Throwback NBA Playoffs WCF 2004.5.31 Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Lakers G6 FHD！
[Music] Turn that up, man. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Game five. [Music] Oh, O’Neal will go on the opening tip controlled by Car Malone. Now, usually it’s a late arriving crowd here in Los Angeles. Not tonight. They’re ready for this one. O’Neal gives it up. So, everyone touching on the first possession and here is Bryant over all of a candy. I would say Kobe Bryant. I don’t think that ball hit the rim. It looked like it fell short. A break here for Minnesota. Phil Jackson walking along the sideline complaining as Latrell Spreewell is able to knock it down. And Phil Jackson talking earlier with Flip Saunders. He said that he’d like to see the T-roll score in the area of 25 points. Here’s Malone. What a change up by Malone. It appeared is that he does not want this crowd in the ball game. If they can score early, it’ll keep the crowd out of it. Off the steel is Bryant with Martin Bryant. And Bryant able to score and is [Applause] [Music] fouled. Shot clock at six. Bryant able to expand. Shil O’Neal missed on the follow. Barnett met by Bryant. Hassel. Yes. You know, you score a lot of points to win this game today. I’d like to see you see the ball go in the basket early. O’Neal getting position and that’s too easy for Shaquille O’Neal on top of the rim. All he had to do is dropped it instead. Rolled off. Remember now he’s missed a slam dunk on an offensive rebound that tip. So they could have been four points for Shaq. Mark with a nice pass and all the Candy with the left hand. The game three-point play. Second foul on Hollow Candy. We’re just under six minutes remaining in this first quarter and the game is tied at nine. 2 and 1/2 minutes in the fourth quarter. So Mark Matson now will have a go at Shaquille O’Neal getting help from Lattel Freewell. Devin George taking that potent but becoming the facilitator of the Laker offense. Garnett off the mark. The save by Shaq and Payton pushes it down. Bryant fouled by Garnett and that is his second. That’s why that offensive foul was so tough. Pitch it ahead. Let Matson get it over. Now what this does is now it gets the Minnesota offense out of sync. Now they’re down to pick and roll. They really can’t run an offensive set. Horberg lost it. Here comes George. Recovered by Payton Bryant for three. Yes. Lakers in games three and four. He waited till the second half. Here he comes out early to show that he’s ready. Get a three-point play that way by scoring and going to the line. Or after the steal by Devin George, you could sprint, give yourself numbers, and then get in the right place at the right time so Payton can find you. Kobe spotting up for the downtown three-pointer. They have more turnovers than field goals. Five turnovers, four field goals. And again, pressure from the Lakers. Here is Spreewell. Latrell Spreewell. Shooting team. We might as well take them early in the clock and not let the Lakers get set. Hassel. Nice move by Trenton Hass the entire night. Even more importantly, hanging around with Kevin Garnett on the bench. Oh, look out. Serbia went down and then threw it away. It’s been an adventure for the Timberwolves to bring that ball across midcourt. Nice pass inside. Payton for O’Neal. Jille O’Neal with the used to doing that. Once he got airborne, he knew he had to get there somehow. There you see him trying to fly. And that is the fourth assist for Gary Payton. Lakers seven assists on their seven field goals. I would think that Shaquille and Phil Jackson have to be pleased with that. Spree well being guarded by [Applause] Rush. Shot clock out to two. Sherak too late. 24se second violation. It’s a three-gard set now for the Lakers. Here is Rush from downtown. Kareem Fiser met by Hassel O’Neal. Beautiful pass thrown by Fiser. What an opportunity. Rush. That’s another three for Kareem Rush. 46 minutes, 30 points, 19 rebounds for Garnett. He is now 0 for four from the field. He got it off on time and then Darnett with the tip. Second time by as many as 11. Oh, nice look away. Medeno was wide open. Kobe had to work his by six. Malone to the fade away. Stand next to Sha. We got to get out of here. They double up on O’Neal. Nice play by Miller to strip O’Neal. Here’s Hoyberg. Serviaak had to chase [Applause] him. Serviaak. Yes, that time he had a good look and the Laker lead is five. Garnett, yes. Working himself back into the game. All started with that offensive rebound that he got. start the game. You see them, they’re sweating hard, they’re working hard. Then you go and sit down for five or six minutes, which actually winds up being 12 or 15. Big difference. Gary Payton from downtown. In the three wins, they have 16, 19, and 21 personal fouls already here in the first half of the game. And a lot of time left. They have 12. That will count. And a foul. You have to get him the ball at the right time. Otherwise, it’s going to be a 3se secondond fall. When he gets in that blue paint, you have to deliver it on time. He has to catch and finish up shots for your teammates. Rick Fox played only five minutes. And in game five, O’Neal on the lob from Payton now Shaq orchestr. Look at Shaq pointing to his teammate. Throw the ball to the corner because I’ve got it worked out with Payton that I’m going to spin. He’s going to throw to the front of the rim. I’m going to actually the backup to the backup at point guard. He’s in there because Troy Hudson has been sitting out after undergoing knee surgery. Serbiaak for three. Lonnie Serbiaak first three-point attempt. Coming up on three minutes to play in the half. Malone. It counts and the foul shot. Here you see the penetration by Rush. He sees the blue jerseys come over and then it’s a matter of looking to the lone block area. Malone catches, finishes, and now to the line. Johnson is back on, replacing Oliver Miller. Shot clock down to three. Barnett. Oh, what a move by Kevin Garnett. He gets such great tipins. This is aggressive basketball because they had trouble scoring against the Lakers and they could get Garnett