2000-04-30 WCR1 Game 3 Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings
marv thanks very much the Sack Kings trying to do here what Seattle did yesterday and Minnesota just did win at home in game three and stay alive starting lineups unchanged with Sacramento hoping that a change of venue will change the tone of this series they lost game one by 10 and it could have been more they lost game two by 24 o’neal if he’s going to hit that they have even less chance than they had coming in look at that but that’s the shot though that they wanted to not give him the dunks and the layups what they have done in the first two games of this series these three guys have combined for 80 points tequille O’Neal is going to get his points look what he’s shooting but Glenn Rice and Kobe Bryant to get 45 points today i don’t think they have any chance to win this game after a foul by Glenn Rice Jason Williams makes one of two up here early Anderson lost it lakers take off on the break [Music] harper here’s Devots with the jumper that’s an important shot because we know Shaq is not going to come out of the paint now the first two games of their last 10 they began the year 9-1 eventually they were 27 and 14 they’re well under 500 since and Kobe Bryant puts the jumper down see they’ve had no answers for Kobe Bryant what the Lakers can do Bob again in a sense in the triangle offense playing the same role that Michael Jordan did weber moves in and powers a basket and you can see there in no comment if out of the offense nothing develops you’re down to 5 seconds on the shot clock you put it in Kobe’s hands as the Bulls did with Michael and he does something like that right on Q that’s what you talk about getting guys in positions on the floor he’s got to get down there in that low post harper fakes his way past his man and misses o’neal won’t again that’s the that’s the area that the Kings have just really struggled in as they lead by five do that in the first two games and this what I was talking about they’ve missed the Lakers have missed 90 shots in the first two games 39 offensive rebounds that’s 43% of the missed shots they have gotten back now what does that do it forces the Kings when the Lakers score to be able to take the ball out of the basket now they can wall Jason Williams in they can’t fast break they get into a half court game and that’s where the Lakers are at their best you ever make something happen here’s with the jumper and Harper with the rebound the Lakers look to run kobe all the way to the rack plus the foul well there’s the transition defense out kobe Bryant goes length of the floor there’s a cross match nick Anderson has got to get over to him three-point play for Bryant who start in the early going weber was fouled and he’ll come to the line a year ago to better than 75% this season and what has that done that has given him confidence at the end of Glen Rice guarded by Anderson jumper over him rice has generally shot the ball better on the road this year than are trying to contend with O’Neal makes him take the relatively long jumper which he misses but again the Lakers are on the offensive glass it’s hooked away from Harper and Devos has it anderson in transition can’t hit it but can in the first two games now it’s Devox on O’Neal another turnover williams comes up with it anderson is fouled at midcourt by Brian you get out and you get running now Nick Anderson misses a little layup but you never quit on the play here comes Chris Weber for the followup and nobody blocked him out and the reason why is because there was a fast break it was a broken play so you’re scrambling to try to find somebody back line williams slices through the defense and lays it in shack off the dribble banks it home wow how good does that feel tubox is hammered and a Laker foul but back to Shaq for a moment yes he’s Goliath yes he’s the strongest man in the league and maybe the strongest man ever to play in the NBA but his skills are very refined that’s a great point Bob how many big guys can be out step out on the floor with that kind of bulk and size and do that now Shaq goes out they’re going to have to take advantage of this of his two fouls if not keep going at it maybe he’ll get his third the Lakers ask for time with 357 to play in the first that little cool hand that he brings to keep his team stable in this kind of environment when you have a chance maybe to short circuit a little bit green off the inbound finds Sally for the stop now those are the baskets that you do not want to give the Lakers you allow John to take away from them needless turnover as it’s slipped out of Weber’s hands here’s Green laying it in take advantage of Jack’s hitting weber Harper to the baseline leans in shoots an air ball but Sally grabs it shot clock winding down they got to get it out it’ll be Bryant oh that just takes your heart out if you’re Sacramento second shots again how here’s slamming into Sally and the foul will go against Sally who had hoped to establish position but didn’t quite