphin Jump Shot: Missed	03:32
	03:31	Blake Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:24	Howard Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	03:24	World Peace Substitution replaced by Meeks
	03:24	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:24	Howard Substitution replaced by Gasol
Nene Running Hook Shot: Missed	03:08
Nene Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:07
Nene Tip Shot: Missed	03:07
	03:04	Blake Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Nene Substitution replaced by Booker	03:03
Webster Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	02:53
	02:53 [LAL 23-14]	Meeks Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Webster Substitution replaced by Martin	02:53
	02:53 [LAL 24-14]	Meeks Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Wall Driving Layup Shot: Missed	02:39
	02:37	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:32 [LAL 26-14]	Jamison Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Blake (1 AST)
Wittman Technical	02:31
	02:31 [LAL 27-14]	Meeks Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
	02:18	Bryant Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Martin (1 AST)	02:06 [WAS 17-27]
	02:02	Blake Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Booker Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wall (2 AST)	01:52 [WAS 19-27]
	01:34	Gasol Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed
	01:30	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:30	Gasol Tip Shot: Missed
Wall Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:27
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	01:23
	01:19	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	01:14 [LAL 29-19]	Meeks Running Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Blake (2 AST)
Seraphin Jump Shot: Missed	01:01
	00:59.9	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:53.5 [LAL 32-19]	Meeks 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Bryant (4 AST)
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	00:47.9
	00:46.4	Blake Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Ariza Violation:Kicked Ball	00:37.8
Wall Substitution replaced by Temple	00:37.8
	00:26.9	Bryant Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Seraphin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:24.5
Seraphin Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	00:08.4
	00:00.7 [LAL 35-19]	Jamison 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Bryant (5 AST)
End of 1st Quarter
Washington Wizards (25-43)		Los Angeles Lakers (36-34)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:43	Nash Floating Jump shot: Missed
	11:40	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	11:40	Gasol Tip Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:40
Seraphin Jump Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)	11:22 [WAS 21-35]
	11:10	Blake 3pt Shot: Missed
Booker Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:09
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	10:53
	10:52	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	10:43	Gasol Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:42
Seraphin Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Meeks (1 ST)	10:31
	10:26	Meeks Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Temple (1 BLK)
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:21
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	10:13
	10:12	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	10:06	Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:05
	10:05	Jamison Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)
	10:05	Gasol Substitution replaced by Howard
	10:05	Jamison Substitution replaced by World Peace
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	09:46
Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:45
Martin Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	09:45
	09:45	Blake Substitution replaced by Clark
	09:34	Nash Jump Shot: Missed
Booker Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:33
Martin Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Clark (1 ST)	09:21
	09:15 [LAL 38-21]	World Peace 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Clark (1 AST)
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	08:53
Team Rebound	08:53
	08:53
Seraphin Substitution replaced by Wall	08:53
Martin Substitution replaced by Nene	08:53
Wall Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:44 [WAS 23-38]
	08:21	Howard Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
Booker Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:16
Wall Jump Shot: Missed	08:13
	08:09	Clark Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:51	Nash 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:50	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	07:48	Howard Foul: Offensive Charge (2 PF)
	07:48	Howard Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Booker Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Clark (2 ST)	07:32
	07:31	Clark Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Nene Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ariza (2 AST)	07:13 [WAS 25-38]
	06:58 [LAL 40-25]	Clark Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nash (1 AST)
Booker Layup Shot: Missed	06:38
Booker Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:37
Booker Tip Shot: Missed	06:37
	06:34	World Peace Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Nene Foul: Personal (1 PF)	06:29
Booker Substitution replaced by Collins	06:29
	06:29	Meeks Substitution replaced by Blake
	06:18 [LAL 43-25]	Clark 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Nash (2 AST)
Nene Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wall (3 AST)	06:06 [WAS 27-43]
	05:53 [LAL 45-27]	Howard Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Nash (3 AST)
Nene Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Ariza (3 AST)	05:27 [WAS 29-45]
	05:15 [LAL 47-29]	Nash Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Wall Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	05:07 [WAS 31-47]
	05:03	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:03	Nash Substitution replaced by Bryant
Ariza Substitution replaced by Webster	05:03
	04:52	Clark Jump Shot: Missed
Temple Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:51
Nene Step Back Jump shot: Missed	04:35
	04:34	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	04:17	Blake Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Nene (1 ST)
Webster Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Nene (1 AST)	04:14 [WAS 33-47]
Nene Foul: Personal (2 PF)	04:01
	03:51	Clark 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:50	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:44 [LAL 50-33]	Blake 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Howard (3 AST)
Temple 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Webster (2 AST)	03:32 [WAS 36-50]
	03:14 [LAL 52-36]	Bryant Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Webster Jump Shot: Missed	02:51
	02:50	Blake Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	02:41	Clark Jump Shot: Missed
Collins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:40
