and Tehran loose starting in the
backcourt
MJ amazingly is 12 and 13 career
regular-season games against the Lakers
he has a losing record against only two
other teams in the league you saw
Houston but he averages almost 30 points
a game against these Lakers in his
career at upfront
it's Jerry Stackhouse with Johnny white
and Christian Laettner stack out his
consecutive career game 15 of them
averaging 21 points on 42% shooting from
the field and 37% from three-point range
the head coach and his second season is
51 year old Doug Collins for the record
of 71 wins and indeed two losses for the
Wizards is assisted by Brian James Larry
Drew Johnny Bach Patrick Hewitt and the
Wizards trainer is Steve Stricker the LA
Lakers are 41 and 30 they are 25
at Staples Center 16 and 20 on the road
they'll start Kobe Bryant and Derek
Fisher in the back in the backcourt
Chloe's averages of skyrocketed this is
sick season to 30 points per game and
seven rebounds and up front a change
made last-minute Park Batson for Robert
Horry with Shaquille O'Neal and Rick Fox
use these shacks numbers in 23 career
games against Washington averaging 28
and a half points on 56% field goal
shooting at 14 rebounds the head coach
in his fourth season here in LA is Phil
Jackson 222 wins 95 losses amazingly
he's been the head coach of nine of the
last 12 NBA champions six in Chicago in
the last three in LA I let's take a look
at the gym Coleman keys to the night's
Gainesville or the wizard obviously
they've got to do something to kind of
contain Jack and Kobe these guys average
over 57 points a game so I'm not talking
about slowing them down but certainly
they can keep the hat or below their
average that would be a success the
three stones could be big and it lasts
in november washington had no
three-pointers made but they did outs to
blow the lakers by seven at twenty eight
free throws and ended up with a one
point win on the other side obviously
you expect Shaq and Kobe to lead the way
but they expect their other guys Laurie
Fisher and George to get some good
flooring remember it was Brian's shawl
that came off the bench he had 16 of his
20 points in the fourth quarter and
almost gotten the Lakers away with a win
in Washington and then of course the
matchup everyone here to see Kobe
against Jordan Jordan has been hot and
leading this team and I'm sure that you
will see those two matched up quite a
bit throughout the course of the night
the officials tonight are Bob Delaney
Gary's Nowitzki and Mark Warner look
there there's Larry David right behind
Bob Delaney oh that's our Gus our boy
right there Curb Your Enthusiasm how
about that here's the all-time series
the Lakers lead 102 259 in the second of
two meetings this year Wizards won the
first game November 8 199 at MCI Center
last year LA swept a pair winning by 9
here and by 20 in Washington and the
Lakers have won nine straight games at
home the last Wizards victory here
February 14th 1990
Washington comes off - very impressive
victories on the road in Portland and
Seattle MJ's first jumper got Jefferson
you have Rick box
Ashley guarding Jordan but throughout
the course of the game I'm sure you'll
see that mats have come through with
Jordan going against Soviet either
either into the court excellent Wizards
have gotten out to a tremendous start
the last two games shooting in the first
quarter as Shaq misses an air ball and
Matson pulls it down and they've got he
missed everything for the shot clocks at
one turnaround jumper and a 24-second
violation
good job by jihad he almost got fooled
on that quick spin move you get the seed
watching Shaq as big as he is you don't
realize how quick and agile this big man
is the Lakers beat Houston Wednesday
night 96 93 in Houston they've won six
of eight with victories over the Rockets
the hawk to the Celtics the Clippers the
bucks and the t-wolves the two losses in
that eight game stretch have covered San
Antonio and at Sacramento Stackhouse
drives fives Jordan again MJ's second
jumper got another one now puffed up the
event he is to play here tonight
it's put it'd be fun to watch this old
game Wizards lead four to nothing Steve
buck Hansen's pill Cheniere top cash
sports that tonight Kobe's first jumper
that's good
Bolden Brian averaging thirty point one
points a game each second in the NBA he
also averages seven rebounds on almost
six assists which is thirteenth and 2.2
steals which is thin yordan one-on-one
against Fisher fade away by MJ
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here the buzz in the crowd dance you
sure I can Jack's binge
last time these teams played with you
O'Neal did not dress out the Wizards
worn on that Stackhouse shot at the
buzzer Jordan not foul he'll shoot two
that's what any good defensive players
gonna do we have a player like Jordans
capable of just lighting things up
you're going to make it be something
different
secret Foxx getting even closer to
Jordan get him on the elbow he's forced
him to miss the shot now he has to go to
the free-throw line
during his money way short on these
first one MJ an 82% free-throw shooter
averages 19.8 points a game that ties
him for twenty seventh in the league
just about six rebounds and three point
eight assists and J playing in his 26
career game against the Lakers averages
over 29 points six rebounds and six
assists
spoke to you earlier on Comcast
SportsNet you Heidi white in a impromptu
shoot around practice was backed into by
assistant coach Patrick Ewing and Bernie
shoulder a little bit but he appears to
be okay he does you know all the players
like to come out here and loosen up and
warm up and Patrick Ewing usually is
involved with taking a big mound and
working them having them break the sweat
it was during that period that Jordan
comes over helps out and knocks the ball
away we told you earlier that gia Heidi
white is one of the few players in the
league that can physically stand up in
Shaquille O'Neal
that was a good illustration right there
yeah I mean he's going to make Shaquille
work a little harder as business again
you're talking about another extremely
strong guy to close a double-team ball
knocked away in stolen and a foul by
Marc Madsen on Tehran Lou is very sharp
they seem to know their assignments and
they're reacting accordingly
watch this good double-team on Kobe he's
in a real tough situation and not a lot
of passing room
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and J around Fox fadeaway jumper
Jordan is baller for the Wizards are
five for five shooting a hundred percent
for the quarter yes how they started the
last two games you're right there's the
it's out of the book that started the
game shooting extremely well Wizards
lead at 11 to four
Stackhouse drives on spots lost the ball
out of bounds and turned it over
wizards are fifth in the league
averaging 13 and a half turnovers again
the Lakers averaged 14 and a half their
11th in the NBA in that category Jack
again double-team now they go to Fisher
for the open jumper and he makes
movement where the nether drop down
they're going to test Fisher Derek
Fisher the first couple of possession he
hits a few more I'm sure they'll change
that assignment