do it he struggled and Bob one of the things I’ve seen here early was Sacramento in LA they did not fast break after made field goals today they’re immediately getting the ball out getting it up the floor and twice season the Lakers won three of four from Sacramento but most of the games were close rice connects off the glass plus the foul in fourth high scoring in LA at home they played more of a half court defensive game and had a chance to win before the game starts and it’s the Lakers by 10 weber has it swatted away by Sally then misses on the follow a third try and he was fouled now there’s where Chris Weber’s got to be the advantage is Chris Weber inside here and you see the difference right now and the reason they’re in this ball game only down nine is because of the free throw jason Williams little stutter step and his pants picked off by Harper delk is back with him harper goes all the way and is fouled what did I talk about i guess about leaving your feet to pass jason Wood what the Lakers want to do send him on that baseline run a big man at him and then take away the passing lane coming out yesterday we saw Stockton get forced down there stayed on his feet and found the open man jason Williams has got to stay on the floor down 02 Weber screens for Williams now has it back running one-hander hollers the follow rice hands to Bryant and there’s a whistle before he makes his move an offensive foul bob Delaney says “Hold on.” And this one will be on Kobe had a great start in the foul but with Shaq down you’ve always got two guys that can down to five it’ll be Kobe just toying with Delks back for three and after one it’s the Lakers by six you’re watching the NBA playoffs on NBC the WNBA is coming in 29 days we got a game it’s just another do these guys aren’t going to make it come on boys buy 100,000 [Music] market start buying on my account so what does this company do who cares they drink Michelob light michelob light has a smooth satisfying taste you won’t find it in an 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friendship we’re all in this together in the 70s nbc tonight 98 central the Lakers lead by six after one i’m going to show you a play here that Jason Williams turned the ball over and we stopped as he writed and we see his hand is right here on him and now Jason Williams wants to know why isn’t this a foul so he asked Ronnie Garrison for an explanation i’m not going to let that little bit of contact let you lose that pass i will blow my whistle yeah but if you’re head and shoulders by him Jace I don’t want us calling that unless he clearly reroutes you no help for Pard who fouls him was rolling okay in game two it was Kobe he got in foul but look 511 five for 11 free throws and Phil Jackson told us he said it’s the first time he felt that Shaq got a couple fouls came in got tentative stoyakovich has not had a good series and he tries to get off here by driving to the bucket for the jam glenn Rice and Rick Fox have done a good job on him defensively through the first two games bryant misses williams behind the back pass finds nobody in particular but there’s a Laker foul the foul was on Ary his first now Weber spins right by him for the power slam find help then he can be a passer out of the post his jumper is too hard off the glass trailing by 10 it’s Delta one now that was beautiful marco in an uproar and shot can’t silence them but there was a foul it’s Scott Per’s third simple basketball can be very pretty especially in the playoffs gave him the ball right where he needed it right in his shooting pocket he buried the jumper tony Delta is playing well the team is [Music] [Music] may foul devots out and Bill Wington too and Weddington’s on the bench in street clothes well again what we talk about is what it does it gets you in the penalty early and then here’s Weber and even his foul troubles at times have come from trying to help out on Jack Stoyakovic they need him to get off in this game if they’re going to have any kind of chance he averaged 20 a game against him in the regular season sty to the first two games of this series in LA the Lakers quickly in transition and Ory is fouled development off the bench that the Lakers had no answer for glenn Rice has outplayed him in the first two games increase the lead by two what’s going to happen now with Weber sitting down with two fouls or he missed them both the game remains tied brian Shaw into the lane fox out of the corner the rebound to Devox tyrone Corbin got hurt on that last play bob he is slow to get up at the other end as DevOs takes the open jumper fox with the rebound corbin wants out he looked over to Rick Adam they’re going to have to take a foul here I think to get him out of the game Mary so to that extent it was a smart move well you can see what happened shaw goes in and the he knocks John Barry down and he goes into the leg of Tyrone Corbin i was right in my vision here Bob i could see it that was a nasty fall you’re going to see Tyrone Corbin being helped off the floor