Bulls 116-99 Lakers (12 Mar, 2003) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Lakers

35-27, 11-17 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	27	26	24	22	99
CHI	35	25	31	25	116

Chicago Bulls

23-42, 20-12 home

116

Tyson Chandler missed 6 ft Jumper.
Eddy Curry missed 5 ft Jumper.
Tyson Chandler missed 14 ft Jumper.
Eddy Curry made 6 ft Hook Shot.
Eddy Curry made Layup. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Donyell Marshall missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jamal Crawford made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Rose.
Tyson Chandler made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Rose.
Jalen Rose made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Eddy Curry missed 9 ft Jumper.
Jalen Rose made 19 ft Jumper.
Jamal Crawford made Layup. Assisted by Donyell Marshall.
Jalen Rose missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
Eddy Curry made Dunk. Assisted by Tyson Chandler.
Jalen Rose made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Jalen Rose missed 20 ft Jumper.
Jalen Rose missed 20 ft Jumper.
Eddy Curry made Two Point Shot.
Jamal Crawford missed 19 ft Jumper.
Corie Blount made Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Chandler.
Jamal Crawford made 16 ft Jumper.
Corie Blount missed 9 ft Jumper.
Donyell Marshall made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Corie Blount.
Jamal Crawford made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Corie Blount.
Jamal Crawford made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Rose.
Donyell Marshall missed 21 ft Jumper.
Donyell Marshall made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Donyell Marshall made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Rose.
Jalen Rose missed 20 ft Jumper.
Corie Blount made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jay Williams.
Jay Williams made Layup.
Trenton Hassell missed 20 ft Jumper.
Jay Williams made 18 ft Jumper.
Corie Blount made Jumper. Assisted by Jay Williams.
Fred Hoiberg missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
Jay Williams missed 14 ft Jumper.
Jalen Rose missed Jumper.
Eddy Curry made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Donyell Marshall.
Jay Williams made 7 ft Jumper.
Jalen Rose made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jay Williams.
Jalen Rose made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jay Williams.
Jalen Rose missed 10 ft Jumper.
Eddy Curry missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
Jamal Crawford missed 9 ft Jumper.
Jalen Rose missed 14 ft Jumper.
Jalen Rose missed Jumper.
Eddy Curry missed 18 ft Jumper.
Eddy Curry made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Rose.
Jamal Crawford missed Jumper.
Jalen Rose made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Jamal Crawford missed Layup.
Jalen Rose missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jamal Crawford missed 21 ft Jumper.
Eddy Curry missed 7 ft Jumper.
Jamal Crawford made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Rose.
Donyell Marshall missed Layup.
Eddy Curry made Two Point Shot.
Jalen Rose made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Donyell Marshall made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Eddy Curry made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jalen Rose.
Jalen Rose made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Tyson Chandler made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Jamal Crawford made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Donyell Marshall missed 13 ft Jumper.
Jamal Crawford missed 14 ft Jumper.
Donyell Marshall missed Three Point Jumper.
Trenton Hassell made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Fred Hoiberg.
Trenton Hassell missed 22 ft Jumper.
Fred Hoiberg made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jay Williams.
Jay Williams made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Chandler.
Jay Williams made Layup. Assisted by Corie Blount.
Trenton Hassell missed Layup. Blocked by Robert Horry.
Corie Blount made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Donyell Marshall.
Corie Blount missed 14 ft Jumper.
Jalen Rose made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Jamal Crawford made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Jamal Crawford missed 19 ft Jumper.
Donyell Marshall missed Layup. Blocked by Robert Horry.
Donyell Marshall made Layup.
Jamal Crawford made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 11 ft Jumper.
Rick Fox made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.
Rick Fox missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
Derek Fisher made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Mark Madsen made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Rick Fox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Kobe Bryant made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Kobe Bryant missed Layup.
Kobe Bryant made Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Kobe Bryant made Dunk. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher missed 16 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 10 ft Jumper.
Mark Madsen missed Layup. Blocked by Tyson Chandler.
Rick Fox made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Rick Fox made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Rick Fox made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.
Rick Fox missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Derek Fisher missed Layup. Blocked by Tyson Chandler.
Rick Fox missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rick Fox missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk.
Derek Fisher missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Devean George missed 20 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 20 ft Jumper.
Robert Horry missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 21 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 20 ft Jumper.
Kareem Rush missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Samaki Walker missed Tip Shot.
Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
Derek Fisher made 8 ft Jumper.
Robert Horry missed Dunk.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 9 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Derek Fisher missed 21 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup. Blocked by Eddy Curry.
Kobe Bryant missed 15 ft Jumper.
Mark Madsen missed 8 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal missed Tip Shot.
Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 8 ft Jumper.
Rick Fox made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.
Derek Fisher made 20 ft Jumper.
Derek Fisher missed 18 ft Jumper.
Rick Fox missed 12 ft Jumper.
Mark Madsen missed 7 ft Jumper.
Mark Madsen missed 15 ft Jumper.
Rick Fox missed Layup.
Kobe Bryant made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Derek Fisher made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Rick Fox missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox.
Rick Fox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper.
Mark Madsen missed Layup. Blocked by Donyell Marshall.
Mark Madsen made Layup. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Kobe Bryant made Layup.
Rick Fox missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Derek Fisher missed Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed Layup.
Devean George made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant made 23 ft Jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 9 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 22 ft Jumper.
Jannero Pargo missed Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed Layup.
Devean George missed 19 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
Jannero Pargo made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Devean George.
Samaki Walker made 5 ft Hook Shot.
Devean George made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
Devean George made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jannero Pargo.
Samaki Walker missed 6 ft Jumper.
Kareem Rush missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 18 ft Jumper.
Kareem Rush missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Robert Horry made Jumper.
Rick Fox made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant made 9 ft Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Jalen Rose.
Jannero Pargo missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Jamal Crawford.
Rick Fox missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Devean George missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 14 ft Jumper.

