Lakers-Bucks Preview

By JORDAN GARRETSON
Posted Mar 28 2013 1:24AM

How the Los Angeles Lakers' latest injury affects their chase for the Western Conference's final playoff spot remains to be seen, but they started off the final stretch without their emotional leader on the right foot.

The Milwaukee Bucks, meanwhile, are all but assured a playoff spot, but they're mired in a four-game losing streak and one of their top scorers is unhappy.

Los Angeles continues a four-game road trip on Thursday night against Milwaukee - one of seven teams in postseason contention it will play over its final 10 contests.

All of those games will come without the services of Metta World Peace. He is slated for surgery Thursday after he suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee in Monday's loss to Golden State and is expected to miss at least six weeks. That timetable likely keeps him out until the second round of the playoffs, if the Lakers (37-35), who own a one-game edge over Utah for the eighth spot in the West, even qualify and advance that far.

World Peace averages 12.8 points and 5.1 rebounds, but he will be missed more on the defensive end, where the Lakers have already had trouble this season allowing 101.4 points per game.

Los Angeles, which just got Pau Gasol back in the mix after he was sidelined for 5 1/2 weeks with a torn plantar fascia, struggled mightily defensively without World Peace on Wednesday against Minnesota, but held on for a 120-117 win to snap a three-game skid.

"He's a ferocious player," said Kobe Bryant, who had 31 points while assuming World Peace's starting role at small forward. "He gives us that emotional boost. There's a lot of games where we lack energy and he provides that for us. We need to make up for that."

With Bryant not at his normal shooting guard spot, Jodie Meeks slid in there for his third start of the season but was just 2 of 7 for five points in 35 minutes.

Milwaukee (34-36) would seem to be nearly guaranteed a playoff spot with a 6 1/2-game lead over Philadelphia for eighth place in the East with 12 games to play. But the Bucks' hopes of catching seventh-place Boston, whom they trail by 2 1/2 games, to avoid a first-round series with Miami appear to be slipping away. Wednesday's 100-92 loss at Philadelphia was the team's fourth in a row and seventh in nine games, and more significantly, may have put a serious dent in the group's chemistry.

Brandon Jennings, the team's leader in assists with a personal-best 6.8 per game and second-leading scorer at 17.7 per game, was benched for the entire fourth quarter and finished scoreless for the first time in his career.

Coach Jim Boylan said he saw it as a way to possibly energize the team, but Jennings seemed less than energized in the locker room afterward.

"I think that everyone should be held accountable," said Jennings, who totaled 16 assists and 16 points on 5-of-30 shooting (16.7 percent) in the previous two games. "There's no maxed-out players in this locker room. So don't try to put me on a pedestal and just give everyone else the freedom to do whatever they want."

The Bucks have dropped 17 of 22 in the series but took a 100-89 victory in the last meeting in Milwaukee on Jan. 28, 2012. Los Angeles claimed a 104-88 home win on Jan. 15, with Bryant and Dwight Howard each scoring 31 while the Bucks were held to 35.8 percent shooting.

Howard is averaging 24.0 points on 60.8 percent shooting with 14.4 rebounds over his last 15 games versus Milwaukee.

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Bryant has bone spur, Lakers fall to Bucks

By JOE TOTORAITIS
Posted Mar 29 2013 12:11AM

MILWAUKEE (AP) Kobe Bryant used a crutch to leave the arena after the Los Angeles Lakers' latest loss.

Following Los Angeles' 113-103 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night, the Lakers said Bryant had a bone spur in his left foot. He left the arena using one crutch, but appeared to be walking without any pain.

Bryant led the Lakers with 30 points, leaving him four points behind Wilt Chamberlain (31,419) for fourth place on the NBA's career list. He played 36 1/2 minutes and didn't show any signs of difficulty during the game.

"Inflamed on me. I'll be all right," Bryant told Yahoo Sports.

The Lakers are eighth in the Western Conference, a half-game ahead of Utah for the final playoff spot.

Larry Sanders scored 13 of his career-high 21 points in the third quarter for the Bucks. He was 8 of 11 from the floor and had 13 rebounds.

Ersan Ilyasova and Brandon Jennings each had 20 points, Monta Ellis added 18, and Marquis Daniels had 16 to help the Bucks snap a four-game losing streak.