Stackhouse pig to delay works through
for an open different scores beautiful
play
I'm Gary stack out and again the Wizards
still 100% stack two for two MJ for four
for Jordan coming by for steal to go
inside of off the road
up ahead - Stackhouse - the glass
that's the aggressive defense would be
Jordan slipped in behind Matson and
forced him to miss handle that ball and
then the rest was we're all Washington
defensively this Wizards team has come
out like a house of fire here tonight in
Los Angeles Matt stood to go to Fox
around Jordan now Kobe from long range
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the seasoning to 37% Renata
da record this year of 13 three-pointers
in a game had a stretch of nine and six
degrees York almost got his own rebound
and that's the first missed of the game
for the Wizards Fisher with luan now
they give Rick Fox in the jumper and he
misses his fourth foul on mark Matson
that's what they have Marc in there to
give you the both hustle plays he's
going to be crashing the offensive board
it's going to be up to Christian
Laettner to keep an eye on him and keep
a body in front of him Michael Jordan's
high game against the Lakers and 52
points in 92 playing with Chicago LA won
that game
MJ underneath Wizards coaches want to go
to they don't get the call I think that
was a good block set got there quick
enough
Kobe elbow jumper and he's fouled
well you can see how strong to Ron Lewis
Kobe a very strong player in his own
right with Lou not giving one inch as
Kobe was trying to post him up
eventually Johnny white to miss the foul
though timeout was 605 to go and a
tremendous first quarter for the Wizards
who lead the Lakers by five has been
eight in this quarter they are up by
five wizard shooting 78% we told you
they have started very quickly very
accurately in the first quarter in the
last couple of games and it's paid huge
dividends yeah but what I'm also
impressed is the fact that defensively
they've started off back into the court
very smartly and accurately there's
double teams have been crisp and been
strong they've covered up the outside
shooter you've seen a couple of threes
one bike over the other by Derrick
Fisher but you've got to give up
something to this team Wizards is 7 of 9
from the field the Lakers are 4 of 9
shooting 44% Kobe Bryant in Tehran Lou's
speaking with each other for slew a
couple of years ago getting a
championship ring here in Los Angeles
and was noted for his defensive play
against Allen Iverson in the playoffs
when Kobe clearly having his best season
and already outstanding career his
points are up but what impresses me is
his rebounds he's averaged 7 rebounds a
game he's the 13th in the league in
assists he's fourth in the league in
steals I mean no part of his game is is
dropping off because of the score
double team let's see if the Wizards can
handle it they do get it above the
timeline backhouse cuts inside tip that
amounts by Bryant with 16 on the shot
clock during the month of February Kobe
average forty point six points a game
only two other guys have done that Wilt
Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor
good shooting Stackhouse hitting that
from the corner yeah I believe that was
during that stretch where he had nine
consecutive 40 point games and Fisher
draws a foul it's on Jahi t-white that's
his second personal let's see if that
brings anybody off the bench for Doug
Collins it does it'll be Brendan Haywood
so with jihadi back healthy and gives
Doug an extra body net I'm sure that he
would like to have Jahi Dee in there a
little bit longer and be able to utilize
him you're talking about his experience
and his ability to try to play position
on Shaq and just forward that spot that
is a very aggressive post up players so
he'll he'll bang it bumpy and get you
off your position and next thing you
know you're underneath the basket and
Joe Heidi has done a nice job so far
holding Jack to just two points on one
of three shooting so let's see what kind
of success Brendan Haywood might have
well let's hope and that's the one thing
of being a non-starter
is you get yourself on the bench and you
watch to see what's going on and what's
happening and what's working the Wizards
are able to beat the full-court pressure
now two times down good
Washington 5-4 led by as many as eight
stack out spinning flop hotshot
Stackhouse wide open for three at the
buzzer no good and O'Neal to rebound
when he has nearly get alert defensively
especially tonight it is early going
looking for opportunities to double-team
looking for opportunities like that last
one to pick off the past
MJ average is one of the half steals a
game and Shaq misses inside and this
time it's Haywood that fouls it
see that's the critical position we're
talking about once he establishes
talking about Shaq he establishes that
spot he's not giving it up this is that
last deal Jack trying to sway the ball
back to Kobe and Jordan reading it
perfectly and getting in there and
throwing that throwing down the ball
with two hands Jack who's improved his
free-throw shooting he's now at 62%
day lane violation on christian laettner
will give zero do one more attempt back
on march 10th when to Western Conference
Player of the Week for the first time
this season he had garnered the honor
three times last year makes that one so
he missed hue by Laettner gives
Shaquille another chance and a point
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Washington by five
who pulls up to the running jumper no
good Haywood is there and Stackhouse has
back to Brendon inside for later
underneath Stackhouse for Haywood inside
not today
great ball movement it certainly was
good team ball movement again Haywood
has to be alert and ready for those
passes that looked like he was almost
caught off guard by seven
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good for Brendon good defensive play and
gain lurking thanks Lou for the long
jumper no good defense inside the shot
got fouled no Paul Volker has it he's a
high when he comes down in transition he
sets up low you gotta bang him back
talking with named Johnson shoot around
today that's one of the things they've
been talking about and getting it to
boot that was dag and bumping him a
little bit so he doesn't get to that
sweet spot on the court Stackhouse this
is an open jumper off the screen now the
Wizards percentage coming down to 58
after they started this game on fire not
missing
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eight seconds to shoot they lava for
chat and it goes off the glass and a
turnover since coming into the game
we've seen some pretty alert
defensively he had that play where he
got his hand on the ball that was like a
two-on-one situation and that time he
saw the ball but stayed close to Shaq
forced the errant pass from Rick Fox
Wizards started seven of seven or does
three of ten since then and they've had
good looks at the basket
Stackhouse that's knocked away and
stolen the second turnover by Jerry this
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well he missed a golden opportunity
later was open in the corner of Commons
one time and he gets it the Lakers have
cut the lead to 20 to 17 with 235 to go
