GAME THREAD: NBA: LA LAKERS (6-3) at INDIANA (4-6)

NBA: LA LAKERS at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA LA LAKERS 134
INDIANA 114 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: LA LAKERS at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
LA LAKERS 37 34 33 30 134
INDIANA 35 28 27 24 114 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: LAL - KOBE BRYANT 32, JORDAN FARMAR 19, ANDREW
BYNUM 17
IND - SHAWNE WILLIAMS 24, STEPHEN GRAHAM 17,
JERMAINE O'NEAL 14</div>

 

NBA: LA LAKERS at INDIANA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
LA LAKERS 134
INDIANA 114 FINAL</div>

 

INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Kobe Bryant scored 30 points to leadeight others in double figures as the Los Angeles Lakers breezedto a 134-114 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday.

Andrew Bynum picked up his sixth double-double and Jordan Farmarpoured in a career-best 18 points for the Lakers, who pushedtheir winning streak to four games.


Starting for injured teammate Kwame Brown, Bynum played soliddefense against Indiana's perennial All-Star Jermaine O'Neal,who finished with 14 points on 4-of-13 shooting.


During the summer there were several rumors of Bynum and LamarOdom heading to the Pacers in exchange for the 29-year-oldO'Neal.


Indiana's Shawne Williams impressed for the straight secondgame, scoring 22 points off the bench. The 6-9 forward wastaken 17th overall last year out of Memphis, but struggled tofind time behind Mike Dunleavy and Danny Granger as a rookie.

Granger netted 17 points and Dunleavy grabbed a season-best 12rebounds for the Pacers, who have dropped seven of their lasteight after opening the season 4-0.

 

INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Kobe Bryant scored 32 points to leadeight others in double figures as the Los Angeles Lakers breezedto a 134-114 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday.

Jordan Farmar poured in a career-best 18 points and Andrew Bynumpicked up his sixth double-double with 17 and 10 rebounds andfor the Lakers, who pushed their winning streak to four games.

Starting for injured teammate Kwame Brown, Bynum played soliddefense against Indiana's perennial All-Star Jermaine O'Neal,who finished with 14 points on 4-of-13 shooting.


During the summer there were several rumors of Bynum and LamarOdom heading to the Pacers in exchange for the 29-year-oldO'Neal.


The 20-year-old Bynum made his presence felt at both ends of thefloor in the first half, collecting 13 points and eight boards,to help Los Angeles race to a 71-63 lead at intermission.

Indiana's Shawne Williams impressed for the straight secondgame, scoring 24 points off the bench. The 6-9 forward wastaken 17th overall last year out of Memphis, but struggled tofind time behind Mike Dunleavy and Danny Granger as a rookie.

Granger netted 17 points and Dunleavy grabbed a season-best 12rebounds for the Pacers, who have dropped seven of their lasteight after opening the season 4-0.

 

NBA: LA LAKERS at INDIANA

<div class="pre">LA LAKERS (134) AT INDIANA (114)

LA LAKERS

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

L ODOM F 27:56 2-4 6-8 0 7 7 3 5 0 3 10
V RADMANOVIC 18:53 3-7 2-2 1 6 7 1 5 0 2 11
A BYNUM F 28:46 6-6 5-6 0 10 10 0 5 1 3 17
K BRYANT G 31:05 8-16 11-11 0 6 6 4 3 1 2 32
D FISHER G 21:19 5-5 0-0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 11
R TURIAF 16:52 0-3 1-2 1 3 4 5 3 0 0 1
L WALTON 26:52 4-7 2-3 0 5 5 4 2 0 0 11
J FARMAR 22:16 7-10 1-3 1 0 1 4 0 2 2 18
C MIHM C 19:14 4-7 1-2 0 4 4 3 2 0 1 9
S VUJACIC 17:47 3-6 6-7 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 12
J CRITTENTON 5:38 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
C KARL 3:22 0-1 2-2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 2

TOTALS 240:00 42-72 37-46 4 44 48 29 28 5 13 134
(.583) (.804) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 13 (10 PTS)

INDIANA

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

D GRANGER F 29:17 6-11 4-4 2 4 6 3 3 0 1 17
J O'NEAL F 26:54 4-13 6-9 3 0 3 2 3 0 1 14
T MURPHY C 24:56 3-11 0-0 1 11 12 3 2 0 0 7
M DUNLEAVY G 22:15 1-5 4-5 0 1 1 5 2 0 1 6
J TINSLEY G 33:51 5-12 0-1 0 2 2 10 2 1 2 10
J FOSTER 16:26 2-6 2-2 6 6 12 0 2 0 0 6
S WILLIAMS 25:29 8-11 5-5 1 2 3 0 2 1 1 24
M DANIELS 18:28 4-13 3-5 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 11
D HARRISON 19:29 6-10 0-1 3 1 4 0 4 1 0 12
T DIENER 8:17 2-5 0-0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 5
K RUSH 13:27 1-6 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2
C SIMS 1:11 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 42-103 24-32 18 28 46 28 26 5 7 114
(.408) (.750) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 7 (14 PTS)

LA LAKERS 37 34 33 30 - 134
INDIANA 35 28 27 24 - 114

BLOCKED SHOTS: LA LAKERS - A BYNUM 4, C MIHM. INDIANA - K RUSH, D GRANGER,
D HARRISON.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: LA LAKERS 13-25 (.520), V RADMANOVIC 3-5, K BRYANT 5-
9, D FISHER 1-1, L WALTON 1-3, J FARMAR 3-5, S VUJACIC 0-2. INDIANA 6-
27 (.222), D GRANGER 1-3, T MURPHY 1-6, M DUNLEAVY 0-2, J TINSLEY 0-
4, S WILLIAMS 3-5, M DANIELS 0-1, T DIENER 1-4, K RUSH 0-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: INDIANA - DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DERRICK STAFFORD, KEN MAUER, PHIL ROBINSON.
A - 11,577. T - 2:23.</div>