"Our attention to detail was a little bit better," coach Jim Boylan said. "Larry was great, really active. There was a lot of communicating going on. We've been struggling lately and when you struggle you can get into your own little world, and that's a bad place to be."

The Bucks hold the eighth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, and have a seven-game lead over ninth-place Philadelphia with 11 games to go. However, they weren't playing as a unit, the effort and energy level were sagging, until the game against the Lakers.

"You need to be playing a collective game, whether it be offensively or defensively," Boylan said. "Tonight, for us was maybe breaking out of that shell a little bit."

Sanders noticed the change, too.

"It's easy to kind of get in slumps and get that dark cloud over your head and stay there," he said. "But, we fought our way through tonight. It's good and showed a lot of character. You only lose when you stay down. You've got to get back up."

Dwight Howard had 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Lakers, and Steve Nash scored 16 points.

Howard said the Lakers needed to play better defense against the Bucks.

"We need to work together against these guys," he said. "We just didn't do that tonight. Defense needs to be a team effort each and every night."

Ellis scored eight points for Milwaukee during a late 12-3 run, making it 102-92 on a running in the lane. The Lakers turned it over on the next possession, and Daniels raced down the court and dunked to make it 104-92 with 4:12 left. The Lakers never got closer than eight the rest of the way.

Jennings was on the bench, again, during the fourth quarter. At 8:08 left, Boylan took Ellis out and put Ellis in. He scored the Bucks' next six points and turned the momentum. JJ Redick, Ilyasova, Daniels and Sanders finished the game with Ellis.

Jennings also was benched in the fourth quarter of Wednesday night's loss to Philadelphia.

He was unhappy about the move and felt picked on.

"Brandon played great tonight. I took him out, had all intentions of putting him back in the game," Boylan said. "I had every intention of putting him back in the game, but then the game started to roll in our favor. I didn't want to mess with the chemistry we had out on the court. Not that I didn't trust Brandon to come back and play well."

The Lakers' last gasp came early in the fourth. Antwan Jamison scored twice and Howard dunked in a miss to help the Lakers regain the lead at 83-82. The teams exchanged the lead four times before Jennings' 3-pointer at 8:23 put Milwaukee ahead for good.

The Bucks started turning it around in the third, using a 19-8 run to close the quarter with 82-77 lead.

Daniels stole an inbound pass from Bryant under the Lakers' basket and passed to Sanders, who dunked to give Milwaukee a 70-69 lead with 4:23 left in the third. Sanders dunked his way to nine points during the surge. The rest of his points came on a hook shot and a free throw.

NOTES: Lakers forward Metta World Peace had surgery Thursday on a torn meniscus in his left knee. He was injured in Los Angeles' loss to Golden State on Monday night and is expected to miss at least six weeks. ... The crowd cheered when the public address announcer said that Marquette beat Miami to advance in the NCAA basketball tournament. ... Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said Nash's back and hamstring "fired up on him. He toughed it out at first. I could tell he was hurting."

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Notebook: Bucks 113, Lakers 103

Rick Braun, for NBA.com
Posted Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:44 PM - Updated Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:50 PM

THE FACTS: Larry Sanders had a career-high 21 points to go with 13 rebounds, and Marquis Daniels added 16 points and made Kobe Bryant work for all of his 30 points, as the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 113-103 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

Daniels led a defensive effort that forced Bryant into 6-of-17 shooting, although the Lakers star did go to the free throw line 20 times, making 18.

Brandon Jennings and Ersan Ilyasova each added 20 points, and Monta Ellis clicked for 18 points, nine assists and seven rebounds as Milwaukee (35-36) cut its magic number for clinching a playoff spot to four.

Dwight Howard had 15 points and 15 rebounds, but the Lakers (37-36) saw their lead fall to a half-game over Utah for the final Western Conference playoff spot.

QUOTABLE: "It helps out a lot, especially when you have Larry (Sanders) behind you in case you get beat. Larry's there to help protect the rim, and 'Ers' (Ilyasova) is stepping up taking charges. It was a great defensive effort on Kobe. It wasn't just me or Luc (Mbah a Moute). Everybody stepped up and did a good job."
-- Daniels, whose defense was stout enough that the Bucks often didn't have to send a second defender to stop Bryant.