Temple 3pt Shot: Missed Block: World Peace (1 BLK)	02:24
Team Rebound	02:24
Team Timeout : Regular	02:24
	02:24	Blake Substitution replaced by Nash
	02:24	Clark Substitution replaced by Jamison
Webster 3pt Shot: Missed	02:18
	02:17	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:01 [LAL 54-36]	Jamison Running Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: World Peace (1 AST)
Webster 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Wall (4 AST)	01:46 [WAS 39-54]
Temple Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	01:22
	01:22	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:22	Team Rebound
Collins Substitution replaced by Booker	01:22
Nene Substitution replaced by Seraphin	01:22
	01:22 [LAL 55-39]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Wall Jump Shot: Missed	01:11
	01:10	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:58.9 [LAL 57-39]	Howard Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Bryant (6 AST)
Wall Jump Shot: Missed	00:42.9
Booker Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:41.3
Booker Layup Shot: Missed Block: Jamison (1 BLK)	00:38.9
	00:36.6	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	00:21.9	Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Wall (2 ST)
Webster Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Wall (5 AST)	00:18.4 [WAS 41-57]
	00:02.8	Team Timeout : Short
	00:02.0	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Washington Wizards (25-43)		Los Angeles Lakers (36-34)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:46	Nash Layup Shot: Missed
Collins Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:44
Webster 3pt Shot: Missed	11:30
	11:28	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
Webster Foul: Personal (3 PF)	11:24
	11:13	Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Temple (1 ST)
Temple Driving Layup Shot: Missed	11:09
	11:05	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	11:00 [LAL 59-41]	Howard Slam Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Bryant (7 AST)
Collins Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Temple (1 AST)	10:42 [WAS 43-59]
	10:28	Nash Jump Shot: Missed
Nene Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:27
Nene Jump Shot: Missed	10:18
	10:16	Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Collins Foul: Personal (3 PF)	10:04
	09:58	Gasol Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Temple (2 ST)
	09:51	Bryant Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Webster Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	09:51 [WAS 44-59]
Webster Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:51
	09:51	World Peace Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:30	Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)
Nene Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed Block: Howard (1 BLK)	09:18
Wall Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:17
	09:17	Howard Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Wall Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:17
Team Rebound	09:17
Wall Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:17
	09:17	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
	09:01 [LAL 61-44]	Howard Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Bryant (8 AST)
Temple Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	08:45 [WAS 46-61]
	08:29 [LAL 63-46]	Gasol Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bryant (9 AST)
Wall Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:21
	08:18	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)
	08:11	Gasol Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Nene (1 BLK)
Nene Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:08
Webster Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Temple (2 AST)	08:06 [WAS 48-63]
	07:50	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
Wall Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:48
Temple 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Wall (6 AST)	07:40 [WAS 51-63]
Collins Foul: Personal (4 PF)	07:29
Collins Substitution replaced by Seraphin	07:29
	07:24	Howard Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Wall (3 ST)
Wall Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS)	07:21 [WAS 53-63]
	07:21	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:07	World Peace Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF)
	07:07	World Peace Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	07:07	Gasol Substitution replaced by Jamison
Seraphin Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Nene (2 AST)	06:45 [WAS 55-63]
	06:28	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	06:28	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)
Seraphin Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)	06:28
	06:17	Nash 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:17	Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Temple Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	06:17
	06:17	Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:17	Team Rebound
	06:17	Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Seraphin Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:16
Seraphin Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Wall (7 AST)	05:58 [WAS 57-63]
	05:46 [LAL 65-57]	Howard Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Temple Running Bank shot: Missed	05:28
	05:24	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:16 [LAL 68-57]	Nash 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Bryant (10 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:16
Nene Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Wall (8 AST)	04:54 [WAS 59-68]
	04:37 [LAL 70-59]	Bryant Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Temple Substitution replaced by Ariza	04:19
	04:19	Nash Substitution replaced by Blake
Ariza Jump Shot: Missed	04:09
	04:08	Blake Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	03:54	Jamison Layup Shot: Missed Block: Nene (2 BLK)
	03:53	Jamison Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	03:52	Jamison Jump Shot: Missed Block: Seraphin (1 BLK)
Nene Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:50
Wall Jump Shot: Missed	03:43
	03:42	World Peace Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:30	World Peace 3pt Shot: Missed
Seraphin Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:28
	03:16	Jamison Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Seraphin Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	03:16 [WAS 60-70]
	03:16	World Peace Substitution replaced by Meeks
Nene Substitution replaced by Booker	03:16
Seraphin Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	03:16 [WAS 61-70]
	03:00 [LAL 72-61]	Howard Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Bryant (11 AST)
Seraphin Jump Hook Shot: Missed	02:41
	02:38	Jamison Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	02:23	Blake Jump Shot: Missed
Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:22
Wall Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Ariza (4 AST)	02:05 [WAS 63-72]
	01:47	Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO)
	01:47	Howard Substitution replaced by Gasol
Wall Pullup Jump shot: Made (12 PTS)	01:36 [WAS 65-72]