first quarter in 13 seasons has won 767
games and as a winning percentage of 73
percent that's unbelievable to say went
mostly mostly as I said at the beginning
he has been the head coach of nine of
the last 12 NBA champions see one of my
old coaches up there Casey Jones back
Jackson is the highest winning
percentage in both the regular and
postseason of any coach in NBA history
156 playoff victories more than anybody
and his 9 NBA titles ties him with a
great Red Auerbach
coach Michael Jordan and the two of them
help that talent of that basketball team
become legend
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Jorden around Fox reversely
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he's got a little pep in his destination
look at him puts the ball right in front
of Rick Fox nag takes off from one side
and puts just the right spin I thought
that was down second foul on Fox and MJ
to the free-throw line gets that one
Michael has 12 points in the game he's 5
of 7 from the field 2 of 3 from the
free-throw line
to get our first look tonight at Devon
George in the game in his fourth year
from Augsburg Minnesota that's a
division three school
Jordan gets to boat 13 points for MJ to
lead all scorers tonight Kobe has nine
for the Lakers
Steve buckets bill Cheniere Washington
up 24 17 here with 210 to go first
quarter Jack battling inside with
Haywood and Bob Delaney is going to call
a foul on Brendan Haywood so that'll be
the second worst of all hey now you've
got Brendan with two Thank You Heidi
white with two well that's where you
can't use your hands in that open court
you've got to use your body and your
feet to try and stop the the progress
and the post up ability of Shaquille
long jumper
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by the eight on the year he's got two in
the game we talked about to all these
young players he's racing the gradient I
must live accomplice and such a early
eight Jordan off the screen missed that
boy these players are working so hard to
get open off these dreams Wizards lead
down to four Kobe's fadeaway go
14 points for Kobe Bryant as they cut
politically from eight to two
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[Applause]
they would jump up he got fouled by
O'Neal and Brendan will shoot a pair I
like that every now and then get the
ball to your big man force to kill to
play some war on one type of defense not
be able to come over and help out that
time he gets Brendan across the arm
a wood knocks that one in Bobby Simmons
who's been getting a lot of playing time
lately and there's a 26th game of the
season and Michael Jordan gets a break
he has played all but one minute or I
should say all 11 minutes of this period
and hey what gets them both nicely done
wizards are seventh in the league in
free-throw shooting at seventy seven
point four percent Kobe again
who pushes it up two on three lose
jumper Tehran Alou o for 3 tonight able
to get to the baseline and once again
showing that straight 7 seconds of cute
look for Laettner Christians of the
jumper foot Laettner with his first two
points tonight he's got four rebounds
Oh beat for three
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I believe it would have what a quarter
it was the wizard started out making
their first seven field goals and then
Kobe got hot he's made seven of nine
including a couple of three-pointers he
has 19 points to lead all scorers Jordan
is 5 of 8 he's got 13 points wintered
builds an eight-point lead it's down to
one after one in LA
Washington 28 the Lakers 27
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tonight both days shooting the ball well
over 50% and getting to the free-throw
line just exactly the same but you can
see the big difference three-point
shooting at RIT for shooting rearing its
ugly head again against Washington
Wizards built an eight-point lead in the
first quarter Kobe brought him back the
Lakers that is they trailed out by one
here's his jumper and that's the big
riot eight of ten has 21 points and he
is not missing inside Kwame Brown in the
game off the glass no good tipped up and
taken by involving Timmons and now it's
regained by samake Walker
there's Kobe again
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nothing else
and pulling up was that a three I
believe it was in him Brian Russell
drives to the glass and scores good
decision there Brian Russell see in the
defense a little slow and rotating found
a lane wide open to the basket he takes
off Robert Horry with the foul he's a
little too late Michael Jordan is back
in the lineup replacing Jerry Stackhouse
Backhouse four of seven tonight as nine
forms and Jay has 13 Russell makes the
free throw me time Kobe has three
correction four three-pointers four of
five Brian Russell's will try and see
what he can do with it
Gennaro Pargo in the game is Devin
George with your nine
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Koby nearly traveled
Jordan off the screens got it big
breathe Jordan and he puts the jumper
down Michael six of nine he's got 15
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[Applause]
where Kwame got away with a foul that
time he hacks the Marquis Walker across
his arm and that's what that's why you
seize the maquis eyeballing the official
Lakers get it back Phil Jackson doesn't
like to call either Doug Collins 11 to
shoot long five seconds
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his first three shots and written by to
put him on the line you've got to do
something the dwarfs told me to do
something else build us up another
option no he's great and he can score
from those other options nice shot
make him do something other than pull up
and shoot jumpers it was in the Lakers
won 1998 win over Seattle on January 7th
when Kobe put on a record-setting
performance the long-range he hit 12
three-pointers he went 12 of 18 he broke
the previous mark of 11 held by Dennis
Scott when he was with Orlando in 96 as
irony would have it Brian's current
teammates Shaquille and Brian Shaw were
teammates of Dennis Scott when he set
the record in Orlando and now it's held
by Kobe Bryant and he's got five of them
here already than I did six
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close and
right Joerg believe
that really starts to feel myself
getting into that rhythm his emotions
get picked up
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30 or more point now make it 38 for its
among those are two 50-point games that
he's had but you know when I heard you
say going to break 30 points I really
thought you made a mistake you don't
trust your partner Dillian those points
the first half this season is 36 that
was in Denver
just before the all-star break Kobe had
his career high last year of 56 points
in fact when Jordan had 51 last year
against Charlotte it was the fourth
highest scoring game of the season of
the NBA
Iverson had 58 watts Kobe at 56 and Tim
Duncan at 53 this season Kobe's
season-high
may fall it's 52 points against Houston
on February 18th here at Staples Center
he's got a birdie
with 8:35 to go in the second quarter
and a 20-second timeout was taken by
Kobe when he fell to the floor like he