THE STAT: Each of the five Milwaukee starters scored between 16 and 21 points in a thoroughly balanced attack.

TURNING POINT: Steve Blake's 3-pointer gave the Lakers an 88-87 lead before Jennings answered with a 3-pointer that gave the Bucks the lead for good. After Blake's 3-pointer, the Lakers missed 10 of their next 11 shots as Jennings' 3-pointer started a 17-4 run.

QUOTABLE II: "Everyone was looking each other in the eye trying to get that communication to get that fight back in you and not stay down. You only lose when you stay down. You've got to get back up."
-- Sanders on the Bucks coming back as a group after an ugly loss in Philadelphia Wednesday night.

HOT: Sanders went 8 for 11, but his longest made field goal came from 11 feet. He had six dunks on the night.

NOT: Howard entered the night at 49 percent from the free throw line and made just 3 of 10.

GOOD MOVE: Bucks coach Jim Boylan had every intention of bringing back Jennings for the final four minutes, but the Bucks stretched their lead from 90-89 to 104-92 over the next four minutes, so Boylan stayed with the lineup he had.

NOTABLE: Bryant did not meet with reporters after the game and the Lakers said he has a bone spur in his left heel and he'll be examined Friday when the team gets to Sacramento. Bryant was seen leaving the arena using a crutch to walk. ... Steve Nash only played seven minutes in the second half because of back and hamstring problems. ... With his 30 points, Bryant is now four points short of Wilt Chamberlain (31,419) for fourth on the NBA's all-time scoring list.

UP NEXT: For the Lakers, Saturday @ Sacramento, Tuesday vs. Dallas, Friday vs. Memphis. For the Bucks, Saturday vs. Oklahoma City, Monday vs. Charlotte, Wednesday vs. Minnesota.

• Lakers: Hill
• Bucks: Ayon, Przybilla

• Lakers: --
• Bucks: Jennings

• Lead Changes: 18
• Times Tied: 5

• Arena: BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
• Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #18 Matt Boland, #75 Eric Dalen
• Attendance: 16884
• Duration: 2:13

