Lakers 109-95 Kings (18 Apr, 2002) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Kings

61-21, 25-16 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SAC	26	28	22	19	95
LAL	30	26	31	22	109

Los Angeles Lakers

58-24, 34-7 home

109

Rick Fox missed 17 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher made 22 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
Shaquille O'Neal missed Tip Shot.
Shaquille O'Neal made Layup.
Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 11 ft Jumper.
Samaki Walker missed Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Samaki Walker missed 12 ft Jumper.
Rick Fox made Jumper. Assisted by Samaki Walker.
Derek Fisher made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samaki Walker.
Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Derek Fisher missed 21 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made Dunk. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk.
Derek Fisher made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devean George.
Derek Fisher missed Layup.
Derek Fisher missed 18 ft Jumper.
Samaki Walker made Slam Dunk.
Kobe Bryant missed 7 ft Jumper.
Samaki Walker missed Layup. Blocked by Lawrence Funderburke.
Samaki Walker made Layup.
Brian Shaw missed Three Point Jumper.
Derek Fisher missed Two Point Shot.
Devean George missed 19 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
Lindsey Hunter missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lindsey Hunter missed 9 ft Jumper.
Brian Shaw missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Devean George missed Dunk.
Lindsey Hunter made Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Stanislav Medvedenko.
Lindsey Hunter made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Lindsey Hunter missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed Two Point Shot.
Shaquille O'Neal made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed 6 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed Layup.
Rick Fox made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Mitch Richmond missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.
Shaquille O'Neal missed Jumper. Blocked by Lawrence Funderburke.
Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
Kobe Bryant made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Rick Fox missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mitch Richmond missed 19 ft Jumper.
Mitch Richmond made 14 ft Jumper.
Mitch Richmond made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant made 18 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made 6 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Kobe Bryant made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Rick Fox made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Kobe Bryant made Layup. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 7 ft Jumper.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed 13 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Stanislav Medvedenko made Layup. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Kobe Bryant made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Stanislav Medvedenko made 21 ft Jumper.
Rick Fox missed 10 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed Layup.
Shaquille O'Neal made Hook Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed 9 ft Jumper.
Rick Fox missed 22 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 20 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Brian Shaw missed 8 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mark Madsen missed 14 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher made 19 ft Jumper.
Brian Shaw missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Devean George missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Scot Pollard.
Samaki Walker missed Layup.
Samaki Walker made Tip Shot.
Samaki Walker made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Derek Fisher missed 15 ft Jumper.
Devean George made 17 ft Jumper.
Lindsey Hunter missed 21 ft Jumper.
Devean George missed Three Point Jumper.
Lindsey Hunter missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Devean George missed 19 ft Jumper.
Lindsey Hunter missed 17 ft Jumper.
Devean George missed Three Point Jumper.
Stanislav Medvedenko made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Stanislav Medvedenko made 17 ft Jumper.
Mitch Richmond made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter.
Mitch Richmond missed 18 ft Jumper.
Brian Shaw made Layup. Assisted by Mitch Richmond.
Stanislav Medvedenko made Two Point Shot.
Mitch Richmond missed 20 ft Jumper.
Lindsey Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mitch Richmond.
Predrag Stojakovic made 16 ft Jumper.
Vlade Divac missed Jumper.
Lawrence Funderburke made Layup. Assisted by Vlade Divac.
Mike Bibby missed 16 ft Jumper.
Predrag Stojakovic missed Jumper.
Lawrence Funderburke made Layup.
Predrag Stojakovic missed 20 ft Jumper.
Vlade Divac made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mike Bibby.
Mike Bibby missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Doug Christie missed 8 ft Jumper.
Vlade Divac missed 8 ft Jumper.
Mike Bibby missed 20 ft Jumper.
Predrag Stojakovic missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lawrence Funderburke made Two Point Shot.
Doug Christie made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mike Bibby.
Predrag Stojakovic made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Mike Bibby made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Predrag Stojakovic.
Mike Bibby missed 13 ft Jumper.
Scot Pollard made Layup.
Doug Christie made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gerald Wallace.
Mateen Cleaves missed Layup. Blocked by Robert Horry.
Gerald Wallace made Jumper. Assisted by Mateen Cleaves.
Chucky Brown missed Layup.
Brent Price missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Scot Pollard missed 12 ft Jumper.
Chucky Brown made 14 ft Jumper.
Scot Pollard missed 18 ft Jumper.
Scot Pollard made Two Point Shot.
Gerald Wallace missed 19 ft Jumper.
Mateen Cleaves made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Lawrence Funderburke made Two Point Shot.
Lawrence Funderburke made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mateen Cleaves.
Mateen Cleaves made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Gerald Wallace missed Layup.
Vlade Divac made Two Point Shot.
Chucky Brown made 6 ft Hook Shot.
Gerald Wallace missed 7 ft Jumper.
Gerald Wallace made Two Point Shot.
Mateen Cleaves missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vlade Divac missed 19 ft Jumper.
Doug Christie missed 21 ft Jumper.
Vlade Divac made Layup.
Mike Bibby missed 13 ft Jumper. Blocked by Derek Fisher.
Doug Christie made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Bibby.
Predrag Stojakovic missed Jumper.
Mike Bibby made 18 ft Jumper.
Doug Christie missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vlade Divac made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Doug Christie.
Doug Christie missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mike Bibby made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Vlade Divac.
Lawrence Funderburke made Jumper. Assisted by Mike Bibby.
Mike Bibby made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lawrence Funderburke.
Doug Christie missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mike Bibby made 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mike Bibby made 16 ft Jumper.
Vlade Divac missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lawrence Funderburke missed 21 ft Jumper.
Lawrence Funderburke missed 16 ft Jumper.
Mike Bibby missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Predrag Stojakovic missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gerald Wallace missed 18 ft Jumper.
Mateen Cleaves missed 20 ft Jumper.
Mateen Cleaves made Two Point Shot.
Lawrence Funderburke missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
Chucky Brown missed Jumper.
Mateen Cleaves made Two Point Shot.
Brent Price missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gerald Wallace missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Gerald Wallace made Two Point Shot.
Mateen Cleaves missed 20 ft Jumper.
Brent Price missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Brent Price made Two Point Shot.
Scot Pollard made 7 ft Hook Shot.
Gerald Wallace missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mateen Cleaves missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mateen Cleaves made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Brent Price.
Scot Pollard made Dunk.
Gerald Wallace missed 15 ft Jumper.
Chucky Brown made 9 ft Jumper.
Mateen Cleaves made 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mateen Cleaves missed 21 ft Jumper.
Mateen Cleaves missed Layup.
Chucky Brown missed Tip Shot.
Chucky Brown missed Layup.

