NBA: LA LAKERS at PHOENIX <div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- LA LAKERS 33 30 32 24 119 PHOENIX 20 30 17 31 98 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: LAL - VLADIMIR RADMANOVIC 19, KOBE BRYANT 16, DEREK FISHER 14 PHO - LEANDRO BARBOSA 23, STEVE NASH 19, SHAWN MARION 14</div>
NBA: LA LAKERS at PHOENIX <div class="pre">LA LAKERS (119) AT PHOENIX (98) LA LAKERS REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === L WALTON F 25:01 4-11 0-0 0 5 5 3 1 0 1 9 R TURIAF F 20:54 3-7 0-0 2 3 5 2 2 0 1 6 K BROWN C 25:20 3-6 1-4 3 6 9 1 2 1 2 7 K BRYANT G 27:57 6-15 3-3 3 8 11 4 0 3 5 16 D FISHER G 21:14 7-9 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 14 J FARMAR 21:03 3-5 2-2 0 2 2 3 2 0 2 8 A BYNUM 22:40 7-10 0-0 2 11 13 3 3 0 1 14 V RADMANOVIC 22:42 6-8 3-3 1 2 3 2 4 1 4 19 J CRITTENTON 9:56 3-3 0-2 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 6 B COOK 8:21 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 M EVANS 20:03 3-6 2-2 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 8 S VUJACIC 14:49 3-5 4-4 0 2 2 1 1 1 2 12 TOTALS 240:00 48-85 15-20 11 43 54 24 20 8 20 119 (.565) (.750) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 21 (22 PTS) PHOENIX REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === G HILL F 27:01 4-6 4-5 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 12 S MARION F 35:32 5-8 1-2 2 8 10 0 1 4 1 14 A STOUDEMIRE C 24:10 2-10 3-3 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 7 R BELL G 29:46 1-8 2-2 0 3 3 2 3 0 2 5 S NASH G 27:36 7-15 4-4 0 0 0 3 0 1 5 19 B DIAW 22:21 4-7 0-0 1 4 5 6 0 1 1 8 L BARBOSA 25:48 10-14 0-4 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 23 M BANKS 15:15 1-6 0-0 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 2 B SKINNER 20:31 1-5 1-2 5 3 8 2 3 0 0 3 D STRAWBERRY 12:00 2-8 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 5 E PIATKOWSKI DNP - COACH'S DECISION S MARKS DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240:00 37-87 15-22 9 25 34 20 16 10 13 98 (.425) (.682) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 14 (16 PTS) LA LAKERS 33 30 32 24 - 119 PHOENIX 20 30 17 31 - 98 BLOCKED SHOTS: LA LAKERS - R TURIAF, A BYNUM. PHOENIX - B SKINNER 5, S MARION 2, G HILL, A STOUDEMIRE. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: LA LAKERS 8-13 (.615), L WALTON 1-1, K BRYANT 1- 3, D FISHER 0-1, V RADMANOVIC 4-4, M EVANS 0-1, S VUJACIC 2-3. PHOENIX 9- 28 (.321), G HILL 0-1, S MARION 3-5, A STOUDEMIRE 0-1, R BELL 1-5, S NASH 1-2, B DIAW 0-2, L BARBOSA 3-5, M BANKS 0-4, D STRAWBERRY 1- 3. TECHNICAL FOULS: LA LAKERS - L WALTON. PHOENIX - DEFENSIVE THREE 2. FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE. OFFICIALS: BILL KENNEDY, EDDIE F. RUSH, PAT FRAHER. A - 18,422. T - 2:18.</div>
NBA: LA LAKERS at PHOENIX <div class="pre">LA LAKERS (119) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp L Walton 25:01 4-11 0-0 0-5 3 1 9 R Turiaf 20:54 3-7 0-0 2-5 2 2 6 K Brown 25:20 3-6 1-4 3-9 1 2 7 K Bryant 27:57 6-15 3-3 3-11 4 0 16 D Fisher 21:14 7-9 0-0 0-1 0 3 14 J Farmar 21:03 3-5 2-2 0-2 3 2 8 A Bynum 22:40 7-10 0-0 2-13 3 3 14 V Radmanovic 22:42 6-8 3-3 1-3 2 4 19 J Crittenton 9:56 3-3 0-2 0-1 1 1 6 B Cook 8:21 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 M Evans 20:03 3-6 2-2 0-1 3 1 8 S Vujacic 14:49 3-5 4-4 0-2 1 1 12 ______________________________________________________ TOTALS 240:00 48-85 15-20 11-54 24 20 119 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.565, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals: 8-13, .615 (L Walton 1-1, K Bryant 1-3, D Fisher 0-1, V Radmanovic 4-4, M Evans 0-1, S Vujacic 