Lakers 119-98 SuperSonics (8 Jan, 2003) Play-by-Play

Seattle SuperSonics

16-17, 10-10 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SEA	20	25	26	27	98
LAL	25	35	26	33	119

Los Angeles Lakers

15-20, 11-6 home

119

Shaquille O'Neal missed 11 ft Jumper.
Rick Fox missed Layup.
Samaki Walker made Layup.
Kobe Bryant missed 21 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher missed 20 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Rick Fox made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Rick Fox missed Jumper.
Samaki Walker made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Rick Fox made Layup. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Kobe Bryant missed 6 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made Layup.
Rick Fox missed 16 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Robert Horry missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 7 ft Jumper.
Rick Fox missed 19 ft Jumper.
Rick Fox made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant missed Layup.
Kobe Bryant made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Kobe Bryant made Dunk. Assisted by Kareem Rush.
Kareem Rush missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 38 ft Three Point Jumper.
Derek Fisher made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
Kobe Bryant missed Jumper.
Devean George missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Devean George missed 16 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Shaquille O'Neal made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kareem Rush.
Derek Fisher made 20 ft Jumper.
Tracy Murray missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Samaki Walker made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Kareem Rush made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Kobe Bryant made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Kobe Bryant made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Robert Horry missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tracy Murray missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tracy Murray.
Kareem Rush made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Robert Horry.
Kobe Bryant made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
Kobe Bryant made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
Rick Fox made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brian Shaw.
Kobe Bryant made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brian Shaw.
Kobe Bryant made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 9 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Derek Fisher missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Kobe Bryant made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Kobe Bryant missed Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Kareem Rush made Layup. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 5 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Kareem Rush.
Devean George made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Devean George made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
Robert Horry missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Derek Fisher made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devean George.
Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Devean George made Two Point Shot.
Tracy Murray missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tracy Murray made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kareem Rush.
Stanislav Medvedenko made Dunk. Assisted by Kareem Rush.
Mark Madsen missed 9 ft Jumper.
Stanislav Medvedenko made Layup. Assisted by Brian Shaw.
Desmond Mason missed 6 ft Jumper.
Predrag Drobnjak missed 14 ft Jumper.
Vladimir Radmanovic made Tip Shot.
Gary Payton made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Desmond Mason made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Predrag Drobnjak.
Vladimir Radmanovic missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gary Payton missed 14 ft Jumper.
Predrag Drobnjak missed 17 ft Jumper.
Rashard Lewis made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Desmond Mason made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Gary Payton missed Layup.
Predrag Drobnjak made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Rashard Lewis missed Jumper. Blocked by Rick Fox.
Desmond Mason missed 18 ft Jumper.
Predrag Drobnjak missed 15 ft Jumper.
Gary Payton missed 18 ft Jumper.
Jerome James missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Rashard Lewis missed 17 ft Jumper.
Gary Payton missed 16 ft Jumper.
Rashard Lewis made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Desmond Mason.
Desmond Mason made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jerome James.
Vitaly Potapenko made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Jerome James missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
Vitaly Potapenko missed 9 ft Jumper.
Jerome James missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Samaki Walker.
Kenny Anderson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kenny Anderson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Vladimir Radmanovic made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
Desmond Mason missed 21 ft Jumper.
Kenny Anderson made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Mason.
Vitaly Potapenko made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
Desmond Mason made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
Desmond Mason missed 21 ft Jumper.
Rashard Lewis missed 16 ft Jumper.
Vladimir Radmanovic made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Vladimir Radmanovic made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
Gary Payton missed 18 ft Jumper.
Predrag Drobnjak missed 20 ft Jumper.
Vladimir Radmanovic missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Predrag Drobnjak made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Mason.
Gary Payton missed 18 ft Jumper.
Vladimir Radmanovic made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Vladimir Radmanovic.
Vladimir Radmanovic missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gary Payton missed 13 ft Jumper.
Desmond Mason made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Vladimir Radmanovic.
Gary Payton missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
Predrag Drobnjak made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Vladimir Radmanovic made 6 ft Hook Shot.
Desmond Mason missed 5 ft Jumper.
Gary Payton made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vladimir Radmanovic.
Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
Rashard Lewis missed Layup. Blocked by Kobe Bryant.
Vladimir Radmanovic made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Desmond Mason made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Vladimir Radmanovic missed Three Point Jumper.
Kenny Anderson made 17 ft Jumper.
Vitaly Potapenko made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Rashard Lewis.
Kenny Anderson made 17 ft Jumper.
Gary Payton missed Layup.
Kenny Anderson missed Jumper.
Desmond Mason missed Jumper.
Kenny Anderson made Layup.
Kenny Anderson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Kenny Anderson made Layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Jerome James missed 10 ft Jumper.
Kenny Anderson made Layup.
Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
Kenny Anderson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Vladimir Radmanovic missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rashard Lewis made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Vladimir Radmanovic.
Jerome James missed 17 ft Jumper.
Ansu Sesay missed Layup.
Ansu Sesay made Dunk.
Desmond Mason missed 17 ft Jumper.
Predrag Drobnjak missed Layup.
Calvin Booth made Layup.
Joseph Forte made Two Point Shot.
Joseph Forte made 13 ft Jumper.
Predrag Drobnjak missed 17 ft Jumper.
Predrag Drobnjak missed Layup.
Desmond Mason made Two Point Shot.