was trying to get free from Brian
Russell quickly and rub him off their
kicks I was given go type of play
probably out there to help sway I mean
you guys trying to do whatever you can
to see the fall out of what do you do
the Lakers have 13 field goals in the
game
kunti has 11 of them
toby is 11 for 13 including six
three-pointers the team as a whole
13 for 23 so Kobe's 11 for 13 the rest
of the Lakers are 2 for 10 Jack inside
in the school
these have coming and that ball was
inbounded again you've got to find a way
to keep Jack and all these things I'm
saying I'm I'm not saying they're even I
mean that not like to do it's not like
the Wizards haven't played well no and
wreak tremendous game Lou looking for
help finds it in Jordan seven to shoot
MJ pulls up and listen mommy tips it out
of bounds it'll be Laker ball the
Wizards have cooled off now to 50% keep
in mind they started the game not
missing hit their first seven shots
Jordan has 15 points on 6 of 10 shooting
Stackhouse has 9 Kobe Bryant 30 points
in 16 minutes of play
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that's what you want to do make somebody
else shoot the ball Janeiro cargo here
jack jump hook
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giorgia Robert Orion cook till that got
the tip mention they made all seven now
7 for 21 the wizard as the Lakers have
built their largest lead 7 points
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Michael inside lays it up MJ's first
assists to go along with his 15 points
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Jack called for traveling Doug Collins
will bring to Heidi White was back into
the game for Brendan Heyward here's
another look at this pass from MJ he's
then get in the middle around devean
george shovels the past off to Brendan
Haywood and gets the assist and the easy
dunk but one thing that MJ among many
has done is make his teammates more
aware of being around the basket and
going to the hoop and looking for the
pad being ready for the pass right
you're tough shot to hiding tip that
about by Horry and the Wizards get it
back with a new 24
Jordan baseline gun
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Michael now 7 for 12 from the field as
17 points
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we'll be by Brian Russell God Brian
Russell up in the air another great
comparison to Michael Jordan that killer
attitude that killer instant he knows
he's got the hot hand he's looking to be
super aggressive in terms of his offense
that time job Brian Russell off his feet
and drew the foul
I'll be makes the free throw
Lakers lead by five
mommy's jumper good hi projectory crawls
with nothing but the twine she's the
frog from Hobie again
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- Arthur's here a zone I've never
or hurt Oh coming down spotting up
behind the three pullin up rod serling
hasn't seen that kind of zone 542 to go
in the first half and Kobe Bryant has
been spectacular with 35 points and the
Lakers lead by six at the game tonight
courtside ed Norton from your hometown
Columbia or at least where you try to
remember what high schooler to Steven
Spielberg as watching the game tonight
as is Jack as always
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john cusack report side as well
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all the stars have come out the T
Michael Jordan in what would be his
final appearance in la Penny Marshall in
fact she's made some trips to the MCI
Center
I usually with the Clippers yep Jordan
checks the clock four seconds to shoot
gets away fade away in and out Kwame is
there pulls down the rebound
Jenkins I picked up I dented rolled
let's green second Jordan lost side of
Devon George
Devon was able to sneak up behind him
Heidi back playing Shaquille with 2,000
standing in that Lane though they
guarded by Lou hope he's bald jumper
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he is
in LA by Kobe Bryant who is 14 of 16
from the field he has eight
three-pointers on 8 of 9 shooting he's
been all four of his free throws and
he's got 40 points with 436 Beal and not
to be denied you can see how tight Doron
lute was on trying to force him to put
the ball on the floor he looked at all
and still pulled up for the three and
it's only because of Kobe Bryant that
the Lakers have surged to an 11-point
lead well he has the highest coming into
this game point total and a half 36
points but of course that's been altered
boom The Hiding nearly scored I remember
years and years ago with David Thompson
and George Gervin was born for the
shooting of scoring title and they made
an announcement the last game of the
year that David Thompson had 53 points
at halftime he went on to score I
believe 72 or 73 again Kobe's career
high is 56 his season-high is 52
as Larry Hughes comes into the game
behind he makes one of two deep
Hansen fishing here witnessing a
phenomenal belies of shooting in a
spectacular choreographed effort by
Brian again conduct that one
just his second mince from three-point
range tonight back out looking at fried
lays it up a vicious
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urging Kobe they want him to shoot runs
over Jordan and it's an offensive foul
you can't get caught
in Kobe watching whether you're on his
team or on the opposing team I mean this
is what we've seen is just unbelievable
I mean this guy has been shooting threes
like their layup guys hanging over
challenging the shot christian Laettner
back in the lineup for Washington
well point lead the largest of the game
for LA again this was a close game in
fact the Wizards had an eight point lead
in the first quarter
slowly Kobe started to get hot and then
he just took off stack out off the glass
and O'Neill the rebound near steal by
Jordan always lurking Jordan was
actually at the free-throw line when he
took off to try to pick that pass off so
you can see him anticipating look how
far back he is and how quickly he reacts
almost comes up with the steal
3:11 to go and a half and Kobe Bryant
has 40 points
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late their baseline
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Jack would rebound number five in the
game
Jorge again
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la danse thought that the short was the
last tattoo but both officials the bird
and coming up with the same conclusion
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Jordan is fouled by debit jewel in case
you're wondering Kobe Bryant has now
tied the NBA record for most
three-pointers in a half which is shared
by Tim Thomas Michael Redd and Ray Allen
they've all got eight three-pointers and
a half as does Kobe Bryant here tonight
shot clock at ten Wizards in a little
bit of disarray here so two minutes to
go to now trailing by 15 blue pulls up
and more there's a lid on the basket for
Washington right now
Toby with Stackhouse on it
leads inside and wishes
Laurie got hit in the face and they'll
call a foul on Toronto someone time
paying attention to Kobe that has left a
couple of opportunities for offensive
rebounds and there you see the poke in
the eye from the move