take a foul here in the penalty foul Shack foul somebody who’s a good free throw shooter come playoff time teams are going to make him make foul shots but look at this they’re on the offensive glass again luckily for Sacramento doesn’t convert and then there’s a Laker foul here’s Delt his jumper won’t go but it’s into O’Neal’s hands and the Lakers retake the lead good effort sacramento down by two here is Devots with the ball stoyakovich for three and cars out long but Shaq taps it to George who flips it to Fischer little pull out way off can’t miss it by much more than that george tries to follow and he’s fouled on the play and they had to stop play because that’s an NBA rule you can’t have a player out on the floor who is bleeding who has an open cut it’s obviously been closed and he’s back on the floor report on Tai Corbin mild left knee sprain they’ll re-evaluate his status at halftime devots fakes Shaq off his feet deals to Thunderberg did a nice job that time puck fake created the shot here devin George in the game and I said remember finding Devots his 20-footer won’t go just can’t make a shot bryant trying to find Shaq and does and Devots is lucky he got his hand out of the way that’s the way you wind up with some broken fingers or a broken wrist kobe Williams fouled him on the reach in timeout with 429 to play in the half lakers looking to close it out up by eight and Bryant makes the second one the Kings have missed their last 10 shots and Vlad we talked about him not being able to make a shot he’s one of six jason W Stoyakovic a whole different story in this game kobe from 20 and there’s his answer more fouls if they keep the lead [Music] probability actually had a wide open jump shot you can tell he didn’t trust it and it would be a miracle of biblical proportions if Sacramento came back to somehow win this series kobe deals to Harper and it’s right through Ory’s hands a Laker turnover here’s Nick Anderson back in ineffective so far weber on the move trying to follow his own shot and he’s fouled [Music] all you can do defensively make him take a shot like that williams went behind the back again for no apparent reason look at Shaq handle that ball his pass bounces away from Harper but O’Neal recovers it scores and is fouled you see Jason Williams i I you see Rick Rick Adam you know he’s saying “Why play we’re down five and you try to make this sensational play kobe gets a piece of it blotty’s diving trying to save it they get in the open court and Shaq throws one of these ankle flankers off of Ron Harper he picks it up and he’s going to get a three-point play so Shack so that tear him off the off the ankle it’s the plays that break your back instead of maybe cutting it to three they push it to eight harper all the way to the basket but doesn’t get the roll it spills off the lip of the rim debots to the floor with Bryant and Kobe found him and that’s going to be three on Kobe lots the ball look at this goes right to the front of the rim lays it a little short and then Kobe in a flurry trying to strip the ball away from Devos gets his third foul big turnaround there magic Johnson was there in 91 when they lost to Jordan and the Bulls chicago’s first title well the reason they were able to make that deal was because they were going to sign Shaq as a free agent so they could move bloody get the piece in the middle of Shaq as a free agent johnson and James Worthy early in the 70s and 80s here’s Rice and Devox rebounds weber oh man what a move plus the foul the guy has eyepopping ability he between his legs a little head and shoulder gets inside those big old hands of his the powerful finish remember now when he sat down the score was 300 all they were outscored 9 so with him back in the lineup he has pushed him back into the game now Bob only down three ac Green is the iron man sha is doubled brings it out to Shaw who pumps up a three and that’s a big one for the Lakers that’s why you want veterans on your team ryan Anderson answers with a three devots deflected it away but Shaq has it back nice pass through a crowd to AC Green what’s Williams thinking about a drive to the basket and a left hand layin here’s Harper wild shot on the run and it goes last 5 seconds williams cut off by Rice gets it to DevOT for the three at the buzzer that’s way off your Sacramento team 46 entertaining first half ends with the Lakers tying the sweep in front by five stay tuned for Hannah Storm and company in our New York studios with net zero at the half you’re watching the NBA playoffs on NBC gentlemen a moment of silence in honor of Bob bob a good friend a good man whose time had come thanks Bob thanks Bob first get a designated driver m next grab a Miller line it’s Miller time excuse me a book down can anyone give us a ride home back later guys a thanks hello miss Blaine on 30 October you were observed handing out these suspicious looking little discs those discs you refer to bestow freedom on all who possess them but you 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team