2-3). Team Rebounds: 5. Blocked Shots:2 (R Turiaf, A Bynum). Turnovers:20 (K Bryant 5, V Radmanovic 4, K Brown 2, S Vujacic 2, J Farmar 2, J Crittenton 2, R Turiaf, A Bynum, L Walton). Steals: 8 (K Bryant 3, D Fisher, M Evans, V Radmanovic, K Brown, S Vujacic). PHOENIX (98) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp G Hill 27:01 4-6 4-5 0-2 0 0 12 S Marion 35:32 5-8 1-2 2-10 0 1 14 A Stoudemire 24:10 2-10 3-3 0-1 0 4 7 R Bell 29:46 1-8 2-2 0-3 2 3 5 S Nash 27:36 7-15 4-4 0-0 3 0 19 B Diaw 22:21 4-7 0-0 1-5 6 0 8 L Barbosa 25:48 10-14 0-4 0-1 2 1 23 M Banks 15:15 1-6 0-0 0-2 4 2 2 B Skinner 20:31 1-5 1-2 5-8 2 3 3 D Strawberry 12:00 2-8 0-0 1-2 1 2 5 E Piatkowski DNP - COACH'S DECISION S Marks DNP - COACH'S DECISION ______________________________________________________ TOTALS 240:00 37-87 15-22 9-34 20 16 98 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.425, FT-.682. 3-Point Goals: 9-28, .321 (G Hill 0-1, S Marion 3-5, A Stoudemire 0-1, R Bell 1-5, S Nash 1-2, B Diaw 0-2, L Barbosa 3-5, M Banks 0-4, D Strawberry 1-3). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:9 (B Skinner 5, S Marion 2, G Hill, A Stoudemire). Turnovers:13 (S Nash 5, R Bell 2, G Hill, B Diaw, L Barbosa, A Stoudemire, M Banks, S Marion). Steals: 10 (S Marion 4, D Strawberry 2, S Nash, B Diaw, A Stoudemire, L Barbosa). -------------------------------------------- LA LAKERS 33 30 32 24 - 119 PHOENIX 20 30 17 31 - 98 -------------------------------------------- Technical fouls: La Lakers - 1 (L Walton, 1:20 2nd). Phoenix - 2 (Defensive Three, 1:05 2nd; Defensive Three, 10:22 2nd). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,422. T: 2:18. Officials: Bill Kennedy, Eddie F. Rush, Pat Fraher.</div>
NBA: LA LAKERS at PHOENIX <div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- LA LAKERS 33 30 32 24 119 PHOENIX 20 30 17 31 98 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: LAL - VLADIMIR RADMANOVIC 19, KOBE BRYANT 16, TWO PLAYERS WITH 14 PHO - LEANDRO BARBOSA 23, STEVE NASH 19, SHAWN MARION 14 HIGH REBOUND: LAL - ANDREW BYNUM 13, KOBE BRYANT 11, KWAME BROWN 9 PHO - SHAWN MARION 10, BRIAN SKINNER 8, BORIS DIAW 5 HIGH ASSISTS: LAL - KOBE BRYANT 4, FOUR PLAYERS WITH 3 PHO - BORIS DIAW 6, MARCUS BANKS 4, STEVE NASH 3 ATT: 18,422</div>
By Bob Huhn PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer PHOENIX (Ticker) - The Kobe Bryant show featured its supportingcast on Friday. Vladimir Radmanovic scored 19 points off the bench and Bryantadded 16 and 11 rebounds through three quarters as the LosAngeles Lakers posted a convincing 119-98 victory over thePhoenix Suns. Andrew Bynum had 14 points and 13 boards and Derek Fisher alsoscored 14 points for Los Angeles, which shot a blistering 56percent (46-of-85) from the field. Radmanovic's performance gives Lakers coach Phil Jackson moreconfidence in the 6-10 forward, who missed the second half oflast season after injuring his leg snowboarding. It was the first regular-season win in Phoenix for the Lakerssince capturing a 104-92 victory here on February 22, 2004 - aspan of six meetings. In the first quarter, Los Angeles then turned the offense up anotch, outscoring Phoenix 21-8 to build a 33-20 cushion. Bryantand Fisher each made their four shots in the period. The Lakers put the contest away in the third, as they shot 65percent in the period to forge a 95-67 advantage heading intothe final period. Los Angeles held a 32-17 edge in the thirdand did not need Bryant in the fourth. Leandro Barbosa scored 23 points and Steve Nash chipped in 19for Phoenix, which has eliminated Los Angeles from the playoffsin the first round the past two campaigns.