KINGS

LAKERS

TIME		SAC	LAL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball. Vlade Divac vs. Shaquille O'Neal. Rick Fox gains possession.	0	0
11:51	Rick Fox missed 17 ft Jumper.	0	0
11:49	Lawrence Funderburke Defensive Rebound.	0	0
11:33	Vlade Divac Lost Ball	0	0
11:29	Derek Fisher made 22 ft Jumper.	0	2
11:18	Kobe Bryant Shooting Foul	0	2
11:18	Mike Bibby missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	2
11:18	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	0	2
11:18	Mike Bibby made Free Throw 2 of 2.	1	2
10:53	Shaquille O'Neal missed 7 ft Hook Shot.	1	2
10:51	Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Rebound.	1	2
10:51	Shaquille O'Neal missed Tip Shot.	1	2
10:51	Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Rebound.	1	4
10:51	Shaquille O'Neal made Layup.	1	4
10:51	Vlade Divac Shooting Foul	1	4
10:51	Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 1.	1	5
10:37	Predrag Stojakovic made 16 ft Jumper.	3	5
10:19	Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Jumper.	3	5
10:18	Predrag Stojakovic Defensive Rebound.	3	5
10:11	Vlade Divac missed Jumper.	3	5
10:10	Samaki Walker Defensive Rebound.	3	5
9:52	Shaquille O'Neal missed 11 ft Jumper.	3	5
9:49	Doug Christie Defensive Rebound.	3	5
9:36	Lawrence Funderburke made Layup. Assisted by Vlade Divac.	5	5
9:26	Samaki Walker missed Jumper.	5	5
9:25	Doug Christie Defensive Rebound.	5	5
9:22	Shaquille O'Neal Personal Foul	5	5
9:15	Mike Bibby missed 16 ft Jumper.	5	5
9:12	Samaki Walker Defensive Rebound.	5	5
9:00	Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	5
8:59	Doug Christie Defensive Rebound.	5	5
8:48	Doug Christie Bad Pass. Stolen by Samaki Walker.	5	5
8:41	Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	5	7
8:19	Rick Fox Personal Foul	5	7
8:11	Predrag Stojakovic missed Jumper.	5	7
8:08	Lawrence Funderburke Offensive Rebound.	7	7
8:08	Lawrence Funderburke made Layup.	7	7
7:47	Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	7
7:43	Vlade Divac Defensive Rebound.	7	7
7:35	Predrag Stojakovic missed 20 ft Jumper.	7	7
7:33	Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound.	7	7
7:18	Samaki Walker missed 12 ft Jumper.	7	7
7:18	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	7	7
7:18	Samaki Walker Loose Ball Foul	7	7
7:01	Vlade Divac made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mike Bibby.	9	7
6:46	Rick Fox made Jumper. Assisted by Samaki Walker.	9	9
6:26	Rick Fox Personal Foul	9	9
6:26	Predrag Stojakovic made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	9
6:26	Predrag Stojakovic missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	9
6:24	Samaki Walker Defensive Rebound.	10	9
6:13	Derek Fisher made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samaki Walker.	10	12
5:58	Mike Bibby missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	12
5:56	Rick Fox Defensive Rebound.	10	12
5:46	Rick Fox Bad Pass. Stolen by Vlade Divac.	10	12
5:33	Doug Christie missed 8 ft Jumper.	10	12
5:31	Samaki Walker Defensive Rebound.	10	12
5:22	Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	10	14
5:01	Vlade Divac missed 8 ft Jumper.	10	14
4:58	Rick Fox Defensive Rebound.	10	14
4:52	Derek Fisher missed 21 ft Jumper.	10	14
4:50	Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Rebound.	10	14