SUPERSONICS

LAKERS

TIME		SEA	LAL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball. Predrag Drobnjak vs. Shaquille O'Neal. Derek Fisher gains possession.	0	0
11:48	Shaquille O'Neal missed 11 ft Jumper.	0	0
11:45	Rick Fox Offensive Rebound.	0	0
11:45	Rick Fox missed Layup.	0	0
11:42	Samaki Walker Offensive Rebound.	0	0
11:42	Samaki Walker made Layup.	0	2
11:42	Vladimir Radmanovic Shooting Foul	0	2
11:42	Samaki Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	0	2
11:41	Vladimir Radmanovic Defensive Rebound.	0	2
11:27	Desmond Mason missed 6 ft Jumper.	0	2
11:26	Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound.	0	2
11:11	Samaki Walker Bad Pass. Stolen by Vladimir Radmanovic.	0	2
11:06	Predrag Drobnjak missed 14 ft Jumper.	0	2
11:03	Vladimir Radmanovic Offensive Rebound.	2	2
11:03	Vladimir Radmanovic made Tip Shot.	2	2
10:41	Kobe Bryant missed 21 ft Jumper.	2	2
10:40	Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Rebound.	2	2
10:29	Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Jumper.	2	2
10:26	Vladimir Radmanovic Defensive Rebound.	2	2
10:21	Gary Payton made 13 ft Two Point Shot.	4	2
9:59	Desmond Mason Shooting Foul	4	2
9:59	Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	3
9:59	Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	3
9:59	Vladimir Radmanovic Defensive Rebound.	4	3
9:44	Rick Fox Personal Foul	4	3
9:37	Desmond Mason made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Predrag Drobnjak.	6	3
9:22	Derek Fisher missed 20 ft Jumper.	6	3
9:21	Predrag Drobnjak Defensive Rebound.	6	3
9:12	Vladimir Radmanovic missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	3
9:11	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	6	3
8:56	Predrag Drobnjak Shooting Foul	6	3
8:56	Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	4
8:56	Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	5
8:41	Gary Payton missed 14 ft Jumper.	6	5
8:40	Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound.	6	5
8:33	Samaki Walker Offensive Foul	6	5
8:33	Samaki Walker Foul	6	5
8:26	Kobe Bryant Personal Foul	6	5
8:18	Predrag Drobnjak missed 17 ft Jumper.	6	5
8:17	Rashard Lewis Offensive Rebound.	6	5
8:07	Rashard Lewis made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.	8	5
7:46	Derek Fisher made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.	8	7
7:31	Gary Payton Bad Pass. Stolen by Kobe Bryant.	8	7
7:24	Rick Fox made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	8	9
7:05	Rashard Lewis Traveling	8	9
6:54	Rick Fox missed Jumper.	8	9
6:52	Samaki Walker Offensive Rebound.	8	9
6:50	Samaki Walker Lost Ball. Stolen by Gary Payton.	8	9
6:45	Desmond Mason made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.	10	9
6:24	Samaki Walker made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.	10	11
6:07	Gary Payton missed Layup.	10	11
6:05	Samaki Walker Defensive Rebound.	10	11
6:01	Rick Fox made Layup. Assisted by Derek Fisher.	10	13
5:50	Derek Fisher Personal Foul	10	13
5:50	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	10	13
5:50	Robert Horry enters the game for Samaki Walker.	10	13
5:50	Kareem Rush enters the game for Derek Fisher.	10	13
5:43	Predrag Drobnjak made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.	12	13
5:28	Kobe Bryant missed 6 ft Jumper.	12	13
5:26	Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Rebound.	12	15
5:26	Shaquille O'Neal made Layup.	12	15
5:26	Rashard Lewis Shooting Foul	12	15
5:26	Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	12	15
5:24	Desmond Mason Defensive Rebound.	12	15
5:13	Rashard Lewis missed Jumper. Blocked by Rick Fox.	12	15
5:13	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	12	15
5:11	Desmond Mason missed 18 ft Jumper.	12	15
5:09	Robert Horry Defensive Rebound.	12	15
4:58	Rick Fox missed 16 ft Jumper.	12	15
