LAKERS LOSE SEASON SERIES vs. SPURS
Early in the season, the Lakers and the Spurs traded with each other. Robert Horry returned to the Lakers while LA sent Brian Cook and Jumaine Jones, seldon used players, to San Antonio.
In their 1st game against each other, the Spurs blew out the Lakers 103-77. Now it seems that the Spurs got the better of the trade despite the low averages as they LA its 17th loss, 100-92.
Tim Duncan led the Spur attack with 28 points and 14 boards, shooting 14-of-17 from the field. Manu Ginobili scored 19, Tony Parker score 17 and had 8 assists and Nick Van Exel score 14, shooting 6-of-13 from the field.
Cook had 2 points and 8 boards against his former team while Jones score 7.
Michael Redd once again shot very well in defeat, scoring 37 points while shooting 9-of-15 from 3-point range. Kobe Bryant struggled again, scoring 21 points but shot only 6-of-20. Kwame Brown had 12 points and 20 rebounds against the Spurs. Horry scored 6 against his old team.
The Spurs broke the game open in the 2nd, out-scoring the Lakers 23-13 after entering the period trailing LA, 31-29.
The Lakers, who were once at 19-11, have gone 1-6 since then.
"Chemistry is our problem," Kobe Bryant said. "Once we get our team chemsitry going, then we're gonna be fine. However we still have to get used to playing with one another."
LAKERS STATS
SPURS STATS
TNT GAME PICS
Van Exel's long free throw
Jones long 3
Jackson talks things over
Ginobili 3
Bowen 3
TNT SPOTLIGHT PICS
Parker behind the back
Redd straight on
Cook layup
Duncan slam
Jones nasty slam
PIC OF THE DAY
MY TURN KOBE: Tim Duncan makes his own posterization of Chucky Atkins.