at halftime he felt like Sacramento had given them their best shot all they got to do now is step it up play with a lot more energy and he told each guy to go out and practice their foul shooting seeing exactly where they were down in the first half rick Aman told his team that they were happy where they were only five points down they hadn’t been hitting their shots but the most important part of this entire game would be the initial two or three minutes in this second half bob Ahmad thanks and the word on the veteran Tyrone Corbin they said they would re-evaluate him at halftime left knee sprain he will not return take a look at the team leaders Weber Weber and Weber and O’Neal o’neal and O’Neal so we talked about how well those guys have played i think the the statistics bear that out o’neal to Harper and it’s the Lakers by seven harper goes to that open area chris Weber given a bit of room by AC Green fires over him to this point Weber again same result now the one thing that’s nice about that he’s hit two outside jumpers against Nick Anderson who can’t possibly cover him one-on-one and the help arrived too late what a tough shot though carlos Williamson had it blocked by Ron Harper who has always been an excellent defender and what’s happened look at his minutes since his points have gone down that’s with the addition of Weber and Debb so he’s no longer a primary weapon like he was the years before they got here that’s why it’s a very tough fit for him on this team because he’s really a low post player and they need a shooter in that position so they’re going to have to reevaluate where he fits into this team in the offse little jump and he beat the shot clock and there was a foul evidently it would have been a 24se second violation because I don’t think the shot drew Iron before the game about denying Shaq position he says we try to get him to receive the ball as far out from the basket as possible but Jack is far from a one-dimensional player rather than the moment corus Williamson scores that’s where Corus Williamson is effective down on that block it’s a one-point game ryan can’t quiet the crowd sacramento can take the lead but they don’t all right I’m going to say it again don’t leave your feet to pass what happened sacramento still has never led in this game rick Adam has to be very happy though at the start of this period kobe gets the bounce to complete a gorgeous move now Kobe’s got a bad wrist and he and Blotty are tangled up we’ll have to see if he’s okay shaq got it deep on Devots plus the foul devots and Adelman are right on this one instead Bl gets his third foul ball goes out of bounds who touched it last sacramento did now you talked about the long the big picture for the Lakers they have the opportunity to be able to do that well that knowing when to make the spectacular play when to make the simple play we see Rice out of the timeout bury the three but more importantly when he doesn’t have the basketball seven on the shot clock his three isn’t there it rolls to Harper bryant brings out and Kobe scores with a whirling move after evading Williams attempt to slap the ball away oh we’ll get a good shot corus Williamson wide open that’s a good shot in transition take your time now you’ve got to get some defensive stop harper curling into the paint rejected by Devox sacramento with numbers williams pushing it flying pass to Anderson for the reverse now now you have to be grown playoffs you leave your feet you’re looking around oh where am I going to go at the last minute and he finds Dick Anderson he bails him out and gets the layup they’re within six the Lakers are going to pick up the loose ball ron Harper here his eyes go ahead he finds Kobe Bryant kobe’s going to get a sense that there’s somebody on my shoulder and with his great ability he leaps in the air does a 360 spin and lays the ball in the basket and so much is talked about this Laker team and Shaquille O’Neal and how great he’s become and there’s no question about that but when you talk about a championship team the emergence of this guy Kobe Bryan on both ends of the floor has taken them to the next level in my opinion still plenty of time nine on the shot clock stoyakovich with a turnaround big hoop how much better is he playing today at home remember he started out the game he got that layup weber setting up high at the moment williams drives by Shaw and scores his dismay here’s Shaq with the hop the skip but not the basket he gets his own rebound he’ll try it again ac Green shaq finally rests at three and then there’s a whistle this is where the Kings have to hold their ground shaq gets upset he and AC Green on the offensive force there’s the block by Pard and Shaq just muscles through everybody and lays the ball in the basket they call the foul going to be sideline out of bounds not in the penalty situation rice leaning in and drawing the foul from [Music] Anderson Anderson pending the outcome of games being played this coming week dc second round playoff triple header beginning