 

NBA: LA LAKERS at INDIANA

<div class="pre">LA LAKERS (134)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
L Odom 27:56 2-4 6-8 0-7 3 5 10
V Radmanovic 18:53 3-7 2-2 1-7 1 5 11
A Bynum 28:46 6-6 5-6 0-10 0 5 17
K Bryant 31:05 8-16 11-11 0-6 4 3 32
D Fisher 21:19 5-5 0-0 0-1 3 1 11
R Turiaf 16:52 0-3 1-2 1-4 5 3 1
L Walton 26:52 4-7 2-3 0-5 4 2 11
J Farmar 22:16 7-10 1-3 1-1 4 0 18
C Mihm 19:14 4-7 1-2 0-4 3 2 9
S Vujacic 17:47 3-6 6-7 0-2 0 1 12
J Crittenton 5:38 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
C Karl 3:22 0-1 2-2 1-1 2 1 2

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 42-72 37-46 4-48 29 28 134
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.583, FT-.804. 3-Point Goals:
13-25, .520 (V Radmanovic 3-5, K Bryant 5-9,
D Fisher 1-1, L Walton 1-3, J Farmar 3-5, S
Vujacic 0-2). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked
Shots:5 (A Bynum 4, C Mihm). Turnovers:13 (L
Odom 3, A Bynum 3, K Bryant 2, V Radmanovic
2, J Farmar 2, C Mihm). Steals: 5 (J Farmar
2, K Bryant, A Bynum, J Crittenton).


INDIANA (114)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Granger 29:17 6-11 4-4 2-6 3 3 17
J O'Neal 26:54 4-13 6-9 3-3 2 3 14
T Murphy 24:56 3-11 0-0 1-12 3 2 7
M Dunleavy 22:15 1-5 4-5 0-1 5 2 6
J Tinsley 33:51 5-12 0-1 0-2 10 2 10
J Foster 16:26 2-6 2-2 6-12 0 2 6
S Williams 25:29 8-11 5-5 1-3 0 2 24
M Daniels 18:28 4-13 3-5 2-2 2 2 11
D Harrison 19:29 6-10 0-1 3-4 0 4 12
T Diener 8:17 2-5 0-0 0-0 1 4 5
K Rush 13:27 1-6 0-0 0-1 1 0 2
C Sims 1:11 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 42-10 24-32 18-46 28 26 114
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.408, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
6-27, .222 (D Granger 1-3, T Murphy 1-6, M
Dunleavy 0-2, J Tinsley 0-4, S Williams 3-5,
M Daniels 0-1, T Diener 1-4, K Rush 0-2).
Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:3 (K Rush, D
Granger, D Harrison). Turnovers:7 (J Tinsley
2, J O'Neal, T Diener, M Dunleavy, D Granger,
S Williams). Steals: 5 (J Tinsley, K Rush, M
Daniels, D Harrison, S Williams).

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LA LAKERS 37 34 33 30 - 134
INDIANA 35 28 27 24 - 114
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Indiana - 1 (Defensive
Three, 11:45 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 11,577. T: 2:23.
Officials: Derrick Stafford, Ken Mauer, Phil
Robinson.</div>

 

INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Kobe Bryant scored 32 points to leadeight others in double figures as the Los Angeles Lakers breezedto a 134-114 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday.

Jordan Farmar poured in a career-best 18 points and Andrew Bynumpicked up his sixth double-double with 17 and 10 rebounds andfor the Lakers, who pushed their winning streak to four games.

"We executed extremely well," Bryant said. "Everybody did a goodjob of ready the defense, we played very unselfishly."

Starting for injured teammate Kwame Brown, Bynum played soliddefense against Indiana's perennial All-Star Jermaine O'Neal,who finished with 14 points on 4-of-13 shooting.


During the summer there were several rumors of Bynum and LamarOdom heading to the Pacers in exchange for the 29-year-oldO'Neal.


"(Bynum) stepped up and played the kind of defense we like tosee to see him play," Laker coach Phil Jackson said. "He gotaggressive in there and got into a little foul trouble. Still,he's pretty good."


"He's very competitive," Bryant said. "He's quite, but he has alot of fire inside. When he has matchups like this, ormatchups like Yao Ming, he really steps forward and takes thechallenge personally and I like to see that."


The 20-year-old Bynum made his presence felt at both ends of thefloor in the first half, collecting 13 points and eight boards,to help Los Angeles race to a 71-63 lead at intermission.

"I wasn't really thinking about trade talk," Bynum said. "I wasjust thinking about getting a win, since we haven't won here infour years."


Indiana's Shawne Williams impressed for the straight secondgame, scoring a career-high 24 points off the bench. The 6-9forward was taken 17th overall last year out of Memphis, butstruggled to find time behind Mike Dunleavy and Danny Granger asa rookie.


"I just tried to let the game come to me," Williams said. "Iput up some shots and made some, but I'd trade all my points infor a win."


Granger netted 17 points and Dunleavy grabbed a season-best 12rebounds for the Pacers, who have dropped seven of their lasteight after opening the season 4-0.


"We got pounded by a very, very basketball team that seemedquicker at every position," Pacer coach Jim O'Brien said. "Wedidn't have the energy neccessary to give them any kind of game.It was not our best defensive effort."