LAKERS

BULLS

TIME		LAL	CHI
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball. Shaquille O'Neal vs. Tyson Chandler. Jalen Rose gains possession.	0	0
11:40	Tyson Chandler missed 6 ft Jumper.	0	0
11:37	Rick Fox Defensive Rebound.	0	0
11:26	Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper.	0	0
11:25	Jalen Rose Defensive Rebound.	0	0
11:15	Eddy Curry missed 5 ft Jumper.	0	0
11:12	Rick Fox Defensive Rebound.	0	0
11:02	Shaquille O'Neal missed 11 ft Jumper.	0	0
11:00	Jalen Rose Defensive Rebound.	0	0
10:52	Tyson Chandler missed 14 ft Jumper.	0	0
10:49	Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound.	0	0
10:42	Jalen Rose Shooting Foul	0	0
10:42	Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.	1	0
10:42	Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	1	0
10:41	Mark Madsen Offensive Rebound.	1	0
10:37	Rick Fox made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.	4	0
10:15	Eddy Curry made 6 ft Hook Shot.	4	2
9:57	Eddy Curry Personal Foul	4	2
9:52	Rick Fox missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	2
9:49	Tyson Chandler Defensive Rebound.	4	2
9:45	Eddy Curry made Layup. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.	4	4
9:29	Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.	4	4
9:27	Donyell Marshall Defensive Rebound.	4	4
9:21	Donyell Marshall missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	4
9:18	Tyson Chandler Offensive Rebound.	4	4
9:15	Jamal Crawford made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Rose.	4	7
8:57	Derek Fisher made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	6	7
8:42	Tyson Chandler made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Rose.	6	9
8:29	Mark Madsen made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	8	9
8:15	Jalen Rose made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.	8	12
7:58	Rick Fox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.	11	12
7:43	Eddy Curry missed 9 ft Jumper.	11	12
7:41	Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound.	11	12
7:35	Kobe Bryant made 10 ft Two Point Shot.	13	12
7:22	Jalen Rose made 19 ft Jumper.	13	14
7:22	Kobe Bryant Shooting Foul	13	14
7:22	Jalen Rose made Free Throw 1 of 1.	13	15
7:11	Kobe Bryant missed Layup.	13	15
7:11	Eddy Curry Defensive Rebound.	13	15
7:05	Jamal Crawford made Layup. Assisted by Donyell Marshall.	13	17
6:47	Kobe Bryant made Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.	15	17
6:28	Jalen Rose Lost Ball. Stolen by Derek Fisher.	15	17
6:24	Kobe Bryant made Dunk. Assisted by Derek Fisher.	17	17
6:16	Chicago Full Timeout.	17	17
6:11	Jalen Rose missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.	17	17
6:09	Rick Fox Defensive Rebound.	17	17
6:05	Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper.	17	17
6:03	Mark Madsen Offensive Rebound.	17	17
5:48	Derek Fisher missed 16 ft Jumper.	17	17
5:46	Donyell Marshall Defensive Rebound.	17	17
5:35	Eddy Curry made Dunk. Assisted by Tyson Chandler.	17	19
5:24	Rick Fox Bad Pass. Stolen by Donyell Marshall.	17	19
5:18	Jalen Rose made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.	17	22
5:01	Shaquille O'Neal missed 10 ft Jumper.	17	22
4:58	Tyson Chandler Defensive Rebound.	17	22
4:50	Jalen Rose missed 20 ft Jumper.	17	22
4:48	Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound.	17	22
