Lakers 97-96 Kings (24 Mar, 2002) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Lakers

49-20, 22-13 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	27	24	22	24	97
SAC	30	19	25	22	96

Sacramento Kings

49-19, 32-4 home

Chris Webber made Layup.
Chris Webber made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Hidayet Turkoglu.
Doug Christie missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Hidayet Turkoglu made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Bibby.
Mike Bibby missed 17 ft Jumper.
Mike Bibby made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Hidayet Turkoglu.
Chris Webber missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Doug Christie made Two Point Shot.
Hidayet Turkoglu missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Doug Christie missed 21 ft Jumper.
Chris Webber made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Doug Christie.
Doug Christie made Two Point Shot.
Hidayet Turkoglu missed Dunk.
Chris Webber missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Vlade Divac made 16 ft Jumper.
Chris Webber made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mike Bibby.
Hidayet Turkoglu missed 21 ft Jumper.
Chris Webber made Layup.
Scot Pollard missed Jumper.
Hidayet Turkoglu missed 16 ft Jumper.
Chris Webber missed Two Point Shot.
Hidayet Turkoglu missed 13 ft Jumper. Blocked by Robert Horry.
Bobby Jackson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mike Bibby missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Hidayet Turkoglu made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Bibby.
Bobby Jackson made Two Point Shot.
Hidayet Turkoglu made 21 ft Jumper.
Mike Bibby missed 19 ft Jumper.
Chris Webber missed 17 ft Jumper.
Hidayet Turkoglu missed 19 ft Jumper.
Bobby Jackson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Bobby Jackson missed Two Point Shot.
Vlade Divac made Tip Shot.
Chris Webber missed 7 ft Jumper.
Chris Webber missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Hidayet Turkoglu missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Bobby Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Mike Bibby missed Two Point Shot.
Bobby Jackson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Bibby.
Doug Christie made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Webber.
Chris Webber missed 19 ft Jumper.
Doug Christie missed Two Point Shot.
Chris Webber missed 19 ft Jumper.
Hidayet Turkoglu made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Doug Christie.
Hidayet Turkoglu missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Hidayet Turkoglu missed Two Point Shot.
Chris Webber made Dunk.
Mike Bibby made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vlade Divac.
Hidayet Turkoglu made Layup. Assisted by Doug Christie.
Chris Webber missed Layup.
Mike Bibby missed 14 ft Jumper.
Doug Christie missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Doug Christie missed 17 ft Jumper.
Chris Webber missed 20 ft Jumper.
Hidayet Turkoglu made 22 ft Jumper.
Chris Webber missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Mike Bibby made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Chris Webber.
Doug Christie missed Two Point Shot.
Mike Bibby made 17 ft Jumper.
Chris Webber missed 18 ft Jumper.
Vlade Divac missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Samaki Walker.
Doug Christie missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vlade Divac missed 11 ft Jumper.
Doug Christie made Layup.
Doug Christie made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Webber.
Doug Christie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Bobby Jackson.
Chris Webber made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mike Bibby.
Bobby Jackson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mike Bibby made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bobby Jackson.
Chris Webber missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Mike Bibby missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mike Bibby made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chris Webber.
Chris Webber missed 19 ft Jumper.
Bobby Jackson made Two Point Shot.
Chris Webber missed Two Point Shot.
Chris Webber missed Layup.
Bobby Jackson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Chris Webber made Tip Shot.
Bobby Jackson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Chris Webber.
Vlade Divac made Two Point Shot.
Bobby Jackson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Bobby Jackson missed 5 ft Jumper.
Vlade Divac missed Tip Shot.
Vlade Divac missed Tip Shot.
Mike Bibby missed 21 ft Jumper.
Chris Webber made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Chris Webber missed Jumper.
Lindsey Hunter missed 16 ft Jumper.
Robert Horry missed 22 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
Kobe Bryant missed 21 ft Jumper.
Robert Horry missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
Derek Fisher missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 6 ft Jumper.
Rick Fox made Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Rick Fox missed Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Rick Fox made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Derek Fisher made 20 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk.
Shaquille O'Neal made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
Derek Fisher made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devean George.
Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Devean George made Tip Shot.
Samaki Walker missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed Two Point Shot.
Stanislav Medvedenko made Layup. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Kobe Bryant made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Stanislav Medvedenko made 21 ft Jumper.
Brian Shaw missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stanislav Medvedenko made 19 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Stanislav Medvedenko made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Derek Fisher made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed 6 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher made 16 ft Jumper.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed 16 ft Jumper.
Devean George missed Three Point Jumper.
Robert Horry missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed 4 ft Jumper.
Brian Shaw made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Brian Shaw missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rick Fox missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Robert Horry missed 18 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher missed Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Robert Horry missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Derek Fisher missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rick Fox missed 17 ft Jumper.
Robert Horry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Rick Fox missed 10 ft Jumper.
Robert Horry missed 19 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher made Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Rick Fox made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
Derek Fisher missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Shaquille O'Neal made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Rick Fox missed Jumper.
Derek Fisher made Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Kobe Bryant made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
Kobe Bryant missed 36 ft Three Point Jumper.
Samaki Walker missed 18 ft Jumper. Blocked by Chris Webber.
Derek Fisher missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Devean George made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Brian Shaw.
Devean George made 15 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Brian Shaw.
Derek Fisher missed 18 ft Jumper.
Samaki Walker missed Two Point Shot.
Shaquille O'Neal missed Jumper.
Samaki Walker made Dunk. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Devean George made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brian Shaw.
Kobe Bryant made 18 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 14 ft Jumper.
Brian Shaw missed 19 ft Jumper. Blocked by Chris Webber.
Kobe Bryant made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper. Blocked by Doug Christie.
Derek Fisher made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
Kobe Bryant made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Rick Fox missed 21 ft Jumper. Blocked by Vlade Divac.