Jack this was near come flu
the fast nice and real - great
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riot four three mister
Michael laughter the ball counts on the
line and they go back to the river
somebody pick
very close this year captain
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this is said it bounced on the line
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Bob Delaney
getting a lot of publicity lately tell
you his story later in the game but he
was once an undercover agent for the
police Stackhouse drills one but the
nice thing close out this after all
maybe get a stop here in another basket
and get refocused on the game attain
Kobe Bryant has dominated this game both
emotionally as well it's point wise
right it just takes everything out of
your screen
Devin George with Michael on Amir zouri
they go inside
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MCAD passed over
the hiding
20th time Stackhouse inside for later
they got the stock they north and then
the store cut the lead from 15 to 9
Lakers to take the shop to shop
Cotton's up
tobita student
takes that away from any thousand first
person a lot to back out it is a penalty
situation so effectively this guy
hitting changer that's your train of
thought as opposed to allowing him to
even raise up and shoot that three Zinta
through the free throw line I was like
an intentional walk tonight at Kareem
rush or you have to be some kind of
player to have the name Kareem and play
here in Los Angeles the football player
took by the name of Kareem right got
some attention too
Rilke rain right there the 33 hook
Blizzard's can bring it up five seconds
to play double-team on Louie needs help
for later Christians nothing short of
spectacular
42 points in the half on 14 of 19
shooting which includes eight of 11
three-pointers at all six of its
free-throws riot on fire here the Lakers
are leading the Wizards 59-48 at the
half as we send you back to our Comcast
SportsNet studios in Bethesda and join
our colleague rich cook
or if you got one guys in the store 42
has a lead and the points of the favor
that's why because Gophers shoot those
jumping from the outside not much Lauren
was able to take blades inside for them
all they get set to start third quarter
action happy birthday to Janine grain
the wife of our producer Chris whose
birthday is today as well as our stage
manager Junior junior to the right of
Phil right there that's the point about
he blends in with all the stars here now
let's see the Wizards can do the dolphin
eight-point lead in the first quarter
Shaq off the glass pretty done the keel
O'Neal average is 27.4 points a game
he's third in the NBA most 11 rebounds
two and a half blocks per game Lakers
are 41 and 30 on the year and in the
playoffs in the Wizards headed this game
a half a game I had a Milwaukee for the
eighth and final playoff spot
MJ that's a little short
mr. Bishop just got word from PR
director Nicole Hawkins that Mary teams
is is out the rest of the game so
exactly just bobbing and too much played
a little bit in that first first half
the PL o Neill is whistled for a loose
ball foul holding to Heidi white we know
that Larry has tried to go a couple of
times and in fact that x-rays the other
night which were negative but it just
wasn't able to play and he came out and
got got a few minutes two minutes in
that first half but evidently he's just
bothered in two months they'll have to
go the rest of the way without him at
least tonight
Stackhouse pulls up and misses knocked
away nicely by Joe Heidi Zach drives
again goes all the way and can't get the
lady box inside
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nothing about strength on strength they
forced a very difficult shot for Rick
box but look at Jack just grabbed this
ball with his left hand and even though
he's fouled and hung on to bi jahi he
white still gets the - yeah now with 10
points in the game and six rebound back
open for the jumper and again he can't
knock it down Jerry now 6 of 14
that's 13 points wizard shooting down to
43 and a half percent that Kobe draws
the foul on Laettner
didn't know for sure if they were going
to call that in the adverse ooting I
thought maybe they called it in a
pass-off but now it looks like from the
replay that was the shot of Tim Collins
who went to see the Duke Blue Devils
yesterday out in Anaheim while they
faced Kansas course Doug's son Chris
Collins is one of the assistant coaches
at Duke so Doug went over there with
assistant coach Brian James and drainer
steve stricker to see the game christian
Laettner did not want to go and did not
go in fact because he felt like the few
times he's gone to see his alma mater
he's jinxed them they can't blame this
one on me come in and help get this ball
to Heidi took a couple of hit the
footsteps some kind of mass from Jordan
Gary again off the glass for the field
goal and he'll go to the line
again I mentioned this in the first a
sativa that it you know he started to
get consumed by what Colby was doing and
almost forget that there was the game
and now let's see if Washington come out
with an even better second half
particularly defensively
things to shut this team down that's
what you'll need to do in order to get a
win 16 points for Jerry Stackhouse MJ
has 17 and Kobe Bryant has 44 Wizards
without the services of Charles Oakley
again tonight he's injured Jack inside
no good two wizards are there to hide he
picks it up hopefully still bothered by
some pain in his knees and swelling
hasn't played the last three games
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little off the screen is open jumper is
short that's been able to hit his shot
he was 1 for 6 in the first half and
he's had talking about Tehran Lou he's
had some pretty good looks so far
tonight Fischer
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Lakers have beaten the Wizards nine
consecutive times here in Los Angeles
last Washington victory February 14 1992
blueworks free for that jumper in buries
it that was created all by Tehran the
good can't fake get his defender back
and pull up for the soft jump down
behind by Heidi a foul called - Heidi
white his fourth personal as we check
our Toyota League leaders and points per
game all time MJ coming in at 30 point
to average and right barely ahead of
little Chamberlain at thirty point one
but you look at Georgie's numbers over
there what the last month or so
his average has steadily climbed in fact
he's just under 20 points a game his
numbers in minutes per game have also
steadily climbed Wow Michael now at
thirty six point six minutes per game
Matson working hard inside blocked out
of Alice to LA Matson a tremendous
hustler in there really moved Jordan
from underneath the basket that's what
enabled him to get hit offensive rebound
action in his third year from Stanford
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Brendan Haywood back in the action for
Washington when Lu Stackhouse Jordans
and Laker
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rent it inside nice move
reverse layup no good good move just
have to finish Chlo be pass for Matson
underneath
he says this before on a pick and roll