4:39	Mark Madsen missed Layup. Blocked by Tyson Chandler.	17	22
4:37	Donyell Marshall Defensive Rebound.	17	22
4:31	Jalen Rose missed 20 ft Jumper.	17	22
4:28	Eddy Curry Offensive Rebound.	17	24
4:28	Eddy Curry made Two Point Shot.	17	24
4:13	Rick Fox made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	19	24
3:56	Jamal Crawford missed 19 ft Jumper.	19	24
3:55	Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound.	19	24
3:50	Eddy Curry Personal Foul	19	24
3:50	Corie Blount enters the game for Eddy Curry.	19	24
3:47	Rick Fox made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.	22	24
3:27	Corie Blount made Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Chandler.	22	26
3:12	Rick Fox made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.	25	26
3:01	Jamal Crawford made 16 ft Jumper.	25	28
2:54	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	25	28
2:54	Robert Horry enters the game for Mark Madsen.	25	28
2:42	Rick Fox missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	28
2:40	Tyson Chandler Defensive Rebound.	25	28
2:34	Jamal Crawford Bad Pass. Stolen by Robert Horry.	25	28
2:31	Derek Fisher missed Layup. Blocked by Tyson Chandler.	25	28
2:31	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	25	28
2:21	Tyson Chandler Personal Foul	25	28
2:10	Rick Fox missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	28
2:08	Donyell Marshall Defensive Rebound.	25	28
1:49	Corie Blount missed 9 ft Jumper.	25	28
1:47	Corie Blount Offensive Rebound.	25	28
1:45	Donyell Marshall made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Corie Blount.	25	30
1:23	Rick Fox missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	30
1:20	Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Rebound.	27	30
1:20	Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk.	27	30
1:04	Jamal Crawford made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Corie Blount.	27	32
47.8	Derek Fisher missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	27	32
45.8	Jamal Crawford Defensive Rebound.	27	32
42.5	Samaki Walker enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal.	27	32
42.5	Devean George enters the game for Rick Fox.	27	32
32.9	Jamal Crawford made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Rose.	27	35
17.5	Devean George missed 20 ft Jumper.	27	35
15.5	Donyell Marshall Defensive Rebound.	27	35
5.7	Devean George Personal Foul	27	35
1.8	Donyell Marshall missed 21 ft Jumper.	27	35
0.0	Samaki Walker Defensive Rebound.	27	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	27	35

Regular Season Series

LAL lead 2-1

Bulls
73
Lakers
86

Game 1

23/11

Bulls
73
Lakers
86

Game 2

23/11

Lakers
99
Bulls
116

Game 3

12/3

Lakers
99
Bulls
116

Game 4

12/3

United Center

12:30 AM, 12 March 2003

Chicago, IL

Attendance: 23,122

Referees:
Ron Garretson
David Jones
Derrick Collins

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Phoenix	5	1	.833	-	W4
Golden State	5	1	.833	-	W3
LA Lakers	4	2	.667	1	W1
Sacramento	3	3	.500	2	L1
LA Clippers	2	4	.333	3	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	7	0	1.000	-	W7
Chicago	3	3	.500	3.5	L1
Indiana	2	4	.333	4.5	L1
Detroit	2	5	.286	5	W1
Milwaukee	1	5	.167	5.5	L5

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