Los Angeles Lakers (37-36)		Milwaukee Bucks (35-36)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Sanders vs Howard (Jennings gains possession)
	11:46 [MIL 2-0]	Ilyasova Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jennings (1 AST)
Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Sanders (1 ST)	11:24
	11:14	Ilyasova Jump Shot: Missed Block: Howard (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	11:14
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nash (1 AST)	10:53 [LAL 2-2]
	10:39	Jennings Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gasol (1 ST)
	10:36	Ilyasova Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Meeks Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:36 [LAL 3-2]
Meeks Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	10:36 [LAL 4-2]
	10:23	Ellis Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Nash (1 ST)
Meeks Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)	10:19 [LAL 6-2]
Howard Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	10:03
	10:03	Sanders Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:03	Team Rebound
	10:03	Sanders Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:02
Howard Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gasol (2 AST)	09:40 [LAL 8-2]
	09:27 [MIL 5-8]	Ilyasova 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Ellis (1 AST)
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	09:14
	09:12	Ellis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:05	Ilyasova 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:05
	09:05	Sanders Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)
Meeks Layup Shot: Missed	08:43
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:41
Howard Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:40 [LAL 10-5]
	08:22 [MIL 7-10]	Ellis Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed	08:03
	08:02	Sanders Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:57 [MIL 10-10]	Jennings 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Nash 3pt Shot: Missed	07:33
Team Rebound	07:32
Gasol Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Ilyasova (1 ST)	07:18
	07:13 [MIL 12-10]	Daniels Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jennings (2 AST)
Bryant Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nash (2 AST)	07:00 [LAL 12-12]
	06:38	Daniels Jump Shot: Missed Block: Howard (2 BLK)
	06:37	Team Rebound
Gasol Substitution replaced by Jamison	06:37
	06:34	Ilyasova Jump Shot: Missed Block: Howard (3 BLK)
	06:34	Team Rebound
	06:34	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Howard Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:17 [LAL 14-12]
	05:59	Ilyasova Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:58
Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Daniels (1 ST)	05:53
	05:49	Sanders Layup Shot: Missed
	05:47	Daniels Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	05:47 [MIL 14-14]	Daniels Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Howard Foul: Offensive Charge (2 PF)	05:39
Howard Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	05:39
	05:39	Team Timeout : Regular
Howard Substitution replaced by Clark	05:39
Nash Substitution replaced by Blake	05:39
	05:31	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed
Clark Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:31
	05:31	Sanders Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)
	05:31	Sanders Substitution replaced by Udoh
Bryant Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	05:06
	05:04	Ellis Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:57 [MIL 16-14]	Ilyasova Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Ellis (2 AST)
Clark Jump Shot: Missed	04:41
	04:40	Ellis Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:34	Ellis Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:34
Jamison 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Blake (1 AST)	04:19 [LAL 17-16]
	04:04	Jennings Layup Shot: Missed
	04:02	Udoh Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:55 [MIL 18-17]	Daniels Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Ellis (3 AST)
	03:33	Udoh Foul: Personal (1 PF)
	03:33	Ellis Substitution replaced by Redick
Meeks Substitution replaced by Gasol	03:33
	03:33	Ilyasova Substitution replaced by Dalembert
Bryant Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	03:20
	03:20	Team Rebound
	03:04	Udoh Jump Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:03
Bryant Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:55 [LAL 19-18]
Team Timeout : Regular	02:47
	02:47	Jennings Substitution replaced by Smith
	02:35	Smith Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO)
	02:35	Jump Ball Smith vs Jamison (Blake gains possession)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	02:17
	02:16	Redick Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:03	Dalembert Jump Shot: Missed
Clark Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:02
	01:56	Daniels Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	01:56 [LAL 20-18]
	01:56	Daniels Substitution replaced by Mbah a Moute
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	01:56 [LAL 21-18]
	01:43	Mbah a Moute 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:42
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Blake (2 AST)	01:31 [LAL 23-18]
	01:11	Dalembert Hook Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:09
Bryant Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF)	01:06
Bryant Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	01:06
	00:53.9	Redick 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:52.8
	00:49.5	Smith Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:49.5 [LAL 24-18]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:49.5 [LAL 25-18]
	00:37.9	Mbah a Moute Jump Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:35.4
Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Mbah a Moute (1 ST)	00:24.8
Blake Foul: Personal Take (1 PF)	00:08.6
	00:01.7	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Blake 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (37-36)		Milwaukee Bucks (35-36)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Nash 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Howard (1 AST)	11:35 [LAL 28-18]
	11:19 [MIL 20-28]	Dalembert Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)
Howard Jump Hook Shot: Missed	11:01
	10:59	Dalembert Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Clark Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	10:56
	10:56 [MIL 21-28]	Dunleavy Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:56 [MIL 22-28]	Dunleavy Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Blake 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Nash (3 AST)	10:39 [LAL 31-22]