By Bob Huhn PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer PHOENIX (Ticker) - The Kobe Bryant show featured its supportingcast on Friday. Vladimir Radmanovic scored 19 points off thebench and Bryant added 16 and 11 rebounds through three quartersas the Los Angeles Lakers posted a convincing 119-98 victoryover the Phoenix Suns. Andrew Bynum had 14 points and 13 boardsand Derek Fisher also scored 14 points for Los Angeles, whichshot a blistering 56 percent (46-of-85) from the field. "I don't like the word shocking. I think it was a remarkableperformance," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "We played well,and they didn't play like they usually do." Radmanovic's performance gives Lakers coach Phil Jackson moreconfidence in the 6-10 forward, who missed the second half oflast season after injuring his leg snowboarding. "I didn't have a chance to play against them in the playoffslast year," Radmanovic said. "It is like a new season with anew start, and I am trying to make something of it. I used tobe a shooter, and yes, I will be a shooter again. You go outthere and you don't think you react, and that is what I did." It was the first regular-season win in Phoenix for the Lakerssince capturing a 104-92 victory here on February 22, 2004 - aspan of six meetings. "We were just soft, we just didn't play well," Suns coach MikeD'Antoni said. "We're trying to do the right thing but withoutany juice, without any heart." In the first quarter, Los Angeles then turned offense up anotch, outscoring Phoenix 21-8 to build a commanding 33-20cushion. Bryant and Fisher combined for 17 points in thequarter. The Lakers put the contest away in the third, as theyshot 65 percent in the period to forge a 95-67 advantage headinginto the final period. Los Angeles held a 32-17 edge in thethird and did not need Bryant in the fourth. "We need wins like this to get to another notch," Bryant said."We have to have wins like this where we gut it out and playhard. It shows we have a lot of will because to do that we haveto have a lot of energy, and that is what we talk about,playing hard." Leandro Barbosa scored 23 points and Steve Nash chipped in 19for Phoenix, which has eliminated Los Angeles from the playoffsin the first round the past two campaigns. "We are clearly not the same team we have been in the past yet,"Nash said. "A lot of things you can point to and a lot ofthings we didn't do on the court. You combine that with wedidn't get home until four in the morning, there is a lot ofthings we need to clear up." With 4:45 left in the fourth, things got heated between bothcoaches when D'Antoni called a timeout followed by Jackson, whothen called a timeout of his own - leading to an exchange ofwords between the two. "Two timeouts in a row," D'Antoni said. "(Jackson) took eightminutes to explain a play he probably didn't even use. Ithought he disrespected our players, but he likes to play mindgames. He might want to try that during the playoffs when webust him every time." "(D'Antoni) wasn't thinking straight," Jackson said. "He'dunderstand that if he thought about it for a second. I think hethought I was trying to showboat, I am not sure. But we wantedto get the mandatory timeout out of the way, so we don't haveto endure those four ESPN timeouts."