	01:10	Jamison Slam Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Seraphin (2 BLK)
Wall Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	01:08
Ariza Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Wall (9 AST)	01:00 [WAS 67-72]
	00:46.9	Gasol Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:43.8
Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Wall (10 AST)	00:37.9 [WAS 70-72]
	00:36.7	Team Timeout : Short
	00:24.6 [LAL 74-70]	Bryant Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Wall Running Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	00:08.7 [WAS 72-74]
	00:02.9	Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (6 TO) Steal:Ariza (1 ST)
Webster 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Washington Wizards (25-43)		Los Angeles Lakers (36-34)
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Wall Pullup Jump shot: Made (16 PTS)	11:43 [WAS 74-74]
	11:26 [LAL 77-74]	Meeks 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Nash (4 AST)
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	11:06
	11:05	Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:02 [LAL 79-74]	Meeks Reverse Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Nash (5 AST)
Wall Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)	10:43 [WAS 76-79]
	10:28	World Peace 3pt Shot: Missed
Seraphin Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:27
	10:14	World Peace Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Webster Substitution replaced by Temple	10:14
Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Wall (11 AST)	10:01 [WAS 79-79]
	09:43	Blake Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed
Seraphin Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	09:41
Wall 3pt Shot: Missed	09:22
	09:20	Meeks Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:07	Blake 3pt Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:05
Ariza Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Seraphin (1 AST)	08:52 [WAS 81-79]
	08:50	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:50	Gasol Substitution replaced by Howard
	08:50	Blake Substitution replaced by Bryant
Ariza Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	08:36
	08:36 [LAL 80-81]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	08:36 [LAL 81-81]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Seraphin Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Wall (12 AST)	08:22 [WAS 83-81]
Wall Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	08:06
	08:06	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:06	Team Rebound
	08:06 [LAL 82-83]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Wall Pullup Jump shot: Missed	07:54
	07:52	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:11)
	07:39 [LAL 84-83]	Nash Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	07:21
Team Rebound	07:20
Booker Substitution replaced by Nene	07:20
Ariza Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bryant (1 ST)	07:09
	07:04 [LAL 86-83]	Bryant Reverse Slam Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Wall (13 AST)	06:43 [WAS 86-86]
Temple Foul: Personal (3 PF)	06:29
	06:18	World Peace 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:17	World Peace Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:09 [LAL 89-86]	Meeks 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: World Peace (2 AST)
Ariza Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Bryant (2 ST)	05:43
	05:36	Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed
Temple Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:35
	05:35	Meeks Foul: Personal (1 PF)
	05:35
	05:16	Nash Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Wall Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	05:16 [WAS 87-89]
Wall Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	05:16 [WAS 88-89]
	05:00	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Temple Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:58
Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Wall (14 AST)	04:46 [WAS 91-89]
	04:24 [LAL 92-91]	World Peace 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Nash (6 AST)
Seraphin Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	04:05
	04:01	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:12)
	03:49	Bryant Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Nene Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:45
Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Wall (15 AST)	03:43 [WAS 94-92]
	03:25 [LAL 94-94]	Bryant Jump Bank Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Ariza Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	03:25
	03:25	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:24
Seraphin Jump Shot: Missed	03:04
	03:03	Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:51 [LAL 96-94]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:50
Seraphin Substitution replaced by Webster	02:50
Nene Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	02:37
Ariza Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)	02:18
	02:18 [LAL 97-94]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	02:18	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Temple Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:16
Nene Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Wall (16 AST)	01:58 [WAS 96-97]
	01:37	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Temple Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	01:36
Nene Running Bank Hook Shot: Made (14 PTS)	01:23 [WAS 98-97]
	01:01	Bryant Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed
Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:59.5
	00:43.1	Howard Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Nene Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:43.1
Team Rebound	00:43.1
Nene Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	00:43.1 [WAS 99-97]
	00:34.9	World Peace Foul: Offensive Charge (3 PF)
	00:34.9	World Peace Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Wall Floating Jump shot: Missed	00:16.9
	00:16.0	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:13)
	00:16.0	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:05.9	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Wall Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:04.3
	00:04.3	World Peace Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Wall Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	00:04.3 [WAS 100-97]
Wall Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	00:04.3 [WAS 101-97]
	00:04.3	Team Timeout : Short
	00:04.3	Meeks Substitution replaced by Blake
	00:02.3 [LAL 100-101]	Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Blake (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:02.3
	00:02.3	World Peace Substitution replaced by Meeks
Team Timeout : Short	00:02.3
	00:01.5	Bryant Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Wall Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)	00:01.5 [WAS 102-100]
	00:01.5	Meeks Substitution replaced by World Peace
Wall Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)	00:01.5 [WAS 103-100]
	00:00.5	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 4th Quarter