	10:19 [MIL 24-31]	Redick Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Clark Substitution replaced by Meeks	10:03
Blake 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Redick (1 BLK)	09:53
	09:51	Dalembert Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:42	Dalembert Jump Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:41
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed	09:32
	09:30	Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:25 [MIL 26-31]	Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed	09:02
	09:01	Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:55	Mbah a Moute Layup Shot: Missed
	08:53	Dalembert Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:45	Mbah a Moute Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF)
	08:45	Mbah a Moute Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	08:45
Nash Running Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	08:32 [LAL 33-26]
	08:19	Dunleavy Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:18
Meeks 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Nash (4 AST)	08:04 [LAL 36-26]
	07:47 [MIL 28-36]	Redick Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)
Nash Jump Shot: Missed	07:36
	07:35	Dalembert Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:28	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:27
	07:24	Smith Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (3 FTA)
Nash Free Throw 1 of 3 (6 PTS)	07:24 [LAL 37-28]
Nash Free Throw 2 of 3 (7 PTS)	07:24 [LAL 38-28]
	07:24	Dunleavy Substitution replaced by Jennings
	07:24	Smith Substitution replaced by Ellis
Jamison Substitution replaced by Gasol	07:24
Nash Free Throw 3 of 3 (8 PTS)	07:24 [LAL 39-28]
	07:04	Mbah a Moute Jump Shot: Missed
	07:03	Jennings Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:47	Ellis Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Nash (2 ST)
Meeks Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Nash (5 AST)	06:42 [LAL 41-28]
	06:30 [MIL 30-41]	Jennings Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	06:10
Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	06:08
	06:08	Redick Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:08
Team Rebound	06:08
	06:08	Mbah a Moute Substitution replaced by Sanders
	06:08	Dalembert Substitution replaced by Ilyasova
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:08
	06:07	Ilyasova Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:53 [MIL 33-41]	Jennings 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Nash Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	05:41 [LAL 43-33]
	05:41	Jennings Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
	05:41	Team Timeout : Regular
Blake Substitution replaced by Bryant	05:41
	05:41	Redick Substitution replaced by Daniels
Nash Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)	05:41 [LAL 44-33]
	05:25	Daniels Jump Shot: Missed Block: Nash (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	05:25
Nash Substitution replaced by Blake	05:25
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	05:12
	05:11	Ilyasova Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Gasol Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	05:05
	05:05 [MIL 34-44]	Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	05:05 [MIL 35-44]	Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Gasol Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:51 [LAL 46-35]
Howard Foul: Defense 3 Second (2 PF)	04:34
	04:34 [MIL 36-46]	Jennings Free Throw Technical (9 PTS)
	04:23	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed
	04:22	Sanders Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:21 [MIL 38-46]	Sanders Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Ilyasova (2 ST)	04:06
	04:01 [MIL 40-46]	Ellis Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Jennings (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:59
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Ilyasova (3 ST)	03:41
Bryant Foul: Personal (2 PF)	03:38
Blake Substitution replaced by Nash	03:38
Nash Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	03:33
	03:33 [MIL 41-46]	Jennings Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	03:33 [MIL 42-46]	Jennings Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Howard Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)	03:20 [LAL 48-42]
	03:06	Ilyasova Jump Shot: Missed
	03:04	Sanders Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	03:00 [MIL 44-48]	Daniels Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Sanders (1 AST)
Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed	02:35
	02:33	Sanders Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	02:30 [MIL 46-48]	Ellis Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Jennings (4 AST)
Nash Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	02:12 [LAL 50-46]
	01:47	Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	01:46
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	01:37
	01:36	Sanders Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	01:29	Ilyasova Layup Shot: Missed
Meeks Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:28
Bryant Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Meeks (1 AST)	01:25 [LAL 52-46]
	01:13 [MIL 48-52]	Sanders Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ellis (4 AST)
	00:57.7	Daniels Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
	00:57.7	Jennings Technical
Nash Free Throw Technical (14 PTS)	00:57.7 [LAL 53-48]
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:57.7
Team Rebound	00:57.7
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:57.7 [LAL 54-48]
	00:44.9 [MIL 51-54]	Ilyasova 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Ellis (5 AST)
	00:24.0	Daniels Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	00:24.0 [LAL 55-51]
	00:24.0	Daniels Substitution replaced by Redick
Howard Substitution replaced by Clark	00:24.0
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	00:24.0 [LAL 56-51]
	00:03.9	Jennings Jump Shot: Missed
	00:02.9	Sanders Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
Clark Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	00:01.0
	00:01.0 [MIL 52-56]	Sanders Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	00:01.0 [MIL 53-56]	Sanders Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
End of 2nd Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (37-36)		Milwaukee Bucks (35-36)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Howard Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Gasol (3 AST)	11:41 [LAL 58-53]
	11:20 [MIL 55-58]	Sanders Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Ilyasova (1 AST)
Nash Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	11:02