4:56	Predrag Drobnjak Defensive Rebound.	12	15
4:39	Predrag Drobnjak missed 15 ft Jumper.	12	15
4:37	Rick Fox Defensive Rebound.	12	15
4:33	Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Rick Fox.	12	17
4:18	Gary Payton missed 18 ft Jumper.	12	17
4:18	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	12	17
4:18	Robert Horry Loose Ball Foul	12	17
4:18	Jerome James enters the game for Vladimir Radmanovic.	12	17
4:05	Jerome James missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.	12	17
4:03	Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound.	12	17
3:49	Robert Horry missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	17
3:47	Desmond Mason Defensive Rebound.	12	17
3:41	Kareem Rush Personal Foul	12	17
3:41	Kenny Anderson enters the game for Predrag Drobnjak.	12	17
3:41	Desmond Mason missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	17
3:41	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	12	17
3:41	Desmond Mason missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	17
3:40	Jerome James Offensive Rebound.	12	17
3:35	Rashard Lewis missed 17 ft Jumper.	12	17
3:34	Kareem Rush Defensive Rebound.	12	17
3:24	Shaquille O'Neal missed 7 ft Jumper.	12	17
3:21	Robert Horry Offensive Rebound.	12	17
3:18	Rick Fox missed 19 ft Jumper.	12	17
3:15	Robert Horry Offensive Rebound.	12	17
3:12	Rick Fox made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	12	20
2:54	Gary Payton missed 16 ft Jumper.	12	20
2:53	Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound.	12	20
2:48	Kobe Bryant missed Layup.	12	20
2:47	Kenny Anderson Defensive Rebound.	12	20
2:43	Rashard Lewis made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Desmond Mason.	14	20
2:29	Kobe Bryant made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Rick Fox.	14	22
2:03	Desmond Mason made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jerome James.	16	22
1:45	Jerome James Shooting Foul	16	22
1:45	Seattle Full Timeout.	16	22
1:45	Vitaly Potapenko enters the game for Rashard Lewis.	16	22
1:45	Devean George enters the game for Rick Fox.	16	22
1:45	Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	22
1:45	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	16	22
1:45	Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	23
1:31	Devean George Personal Foul	16	23
1:31	Desmond Mason made Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	23
1:31	Desmond Mason made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	23
1:07	Kobe Bryant Lost Ball. Stolen by Vitaly Potapenko.	18	23
1:01	Gary Payton Bad Pass. Stolen by Kareem Rush.	18	23
58.4	Kobe Bryant made Dunk. Assisted by Kareem Rush.	18	25
36.8	Vitaly Potapenko made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.	20	25
28.3	Kareem Rush missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	25
26.3	Desmond Mason Defensive Rebound.	20	25
2.9	Jerome James missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.	20	25
2.9	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	20	25
2.9	24 second	20	25
2.9	Derek Fisher enters the game for Devean George.	20	25
1.0	Kobe Bryant missed 38 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	25
0.6	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	20	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	20	25

Regular Season Series

LAL lead 1-0

SuperSonics
98
Lakers
119

Game 1

8/1

SuperSonics
101
Lakers
106

Game 2

23/2

Lakers
90
SuperSonics
107

Game 3

1/3

Lakers
98
SuperSonics
119

Game 4

31/3

crypto.com Arena

12:30 AM, 8 January 2003

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 18,997

Referees:
Dick Bavetta
Bill Kennedy
David Jones

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LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

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