LAKERS

KINGS

TIME		LAL	SAC
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball. Shaquille O'Neal vs. Vlade Divac. Chris Webber gains possession.	0	0
11:56	Chris Webber made Layup.	0	2
11:36	Lindsey Hunter missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	2
11:33	Doug Christie Defensive Rebound.	0	2
11:21	Chris Webber made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Hidayet Turkoglu.	0	4
11:03	Robert Horry missed 22 ft Jumper.	0	4
11:03	Vlade Divac Defensive Rebound.	0	4
10:42	Kobe Bryant made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.	2	4
10:30	Doug Christie missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	4
10:29	Rick Fox Defensive Rebound.	2	4
10:07	Kobe Bryant missed 21 ft Jumper.	2	4
10:07	Doug Christie Defensive Rebound.	2	4
9:55	Hidayet Turkoglu made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Bibby.	2	7
9:37	Shaquille O'Neal Bad Pass. Stolen by Doug Christie.	2	7
9:33	Lindsey Hunter Shooting Foul	2	7
9:33	Doug Christie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	7
9:33	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	2	7
9:33	Doug Christie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	8
9:26	Vlade Divac Personal Foul	2	8
9:21	Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Foul	2	8
9:21	Shaquille O'Neal Foul	2	8
9:15	Lindsey Hunter Personal Foul	2	8
9:15	Derek Fisher enters the game for Lindsey Hunter.	2	8
9:07	Mike Bibby missed 17 ft Jumper.	2	8
9:04	Rick Fox Defensive Rebound.	2	8
8:44	Robert Horry missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	8
8:41	Vlade Divac Defensive Rebound.	2	8
8:30	Mike Bibby made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Hidayet Turkoglu.	2	10
8:21	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	2	10
8:12	Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.	4	10
8:12	Hidayet Turkoglu Shooting Foul	4	10
8:12	Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	4	10
8:12	Vlade Divac Defensive Rebound.	4	10
7:56	Chris Webber missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.	4	10
7:54	Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound.	4	10
7:41	Derek Fisher missed 15 ft Jumper.	4	10
7:39	Hidayet Turkoglu Defensive Rebound.	4	10
7:31	Kobe Bryant missed 6 ft Jumper.	4	10
7:30	Vlade Divac Defensive Rebound.	4	10
7:22	Shaquille O'Neal Shooting Foul	4	10
7:22	Doug Christie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	11
7:22	Doug Christie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	12
7:05	Rick Fox made Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	6	12
6:56	Doug Christie made Two Point Shot.	6	14
6:37	Rick Fox missed Jumper.	6	14
6:35	Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound.	6	14
6:33	Chris Webber Shooting Foul	6	14
6:33	Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	14
6:33	Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	14
6:26	Hidayet Turkoglu missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	14
6:26	Doug Christie Defensive Rebound.	8	14
6:24	Doug Christie missed 21 ft Jumper.	8	14
6:20	Rick Fox Defensive Rebound.	8	14
6:11	Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.	10	14
6:03	Chris Webber made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Doug Christie.	10	16
5:50	Rick Fox made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.	12	16
5:33	Rick Fox Shooting Foul	12	16
5:33	Hidayet Turkoglu made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	17
5:33	Hidayet Turkoglu made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	18
5:22	Derek Fisher made 20 ft Jumper.	14	18
5:05	Doug Christie made Two Point Shot.	14	20
4:45	Shaquille O'Neal made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	16	20
4:35	Hidayet Turkoglu missed Dunk.	16	20