picked up two earlier than sat. Here is Rush. That’s a three-pointer for and then had to take a seat after getting a foul trouble. Malone Barnett on the rebound. Malone trying to get the foul too much. Didn’t concentrate on making the shot and Hassel able to swing his way in picking up an offensive foul. Minnesota with a twopoint lead trying to take this series back to the Twin Cities for a game number seven. Nice look from Malone. They have assisted. Two minutes gone by in the third. Spreewell with the fake on. Yes, I really like Minnesota right now. Here is Bryant. Rebounded by Spreewell. Had it knocked away. Good play by Devin George. Bryant with the step and rejected by Garnett. with Candy forcing O’Neal further out, but Shaq able to go glass. Sore [Applause] him. Here is Freewell for three. Comes to Garnett. Kevin Garnett in the right spot. Now, what’s up with the Lakers defensive rebound? Ryan off the spin. Hello able to chase it down. Nice pass alone for O’Neal. Defensively there’s Springwell. Shot clock out of four and the call on Garnet. Our offensive fouls or of the loose ball variety here. Kevin should have just let this ball go out of bounds. The shot clock is winding down. It was at You bet. Anytime you can get an extra opportunity in a score like that, especially if it’s Derek Martin Bryant. Oh, what a he had a hang. Athletes that has the ability to create and make most difficult shots. Most guys would have been down on the floor by that time. He’s able to go up almost come down still have enough strength to get it up on the glass. Five and a half to play in this third quarter. The game tied at 58. Garnett. Yes, good look by Kevin Garnett. Almost a quarter and a half to go. Spreewell coming off the screen. Latrell Spreewell. Sacramento. He was brilliant and he’s carried that through to this series. Spreewell on the steel chased by George. Latrell Spreewell. Now at this point 11 for 11 from the free throw line, but defensively he also finally waves the score. the steel then fullcourt by himself come off that little pearl latches to the elbow he hits the 15oot jump shot of the playoffs he said we just simply have to fight through it and it was interesting at halftime he said Sam Gazelle with Derek Fer making the big three right there caught it he made one quick move and elevated his shot over the top rather than double fakes in each direction start he had some big shots when they needed them Barnett has to higher scores. Kevin Garnett not to pick up his fifth here going into the period. Gary O’Neal picked up number four late in the first half. Kevin Garnett who has come on a slow start early foul trouble picked up in between quarters so he can get a nice little three fourminute blow perhaps. O’Neal eluding Matson and a foul. Mark Matson looking around. He fan of defense from the crowd as Hornberg shoots. Rebounded by Matson. Screwwell passed on the three. Screwwell. [Applause] Yes. O’Neal drawing the double. Here is Bryant. Alone from Bryant. And obviously Co with the ball on one side of the floor. The Lakers. They reverse it just to get the ball in the hole to Shaq. Spreewell had it knocked free along with Fiser. Hyberg back alone tamps it to Fishy wanted to check and see who was in bounds. Trying to throw an alleyoop to Carl M. I’m not sure that’s what he wanted on the break. That twoon one did not work. And here is Bryant. Kobe very quiet. The five point advantage and this crowd got all excited when Kareem Rush hit that three. They really got into the game. Here’s Garnett and the foul on O’Neal. Looks like he’s a little fatigued. It’s a big play here as Garnett goes to the basket, gets the bump. Little Energizer there for Minnesota. Now 8 and a half remaining in the [Applause] fourth. Darn fouled. He was pushed by Malone in the corner. Barnett does a good job of keeping the dribble alive right there. Rather than quit on it, he keeps trying to turn the corner. Lowers that shoulder. He picks up the foul. 7772 Lakers. They trap Spreewell able to get it to Garnett and another foul on Malone. And a technical foul. Carl Malone upset about that call. George and Malone. Bryant with three. Going screen roll. Now they’re going to try to get Malone rolling out or Kobe going to the basket. Beautiful move. Laker points. That is the difference in the game. The pressure and the turnovers have killed Minnesota. Here is Rush again. Got five apiece on Malone and O’Neal. Just under six minutes remaining of the fourth. Spreewell. Strong move by the Trent Laker lead. They double up on Bryant at the Deno from Malone. That was not an easy shot by eight point Laker lead. Rush Bryant for three. Barnett able to haul it down. T-Wolves have had their chances. Freewell with a nice pass. Matson. Yes. And the foul. It’s on Medeno. He makes a three-point play at it. 8479 Lakers. Edenko been challenged to shoot and scores. Barnett stepped away. 10 shooting tonight. at the bank of three of three from the field in this fourth quarter. Game six of the Western Conference Finals. Lakers home to Rapid and head back to the NBA Finals. T- Wolves trying to take it back home. Kareem Rush again. There go that patented screen in a row. Malone slips it. That’s Stockton to Malone there on the slip. That’s assists again. Impressive statline for Malone. Freewell rebounded small and just let him watch the rest of the game. They’re on their feet here for the Lakers. Bryant twisting his way looking for the shot who also will have some time to rest. Bryant that was a three-point attempt and that would have raised the roof here at Staples. Spreewell for three. Lakers now let Car Malone decision major decision obviously what the organization will do with Kobe Bryant. Kevin Garnett fouled out 22 points 17 rebounds. He was in the early foul trouble picked up 10 and 10 the good defense but uh when when all was sort of spinning around this guy brought a lot of wisdom. Shaq called him a big brother. Kobe called him like a dad. All right here’s hustle for three. We’re down to two seconds and the Los Angeles Lakers have defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves.