situation with the best the big man if
you allow that guard to turn the corner
as Kobe did he just has too many options
and go to pick them apart
Lakers match their largest lead of 18
Stackhouse baseline 18 points for Gerry
to lead the Wizards of scoring and KS 17
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package fouled by Haywood he'll go to
slide Laker team has won six of their
last eight games this time last year and
keep in mind they're 41 and 30 now this
time we'll ask you they were 15 and 21
obviously they got off to a very poor
start was Shaq being out missing the
first 12 games they were three and nine
before he got back into action they
gradually picked up their play and I
don't think there's any team that would
volunteer having them in the first round
of playoffs oh man
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Jack and it just somehow to lift that
ball over the rim and into the net it's
so tiny form in his hands you know it
looks like a grapefruit yeah like you
are trying to shoot a tennis ball in a
wood baseline jumper
kopi for three lifetimes
three pointer number nine in the game
for Kobe Bryant
just in his sixth year from Lower Merion
High School in Ardmore Pennsylvania back
house around a screen why this back
house is having a very solid night off
instantly 20 points for Gary on 9 of 17
shooting at 3 assists Rick Fox baseline
jumper
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Oh
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I just don't know what he was going to
do drive to defend that Lance out from
said stack again way short
here comes Kobe on my head this jack
runs over new one an offensive foul is
called
all that just waiting to happen and
Tehran's only Joy's like telling a
freight train to stop when it's going 60
miles an hour nine out five fifty two to
go third quarter and the Bulls win at
108 101 all right let's recount the
Stars that are here that we've seen
tonight Phil Edward Norton Steven
Spielberg Jack Nicholson there's Ben
Stiller in the audience tonight I don't
know that is negative but I've seen her
Diana
he's at every Laker game we've all
turned out to see MJ and the Wizards and
Kobe Bryant and the Lakers Kobe Lil Bow
Wow
you don't have your I know you got all
them years ago got all his records
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Stackhouse's pass is blocked away by
brian for a steal for kobe he has 47
points in the game even the shots after
he's fouled go in the ones that don't
count
ones at the house it's number two on him
go Bryant with a chance to add to his
total of 47 in the way he's shooting he
opens up the court so much you're trying
to take away the threes so now he gives
you that hesitation move and goes by you
if you mentioned Bryant's for 40-plus
points in nine consecutive games
and tonight this is the frou-frou chased
down by Lou
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move for the fadeaway nicely done
six points for Tehran on 3 of 9 shooting
tonight he has been a huge factor in the
Wizards play the last half a dozen games
really lighted back yeah they really
like the way he runs the office that
feel like he makes them good assists
decisions out there it'll be bricks one
and Haywood is there
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MJ
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so important to be able to palm that
ball and handle that ball with one hand
it makes you that much more effective 19
for MJ Kobe tipped up no good block
Wizards try to get the rebound and they
do Brendan Haywood is there
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with check of our Department of Health
injury report our pal Tracy Murray
unable to dress tonight sprained right
ankle on the edge of this March seventh
he's missed 13 games
live for the jumper got another one
good move on their mission of getting me
get him off of me
the back cover second season with the
Wizards just 25 years old
Jerrod Lou Fisher thought about it goes
inside samake Walker
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that's the good
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coming from the Lakers Derek Fisher this
thing got quickly while be rotated but
he went for the head fake you can get
enough of samake Walker to dissuade the
shot from going in Walker misses and
Kwame Brown's down to the rebound Kobe
Bryant has 48 points in the game
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heywhat can't handle it off the glass I
think that was an intended pass all the
way from Jordan he saw that the defender
was behind
seventh year from Arkansas Little Rock
averages 10 and a half 48 Fisher has
nine 20-point lead for LA back house for
three wake your timeout on the floor
when 244 to go in the third quarter and
the Lakers in control up 525 teams will
get back to your network all right here
we go
Kobe rather emphatically done by the
second-year star from North Carolina
there's a long arms stretch out
two and a half to play third quarter
Wizards trailing the Lakers by 20 Bryant
around Stackhouse leans in and misses
the Kwame is there with rebound
Bobby with his fourth rebound tonight
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laid away by Kwame no good
Brendan tips it away fox lets it go out
of bounds they'll give it to the Wizards
with a new 24 last year the Lakers went
58 and 24 they were just a fifth team in
NBA history to win three or more
consecutive titles the appleís Lakers
did it 5050 horse health expended eight
years in a row
and a foul called and Dean wolves did it
twice 91 to 93 and 97 98 Lakers off to a
good start last year when they won 16 of
their first 17 games
MJ around the screen pulls up the jumper
missing short and or he hasn't alley-oop
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to be on Kobe and they forgot about the
machi Walker running the lane on the
other side Stackhouse Goes Down
nice job by caring that he got pushed
away right in front of Garen Jelinski
who missed the call right in front of
him
plummy fourth in the league in steals
when you how effective he can be at the
defensive end forces that turn over
eventually and this is the alley-oop but
the other side were what we gets the
assist is the maquis walk
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49 points for Kobe Bryant in season high
is 42
I'm sorry 52 and his career high is 56
50 points for Kobe and the Lakers with
their largest lead 24 points
Jordan jumper good and work hard to
finally rub Rick box off on Kwame Brown
to get the open shot 21 points for
Michael Jordan
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Oh b6 cute this step and a loose ball
foul on samake Walker good job out to
run little all he could do was use his
body to box down not going out jump
Maggie Walker was about a foot taller
Michael Jordan we told you coming into
this game 12 and 13 career
regular-season games against the Lakers
MJ has a losing record in his career
against only two other teams Utah and
Houston would be those two teams where
MJ in his career does not have a winning
record
no that's when fooling regular regular
games just regular chefs Pergamon see