4:35	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	16	20
4:16	Kobe Bryant Offensive Foul	16	20
4:16	Kobe Bryant Foul	16	20
4:16	Doug Christie Double Technical Foul. Kobe Bryant gains possession.	16	20
4:01	Chris Webber missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.	16	20
4:00	Vlade Divac Defensive Rebound.	16	20
3:51	Vlade Divac made 16 ft Jumper.	16	22
3:33	Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper.	16	22
3:32	Chris Webber Defensive Rebound.	16	22
3:21	Chris Webber made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mike Bibby.	16	24
3:03	Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk.	18	24
3:03	Chris Webber Shooting Foul	18	24
3:03	Sacramento Full Timeout.	18	24
3:03	Scot Pollard enters the game for Vlade Divac.	18	24
3:03	Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	18	24
3:02	Chris Webber Defensive Rebound.	18	24
2:38	Hidayet Turkoglu missed 21 ft Jumper.	18	24
2:35	Chris Webber Defensive Rebound.	18	24
2:34	Chris Webber made Layup.	18	26
2:25	Shaquille O'Neal made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.	20	26
2:05	Scot Pollard missed Jumper.	20	26
2:03	Robert Horry Defensive Rebound.	20	26
1:55	Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.	22	26
1:55	Scot Pollard Shooting Foul	22	26
1:55	Samaki Walker enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal.	22	26
1:55	Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 1.	23	26
1:36	Hidayet Turkoglu missed 16 ft Jumper.	23	26
1:32	Chris Webber Defensive Rebound.	23	26
1:32	Chris Webber missed Two Point Shot.	23	26
1:32	Chris Webber Defensive Rebound.	23	26
1:32	Rick Fox Shooting Foul	23	26
1:32	Chris Webber made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	27
1:32	Devean George enters the game for Rick Fox.	23	27
1:32	Bobby Jackson enters the game for Mike Bibby.	23	27
1:32	Chris Webber made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	28
1:20	Derek Fisher made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devean George.	26	28
1:00	Hidayet Turkoglu missed 13 ft Jumper. Blocked by Robert Horry.	26	28
58.9	Devean George Defensive Rebound.	26	28
52.5	Devean George Bad Pass. Stolen by Hidayet Turkoglu.	26	28
44.8	Derek Fisher Bad Pass. Stolen by Scot Pollard.	26	28
36.2	Devean George Personal Foul	26	28
36.2	Chris Webber made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	29
36.2	Chris Webber made Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	30
28.0	Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Jumper.	26	30
25.8	Devean George Defensive Rebound.	26	30
14.5	Doug Christie Personal Foul	26	30
14.5	Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	30
14.5	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	26	30
14.5	Mike Bibby enters the game for Chris Webber.	26	30
14.5	Lindsey Hunter enters the game for Samaki Walker.	26	30
14.5	Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	30
0.0	Bobby Jackson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	27	30
0.0	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	27	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	27	30

Regular Season Series

LAL lead 2-1

Kings
85
Lakers
93

Game 1

18/11

Lakers
91
Kings
97

Game 2

8/12

Lakers
97
Kings
96

Game 3

24/3

Kings
95
Lakers
109

Game 4

18/4

Sleep Train Arena

8:30 PM, 24 March 2002

Sacramento, CA

Attendance: 17,317

Referees:
Dan Crawford
Tim Donaghy
Jason Phillips

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	16	12	.571	-	W3
Golden State	15	12	.556	0.5	W1
LA Clippers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Phoenix	14	13	.519	1.5	L2
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

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