at noon Eastern time three jason Williams makes it one here’s Shaq over pollen short got his own again and a whistle before the shot when Shaq shoots that ball he bounced back in shaq makes them both that’s two big free throws for Shaq he was really struggling there now he’s got to get a better feeling about himself going to the line robert Mory Glenn Rice now Rice had only five points in the first half they’ve done a nice job on him keeping 30 they’ve gotten to within one a few times here they’ve made their runs but each time the Lakers respond robert Ary with the hook that’s a great point Bob they’ve been playing uphill all game long of points weber I love it when he’s down there i just think it’s such a a problem for the Lakers defense it puts them in a decision agree with you more right from Shaq now between the game clock and the shot clock williams fires a three another questionable decision the ball out of 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more the 70s tonight on NBC let’s watch that match up now in this fourth period with Deltarding Kobe Bryant [Music] weber delt offensive glass nice job weber can’t tie it had a good look couldn’t hit it but there’s Delt again they have the lead they get it inside to Shaq and that’s how long Sacramento’s lead lasts he gets his own rebound but loses it the hustle of Tony Dela got his team two open shots and Stoyakovich a big factor in this game hits the three gives Sacramento their first lead of the game and even though Jason Williams is not playing he loves it and then Shaquille O’Neal they come right back when they’re in trouble go inside you see bloody fell down they could not get over soon enough the dunk and the Lakers go back into the lead sacramento led for all of nine seconds their only lead of the game kobe tough shot but maybe not for him that is way too good yeah way too good i mean come out of a timeout Shaq’s resting what do you do you go to Kobe Bryant your second option he hits a long has it against Delt spins into the lane to the left hand gets his own rebound and puts it in and the more I watch him the more I’m convinced that while combining with Shaq is a prescription for team greatness and that’s what’s most important to both of them remember this is his fourth year remember in Utah his first year the air balls that he had to live through when they got swept when they got swept by San Antonio he’s become a bonafide star for his energy his effort he does it on both ends and if they win a championship it’s going to be his closest hits a three and Sacramento hangs in after averaging three in the first two games brian had him knocked away thought he was fouled it’ll be dealt way off but Barry is there devox and a Laker foul weber ties the game and had a chance to give Sacramento the lead it was Robert Ory’s fourth o’neal has it back spinning baseline hit the side of the glass with it here comes Sacramento barry pushing it up the floor tony Delk the tip delk again with the energy tony Del misses it chris Weber follows he misses it another effort by Tony Del and interestingly enough offensive rebounds which have been so crucial to the Lakers in the fourth quarter alone sacramento has 10 second chance points and this man Tony Dell I think if they have any hopes of winning this game that Rick Adam is going to have to ride him out to the finish here he’s got to get right with Kobe Bryant and say “I’m going to defend him.” Kobe Bryant right at Del but it rattles out or he gives them a fresh 24 rice doesn’t use much of it misses the three the rebound to Weber play Weber to Stoyakovich a brilliant pass that’s that little special play that they run the twoman game and Spoyakovich with 17 [Music] kobe Bryant has it stripped away here’s Sacramento on a 100 run and leading now by five up devots on the move lays it off to Weber foul was DevOS’s fourth laker ball from the side kobe off balance doesn’t get the roll weber rebounds outlet to Delk john Barry 14 unanswered points for Sacramento and how about [Applause] this rice finally ends the sack king streak delk bumped gets off the shot and hits it how good is he playing weber got a hand on it and steals it weber hits the hook 13 rebounds the execution though in the half court nothing wild nothing crazy come off the screen you pump fake john Barry the look on his face jason Williams likes it and then Chris Weber in the post where he’s doing all of his damage gets in the lane the powerful jump hook the Kings lead by 11 weber 29 13 eight assists two steals and Sacramento feels they have a chance for a [Music] win [Music] here is Kobe little change of direction lays it off to O’Neal knocked away by Devots but there’s a Sacramento foul and if you’re Sacramento this game is not over scott Pard is checking in now why is he checking in because if SAP catches the ball low they want to foul him peots has five he can’t do that absolutely he missed them both the second was a brick but Ori rebounds can’t score and then he fouls coming over the back of Pard now do you