right Bobby Simmons off the Wizards
bench
now they put your job for Jordan with a
good job jumping right in front of Cogan
both ways getting a little bit of a
laugh there watch this for Jordan steps
out and takes that Lane away immediately
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the two of them frolicking after that
Kobe overtop of Michael Kobe Kobe talks
about growing up and watching everything
that Jordan has done and now you see
what kind of player he is in comparison
Norton has different this window that is
the comparison head-to-head against each
other Kobe with four wins and Michael
with three
Jordan Springs free for another long
jumper bullseye 23 points for the
greatest player of all time
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gotten control of that basketball
Michael Jordan on 10 of my team shooting
has 23 points but Kobe Bryant has 50
points to lead all scorers and after
three quarters of basketball in Los
Angeles since the Lakers 87 and the
wizard 69
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11:3 foreigners coming from the lakers
back live to Ron Lou it's a running
jumper wizards of cut-ups of 1624 the
largest lead gorillas with phil Cheniere
steve buck hats in our Comcast SportsNet
crew then in George the missed Brendan
Haywood tips it out-of-bounds our
producer Chris brain our graphic
choreographer Bob Anderson on hand
tonight in Los Angeles
one more trip on this West Coast Swing
that'll be to Denver Sunday night and
then the Wizards come back home they'd
like to try and set Shaq up and
particularly with out of bounds play set
up right close to the basket because you
can't move him out of there and once
they move the ball around and get that
good passing lane there's not much you
can do the defendant Bobby's jumper
[Applause]
Wizards are currently 2 and 2 on this
road trip with losses at Phoenix and
Golden State and victories at Portland
and Seattle
we talked about before this trip i
washington needed to win three games at
least to remain
two playoff fun and of course you're
getting a lot of help from Milwaukee
lately
Jordan cute mrs. strong the last
resolved Milwaukee was losing in Utah
we'll update you on that buck score in
just one moment
Fisher around Lu for the open jumper for
Derek Fisher who seasoned high as 24
against Golden State and Utah has
defeated the function tonight 103 219
installed Lake City right now the
Wizards are a full game up but they
dropped this game that I can Los Angeles
still back to a half a game up for the
eighth and final playoff spot in the
East and the Lakers are surging they won
six of eight blue fadeaway he's really
come alive with a shot remember I told
you in the first half only 1 for 6 from
the field from Tehran now he's 6 to 12
that has 14 points
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Bobby Simmons in there to harass
Shaquille O'Neal
[Applause]
and then suppose
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you can attack someone's and then
blindside and possibly Surprise them
then you tie them up I'm a little
confused out there and there's been
pushing the back from Robert Horry if
there were a basket nearby it would have
been a flagrant foul
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Devin George Paul from bow trying to
fight through a Heywood scream fans this
coming Wednesday your wizards will take
on the Pacific Division leading
Sacramento Kings comes to the man the
legend Michael Jordan in his final NBA
season with Stackhouse and all the rest
is to take on Chris Webber in the Kings
tickets are now available - OH - four
three two seat or online at Washington
Wizards calm
or e for the open jumper good
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to the strains of sweet home alabama'
orient is 11th year you know that's
wrong but you don't know anything about
while so no but I give you a Leonard
Skynyrd all-day Kwame Brown is going to
the free-throw line to try to complete
the three-point play and there is a
timeout on the floor with 837 to go in
regulation of the Lakers Kobe Bryant has
nine three-pointers in this game tonight
and bill Jackson's club is on its way to
its 42nd victory of the season though be
resting even though the fans were
chanting for him Kwame Brown completes
the three-point play
Tommy has five points off the bench and
four rebounds in 17 minutes tonight
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Derek Fisher
yellow neil continues to play Kwami with
a nice blue band against the left-handed
shot and good job he got fouled by
Robert Horry and tried to hold him up
mami muscled his way to the family
nice passing
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jack is held neo who's got 17 points on
6 of 15 shooting will go to the line and
he's 5 of 7 from the free-throw Network
that's a difficulty in trying god this
guy you try in front him and you can see
and he got Brendan Haywood clearly out
of the plane and had what would have
been easy
you're the fans screaming for Kobe near
steal by Jordan Jack and I would follow
no food Kwame has another rebound
that's his sixth tonight Juan Dixon up
off the bench will see his first action
in a long while
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Lu's long jumper for three and he got it
17 points for Tehran Lou
[Applause]
season-high 21 against the Clippers shot
will not count Brennan hey we're all for
the paolello deal we get our first look
at a London lon
Dixon who will play tonight at his 32nd
game he started three times with michael
jordan s- c MJ in 39 minutes 10 of 20
from the field three of four from the
free-throw line four assists in 23
points well I would think that depending
on how well they do over the next two or
three minutes will determine if Jordan
does actually come back into the game
[Applause]
as some question as to whether the foul
was on Kwame or Haywood and they're
discussing there's Bob Delaney who was a
state trooper in New Jersey and then
went undercover to try to pin it on some
raps on the Mafia which he did it
resulted to his work in some 30 arrests
of mafia bad guys I don't know what you
call and then he got into officiating
good box-out from bring the date at that
time
every pretty tough job
yeah Bob I was Walter Bobby hook missed
everything
he'll be dangerous when he learns those
subtleties of the game setting his man
up and me namely almost when am being
able to get his man on his on his heels
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and Metro has great seats to all the
sporting events around town to find out
what trains and buses will take you to
your game visit Metro opens doors
dot-com and click on the ride guy Jack
makes another one what is that six four
eight now indeed with 11 rebounds 18
points Kobe looks like he's on the bench
for the rest of the game and Kobe two
points away from matching the season
high of 52 he's got 50 tonight 15 of 26
students and nine three-pointers
there's Juan Dixon Juan will fire the
jumper and hit it
on Dickson the rookie from Maryland
averaging six point eight points a game
a little under two rebounds and want to
sit on averaging 16 point one minutes
per game
Shaq knocked away and a lot of reaching