4:48	Kobe Bryant made Dunk. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.	10	16
4:43	Sacramento Full Timeout.	10	16
4:43	Devean George enters the game for Rick Fox.	10	16
4:31	Mike Bibby missed 20 ft Jumper.	10	16
4:30	Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound.	10	16
4:24	Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.	10	18
4:11	Predrag Stojakovic missed 17 ft Jumper.	10	18
4:07	Devean George Defensive Rebound.	10	18
4:00	Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.	10	18
3:59	Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Rebound.	10	18
3:58	Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk.	10	20
3:40	Lawrence Funderburke made Two Point Shot.	12	20
3:23	Kobe Bryant Bad Pass	12	20
3:23	Scot Pollard enters the game for Vlade Divac.	12	20
3:08	Doug Christie made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mike Bibby.	14	20
2:55	Derek Fisher made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devean George.	14	23
2:43	Lawrence Funderburke Lost Ball. Stolen by Derek Fisher.	14	23
2:36	Derek Fisher missed Layup.	14	23
2:35	Mike Bibby Defensive Rebound.	14	23
2:19	Predrag Stojakovic made 8 ft Two Point Shot.	16	23
2:12	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	16	23
2:12	Robert Horry enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal.	16	23
2:04	Derek Fisher missed 18 ft Jumper.	16	23
2:02	Scot Pollard Defensive Rebound.	16	23
1:54	Mike Bibby made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Predrag Stojakovic.	19	23
1:38	Samaki Walker made Slam Dunk.	19	25
1:19	Mike Bibby missed 13 ft Jumper.	19	25
1:16	Samaki Walker Defensive Rebound.	19	25
1:09	Kobe Bryant missed 7 ft Jumper.	19	25
1:08	Samaki Walker Offensive Rebound.	19	25
1:08	Lawrence Funderburke Shooting Foul	19	25
1:08	Gerald Wallace enters the game for Predrag Stojakovic.	19	25
1:08	Samaki Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	26
1:08	Samaki Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	27
58.4	Scot Pollard made Layup.	21	27
49.6	Samaki Walker missed Layup. Blocked by Lawrence Funderburke.	21	27
47.2	Samaki Walker Offensive Rebound.	21	27
47.2	Samaki Walker made Layup.	21	29
47.2	Scot Pollard Shooting Foul	21	29
47.2	Brian Shaw enters the game for Kobe Bryant.	21	29
47.2	Samaki Walker made Free Throw 1 of 1.	21	30
35.7	Doug Christie made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gerald Wallace.	24	30
21.9	Brian Shaw missed Three Point Jumper.	24	30
18.7	Lawrence Funderburke Defensive Rebound.	24	30
8.3	Brian Shaw Personal Foul	24	30
8.3	Mateen Cleaves enters the game for Mike Bibby.	24	30
8.3	Doug Christie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	30
8.3	Lindsey Hunter enters the game for Samaki Walker.	25	30
8.3	Doug Christie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	30
0.5	Derek Fisher missed Two Point Shot.	26	30
0.1	Doug Christie Defensive Rebound.	26	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	26	30

Regular Season Series

LAL win 3-1

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

crypto.com Arena

12:30 AM, 18 April 2002

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 18,997

Referees:
Joe Crawford
Bill Spooner
Scott Wall

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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