very little adversity all year long from the Lakers Kobe Bryant as he flashes through the lane there’s contact and a foul well there’s there’s still a lot of possessions left in this game sacramento’s not out of the woods they cannot start celebrating here too soon the pressure defensively they really don’t have a primary ball handler so maybe Blotty or Weber’s going to have to come back to help them here a little bit against this pressure 26 for Kobe not too much delk was open and took it rice stripped away and stolen by Stoyakovich with 215 on the clock [Applause] [Music] and play is stopped on the other side of half court and there are times you don’t mean to be too hard on Jason Williams whose passion for the game is palpable and who at his best is one of the league’s most exciting players but there are times when you can see he’s got a notion in his head and you know it’s coming for five or six seconds before it happens whereas Delulk is more apt to let the game and the play come to him here’s Brian there’s no question about that and again big guys can handle the ball let Vlady bring it up take your time now Ory pulled him down there ory was trying to get the charge but instead he’s hit with the block to get up there you’re shooting free throws just make the free throws and you made one out of six bryant to the front court blows by Stoyakovich and lays it in he has 30 they just can’t give him baskets here now they’ve got to do a better job they let [Music] Stayakovic quick shot against pressure and he was fouled no two guard who combines offense and defense nearly as well as Kobe i agree and that’s 19 for Sarafic i said remember if he could get 20 that could be the difference well he’s right there right now wow kobe for three wow how good is he weber it’s off George’s hands and it comes to Stoyakovic that might have done it right there that second shot now the Lakers are going to have to foul delt from the side bryant the rebound but we’re inside 45 seconds kobe before the shot are you kidding which he switches anyway there’s a whistle well watch Kobe Bryant in the open court watch this play behind the back splits two defenders guy comes in behind him again crosses over and get two guys to run together and he makes the shot and the free throw gives him 34 if he was coming out this year but this would be his class i think there might be a chance he makes it a six-point game 16 of his 35 in this quarter and as they go for the steel Kobe commits his fifth find out what you’re all about you’re facing an elimination game you get swept and it leaves an awful taste in you going into next year especially for Sacramento and all their expectations here this year into O’Neal looking for Kobe he fires the three it comes up just short [Music] [Applause] kobe who had 35 just lets the time expire tony Del did a great job off the bench and sparked the victory [Music] before this series started I asked Bill Jackson would you like to see your team come out and sweep and get moving on he said “I wouldn’t mind a little adversity to see how our team is going to react.” Well you know what this is the first loss let’s go to Ahmad Rashad all right thanks Bob we’re here with Chris Weber and Tony Dell chris one of the things I noticed even in the warm-ups earlier you guys were very confident today no desperation you came out like you expected to win yeah you know we lost to one of the best teams at their place and uh we’re not saying that you know we should have done it we’re upset about losing there but this is our home and uh we feel you know we feel confident here and we’re NBA team too so this series is far from over and coming into this game afterwards no big celebration you guys realized you’re out ready to do business Tony i think we were confident we knew what we could do at our house and uh they’re a good team and we just had to defend our home court and we did a good job of that tonight how about the challenge for you coming out playing Kobe also settling down a lot of good defense today uh it’s always tough to guard Kobe he gets a lot of shots he’s a great player and I think I got a lot of help from my teammates and he still got going but uh we did it as a team today all right and the beat goes on beat goes on we trying not to stop baby trying to live all right congratulations you guys on a great game we better coach Carrill all right let’s go back to Bob that message to assistant coach Pete Carrill the former head coach at Princeton who suffered what was termed a minor heart attack yesterday and is still hospitalized but is expected to be up and around shortly once again the final score from Sacramento it’s the Kings 99 and the Lakers 91 coming up next on NBC an allnew Dline NBC then it’s the world premiere of the 70s here on NBC for Doug Collins and Ahmad Rashad i’m Bob Kostas you’ve been watching the NBA playoffs on NBC and from Sacramento good night everybody [Music]
Lakers and Kings played each other in 3 straight playoffs in the early 2000s and had some very fun games.