	10:52 [MIL 57-58]	Ilyasova Running Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Ellis (6 AST)
Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Ilyasova (4 ST)	10:32
Nash Foul: Personal (2 PF)	10:32
	10:20	Daniels Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	10:18	Sanders Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	10:18 [MIL 59-58]	Sanders Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)	10:00
	09:49	Daniels Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	09:48
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	09:28 [LAL 60-59]
	09:16 [MIL 61-60]	Jennings Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Gasol Layup Shot: Missed	08:56
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	08:54
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	08:54 [LAL 62-61]
	08:44	Jennings Jump Shot: Missed
Meeks Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:43
Meeks Layup Shot: Missed	08:39
	08:37	Sanders Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	08:32	Ellis Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Meeks (1 ST)
Meeks Layup Shot: Missed Block: Sanders (1 BLK)	08:28
Nash Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:25
Nash Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	08:24 [LAL 64-61]
	08:18	Jennings Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Meeks (2 ST)
Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed	08:14
Nash Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	08:13
Gasol Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	07:53 [LAL 66-61]
	07:39	Sanders Layup Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	07:37
Gasol Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	07:24
Gasol Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)	07:24
	07:13	Ilyasova 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:12	Ellis Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:08	Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:07
Gasol Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Ellis (1 ST)	06:55
	06:52 [MIL 63-66]	Ellis Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:52
Gasol Substitution replaced by Jamison	06:52
	06:40	Sanders Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:40
Team Rebound	06:40
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	06:40 [LAL 67-63]
	06:23	Ilyasova Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	06:22
Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed	06:01
	05:59	Sanders Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	05:52	Ilyasova 3pt Shot: Missed
Nash Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	05:51
	05:49	Ilyasova Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Jamison Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Nash (6 AST)	05:49 [LAL 69-63]
	05:30 [MIL 66-69]	Daniels 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Jennings (5 AST)
Howard Foul: Offensive Charge (3 PF)	05:13
Howard Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	05:13
	05:13	Ilyasova Substitution replaced by Dunleavy
Nash Substitution replaced by Blake	05:13
Howard Violation:Defensive Goaltending	05:02
	05:02 [MIL 68-69]	Sanders Hook Shot: Made (12 PTS)
	04:51	Dunleavy Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:51
Team Rebound	04:51
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:51
	04:50	Sanders Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	04:30	Daniels Jump Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:29
Jamison Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Daniels (2 ST)	04:26
	04:23 [MIL 70-69]	Sanders Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Daniels (1 AST)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	04:07
	04:05	Dunleavy Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:59 [MIL 72-69]	Jennings Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
	03:41	Sanders Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Meeks Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Bryant (2 AST)	03:41 [LAL 71-72]
	03:38	Team Timeout : Regular
Howard Substitution replaced by Clark	03:38
Meeks Substitution replaced by Gasol	03:38
	03:29 [MIL 74-71]	Sanders Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Ellis (7 AST)
Blake Jump Shot: Missed	03:06
	03:05	Sanders Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
	02:55 [MIL 76-71]	Sanders Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Jennings (6 AST)
	02:35	Daniels Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	02:35 [LAL 72-76]
	02:35	Daniels Substitution replaced by Mbah a Moute
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	02:35 [LAL 73-76]
Clark Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	02:21
	02:21	Sanders Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:21	Team Rebound
	02:21 [MIL 77-73]	Sanders Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	01:57
	01:56	Ellis Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	01:51	Mbah a Moute Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Blake (1 ST)
	01:48	Sanders Substitution replaced by Udoh
Blake 3pt Shot: Missed	01:36
	01:35	Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:24 [MIL 79-73]	Jennings Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (6 TO) Steal:Udoh (1 ST)	01:01
	00:55.9	Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:55.5	Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:55.5 [MIL 81-73]	Mbah a Moute Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Bryant Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	00:39.8 [LAL 75-81]
	00:30.9	Ellis Layup Shot: Missed Block: Jamison (1 BLK)
Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:27.9
Jamison Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Bryant (3 AST)	00:25.9 [LAL 77-81]
	00:06.9	Jennings Layup Shot: Missed
	00:06.0	Udoh Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
Jamison Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	00:06.0
	00:06.0	Udoh Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:06.0	Team Rebound
	00:06.0 [MIL 82-77]	Udoh Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
	00:04.1	Mbah a Moute Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Blake 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.9
	00:00.6	Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
End of 3rd Quarter
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	11:47	Redick Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:47
Jamison Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Blake (3 AST)	11:37 [LAL 79-82]
	11:21	Dunleavy Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	11:20
Clark Jump Shot: Missed	11:07
Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	11:06
Howard Tip Shot: Missed	11:01
Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	10:59
Howard Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	10:59 [LAL 81-82]
	10:45	Mbah a Moute Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)
	10:30	Udoh Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Jamison Jump Bank Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Clark (1 AST)	10:18 [LAL 83-82]
	10:01	Udoh Jump Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	10:00
Clark Jump Shot: Missed	09:48
	09:47	Jennings Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:35	Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:34	Udoh Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	09:33 [MIL 84-83]	Udoh Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS)
	09:18	Mbah a Moute Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	09:18 [LAL 84-84]
	09:18	Mbah a Moute Substitution replaced by Ilyasova
Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	09:18 [LAL 85-84]
	08:58 [MIL 87-85]	Redick 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Jennings (7 AST)
Blake 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Howard (2 AST)	08:42 [LAL 88-87]
	08:27 [MIL 90-88]	Jennings 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS)
	08:08	Udoh Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
	08:08
	08:08	Jennings Substitution replaced by Ellis
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:08
Team Rebound	08:08
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	08:08 [LAL 89-90]
	07:54	Redick Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Blake (2 ST)
Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed	07:47
	07:46	Dunleavy Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:32	Redick 3pt Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)	07:30
Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed	07:15
	07:13	Ilyasova Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:08 [MIL 92-89]	Ellis Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Ilyasova (2 AST)
Blake Layup Shot: Missed	06:52
Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	06:51
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed	06:49
Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	06:48
Jamison Layup Shot: Missed	06:47
	06:47	Team Rebound
Howard Foul: Loose Ball (4 PF)	06:47
Team Timeout : Regular	06:47
	06:47	Udoh Substitution replaced by Sanders
Jamison Substitution replaced by Gasol	06:47
Clark Substitution replaced by Bryant	06:47
	06:36 [MIL 94-89]	Ellis Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	06:15
	06:14	Ellis Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	06:00 [MIL 96-89]	Ellis Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Bryant Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS)	05:45 [LAL 91-96]
	05:45	Dunleavy Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
	05:45	Dunleavy Substitution replaced by Daniels
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 1 (22 PTS)	05:45 [LAL 92-96]
	05:33	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed
	05:32	Sanders Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)
Blake Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	05:23
	05:23 [MIL 97-92]	Sanders Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	05:23	Sanders Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	05:22
Bryant Layup Shot: Missed Block: Sanders (2 BLK)	05:08
	05:05	Ellis Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	05:02 [MIL 99-92]	Daniels Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Ellis (8 AST)
Gasol Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA)	05:02
	05:02 [MIL 100-92]	Daniels Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	04:47
	04:46	Redick Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:30 [MIL 102-92]	Ellis Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:30
Meeks Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Daniels (3 ST)	04:13
	04:10 [MIL 104-92]	Daniels Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Gasol Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Ellis (2 ST)	03:56
	03:48	Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:48	Sanders Rebound (Off:6 Def:7)
	03:47	Sanders Layup Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:9)	03:38
	03:38	Ellis Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)	03:38 [LAL 93-104]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)	03:38 [LAL 94-104]
	03:24 [MIL 106-94]	Ilyasova Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	03:04
	03:02	Team Rebound
	02:47	Redick 3pt Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:10)	02:46
Gasol Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ilyasova (1 BLK)	02:32
Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	02:29
Gasol Hook Shot: Made (12 PTS)	02:27 [LAL 96-106]
	02:12 [MIL 108-96]	Ilyasova Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Ellis (9 AST)
	02:00	Sanders Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)	02:00 [LAL 97-108]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)	02:00 [LAL 98-108]
	01:44 [MIL 110-98]	Ilyasova Running Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)
	01:34	Ellis Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:34
Team Rebound	01:34
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)	01:34 [LAL 99-110]
	01:12	Ilyasova Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:12
	01:10	Sanders Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (3 FTA)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 3 (28 PTS)	01:10 [LAL 100-110]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 3 (29 PTS)	01:10 [LAL 101-110]
Bryant Free Throw 3 of 3 (30 PTS)	01:10 [LAL 102-110]
	00:49.8	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:48.6
Gasol 3pt Shot: Missed	00:38.9
	00:36.9	Team Rebound
	00:36.3	Daniels Substitution replaced by Dunleavy
	00:36.3	Team Timeout : Short
Blake Foul: Personal Take (3 PF)	00:34.6
Howard Foul: Personal Take (5 PF) (2 FTA)	00:33.6
	00:33.6	Dunleavy Substitution replaced by Daniels
	00:33.6 [MIL 111-102]	Sanders Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	00:33.6	Sanders Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	00:31.8	Ilyasova Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Gasol Foul: Loose Ball (4 PF) (2 FTA)	00:31.8
	00:31.8 [MIL 112-102]	Ilyasova Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	00:31.8 [MIL 113-102]	Ilyasova Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Gasol Hook Shot: Missed	00:20.9
Howard Rebound (Off:5 Def:10)	00:19.9
	00:19.4	Ellis Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:19.4
Team Rebound	00:19.4
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	00:19.4 [LAL 103-113]
End of 4th Quarter