inside of the foul called on Bobby
Simmons arms flailing all over the place
in sacks
Brendan even Bobby Simmons reaching in
there timeout on the floor with six for
two to play in regulation and the Lakers
leading the Wizards 96-83 on what
volunteers
Annie DeVito one of the funniest men in
Hollywood all come to see MJ and got a
bonus tonight with Kobe Bryant's 50
points
we'll be back in the game and the fans
cheering that knock that abounds they'll
give it to the Wizards I say Shaquille
knocked it out to the wizards on a 10-2
to run in the last two and a half
minutes and have cut it to 13 here very
quietly mommy
Brendon tips it up boy that would have
been a big possession to get a hoop
there and a foul on Bobby Simmons I can
hear Doug Collins after the game you
know with five and a half minutes ago we
were only down by 13 points and he's
right he's exactly right we still got a
shot at this if we play some defense and
not announcing shots
why do you think Phil Jackson called on
this man to come up off the bench in
those 13 points can disappear in no time
Bobby with a free throw here will match
his season-high Kobe I should say of 52
points which he had against Houston on
February 18th here and he does so 52 for
Kobe Bryant
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at a career-high 15 rebounds to season a
couple of times get mommy Bobby Simmons
pushing his call
[Applause]
third personal I believe October
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correction fifth personal foul I told
you Brian
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and Bobby Simmons makes the free-throw
now 15 of 17 on the year for the Wizards
he gets him thrown a good job he has the
minute that he's gotten come in and been
very productive made three dick
free-throws in that last Seattle game
playing in his 27th game this year got
Juan Dixon Russian Kobe with Simmons on
it takes live fadeaway
can't get it here comes long long jumper
no good Wizards chase it down two guys
they would got hit and foul by Shaquille
well has really stayed and because he
wasn't in a good position to suit that
ball he was very close to being behind
the backboard and he had the defender in
front of him and one behind him the
Colombian Brendon reactant bidets things
Shaq right there to meet him
save me by committing the foul on the
first attempt then we can't take
advantage
Toby and Shaquille both have five
personals as Haywood misses both free
throws rebound number 12 for Shaquille
O'Neal with 19 points tonight book shot
and Haywood is there Lou the other way
still time four and a half minutes
Heywood tips it up and in and the
Wizards have cut it to 11
and Jordan is up off the bench you come
back in
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not like that call
and here michael jordan back in
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the travel Griffith that does look like
he had good position and that was a good
lock
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work hard tonight he did yeah
eight points five rebounds for Brendan
and I'm not sure the block shot
Kobe Bryant to the free-throw line with
the match that they have here that
leaves Doug Collins going small that
means Kwame Brown to have the assignment
of Shaquille O'Neal and a new season
high for Kobe Bryant with 53 points and
just three points away from matching his
career high of 56 Brendan Haywood had
two blocked shots of the game tonight
Kobe Bryant's slide 15 of 27 from the
field
15 of 16
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Backhouse nice groove fade away can't
get it Fahmy tips in and Bobby Simmons
hustles after it but the Lakers table
alley
[Applause]
Terron lose and you throw the LOB
there's nothing he can do
[Applause]
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[Applause]
Ron Lunas leading Stackhouse a little
close to the basket when a cows had
intention of fighting up behind the
three-point line visit last plane was
goby foul he locks up
jocke past official ooh try to get it it
went off Fisher's legging out about
you're still seeing some hustle coming
from the whizzes even though they're
1315
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at a time I'll take it with 3:05 to play
here in regulation Los Angeles ahead
5:15 Washington goes on to lose this
game now of a certain that gender game
really becomes a big important game as
you said to make sure you come out of
this stretch at least splitting those
six games
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coby's jumper no girl Simmons up hi
battles with Jack and Jordan Falcon boy
that's a lot of collisions in there two
large forces meeting head-to-head I
think that's probably a little bit
larger installment and Bobby went out
let's rock the Bible gentlemen
a duck common twins Michael Jordan out
of the
he has standing ovations from the
Staples Center sellout crowd
Jordan 10 of 20 tonight 3 of 4 from the
line
one
everybody standing for Michael Jordan
you know we've seen that at every arena
that we've been to on this West Coast
trip Wow
Swamy inside Wizards of this floor
straight layups Dixon for three Dixon
knocked down his 19th three-pointer of
the season Lakers by 12 to moving into
the one sec house drive the ball gets it
back
Simmons jumper that
it probably do it here tonight
as what covina shoot he's got 54 points
a season high flying around here and
dream rush just put one of them to rest
but really your goal for your jump shot
you three the one exam oh I didn't even
think about that I mean just find by
Kobe with just his second missed
free-throw tonight he's 15 of 17 from
the law as 54 points so Kobe had a
chance to tie his career-high but he's
one shy right now with 55 I would
imagine for Kobe though this kind of
anti-climatic the games in the hand now
and he did he did the real damage in
that first half
Stackhouse off the glass at this time he
may cure Gary with 22 points tonight
10 of 22 shooting
[Applause]
toby the fans wanted to shoot ball
knocked into the air gets it back
[Applause]
look at our dodge game summary Bryant
with eight three-point field goals made
in the half he finished with nine so far
in shooting and Jordan with 23 O'Neal
with 21 mommy will take the jumper and
hit it
nine points tonight the Kwame and nine
rebounds
Karim rush goes inside lays it off in
Oviedo with an easy to 23 points with
Shaq on 8 of 19 shooting and 7 of 11
from the free-throw line
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and the fans want
Mogadishu
but it's not going to happen the Lakers
have dribble it out
Fisher goes up with Shaquille score the
field goal and he's fouled
so the wizards who built an eight-point
lead in the first quarter as Michael
Jordan started four for four and the
Wizards as a team were seven for seven
to start the game she got off to a very
good start both offensively and deep it
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[Applause]
and went on a shooting spree that I've
never seen before and that will do it
the Los Angeles Lakers have defeated the
Wizards for the 10th consecutive time we
were in Los Angeles and the season
series ends at 1 and 1 after Washington
won back on November 8 in