The Staple Center crowd not as rockus on a consistent basis as they are in Indianapolis is clearly ready for game six well now the ten is in a game like this where you feel the nerves is that shooting maybe be off a little bit Bob to counter that you’ve got to get second
Shots and offensive rebounds and that’s what the Lakers do very very well the Pacers must rebound the basketball here early Hugh Evans will toss it up on the jump ball he’s working the game with Ron Garson and Joey Crawford Laker ball to start game six
And I expect Kobe Bryant to try to get to the free throw line early Bobby’s taken 47 shots in the last two games and has not shot a free throw in fact he hasn’t one since game one Dale Davis on Sha Jackson to help the jumper is off but AC Green follows
It in offensive rebounds that’s exactly what happens you’ve got to block out especially if you double team sha and you don’t want to give AC Green easy [Applause] scores Rick Smiths over Shack can’t tie [Applause] it Harper on the drive floating one-hander misses from here to Van [Applause] Eyes Dale Davis backing in on AC Green his turnaround ties it at two Dale Davis got off to a nice start in game five hit a couple jump shots 15 17 flitters that’s more his game power game [Applause] Glenn rice on Jaylen Rose gives it up to Green only 5 Seconds
To shoot here’s O’Neal with three seconds it’ll still be Laker ball AC Green was there again on the offensive class you know I talked to the Pacers yesterday especially Reggie Miller he said the guards have to rebound when they’re double teaming that leaves AC Green going right to the baskets Bob
Somebody’s to pick him up cuz his man is in the double team we [Applause] go Harper to throw it in rice quick catch and shoot and he hits the three he’s now 10 of 17 from Beyond The Arc in this series and you can see Kobe Bryant willing up the floor applying
Defensive pressure trying to disrupt the rhythm of the Pacers on offense Jaylen Rose got it and a big sigh of relief just went through cono Fieldhouse I know there’s a lot of fans back there and they’re concerned would we be able to make shots tonight well that’s a big
Big sign for them for Rose to bury that Jumper in game five in Indiana the Pacers shot a better percentage on three-pointers than the Lakers shot on two-pointers here’s Kobe Bryant forcing a shot but it winds up like a perfect pass slams it down so forther seven points here off second [Applause]
Shot Mark Jackson and the game’s first whistle Kobe Bryant has that who me look but it is in fact him his first you know you don’t always have to be the primary target to be able to score and Shaquille O’Neal is so tough to block out nobody right there with him
As he goes up and Towers it in the basket you want to take those away from him to start the game Rick Smiths misses the hook he can take his time Bob he’s got AC Green on him he doesn’t need to be in a hurry sha is guarding Dale Davis AC Green brought
The dribble up and then lost it here’s Reggie Miller firing a three pops out ball loose and Bryant takes it Kobe with the Stutter Step move but miss this is the [Applause] layoff now sha on Smiths deals it out to Dale Davis and Hugh Evans says stay right [Applause]
Here number one on AC [Applause] Green Reggie into the lane with the floater nice execution he curled off of the screen set by Shaquille O’Neal’s man and sha does not step up he’s got to step up there forc Reggie to be a [Applause] passer Ryan against Reggie Miller C’s
The jumper you know that Kobe Bryant’s going to bounce back up he’s not going to have a four for 29 the big thing is he doesn’t get himself too excited too early in the game Smith screens for Miller his Baseline jumper won’t go Dale Davis is [Applause] there tied again at [Applause]
Nine AC Green on the drive can’t finish it Dale Davis from Mark Jackson the fake on Sha and the stun now this is a great start by Indiana they’re in a very good Rhythm Dale Davis has got six quick points Reggie’s got a little curly shot
In the lane Rose is hit a three they’re off to a very nice start now now that’s what Larry Bird likes to see with this team good first quarter Kobe Bryant again backing in on Miller his turn around will go sha has it his jumper Kobe trying to keep it alive
Still Laker ball now this is what has to frustrate Larry Bird after the timeout the Lakers [Applause] inbound O’Neal in the lane hits the hook that’s straight post position when he gets it that deep there’s nothing you can do about it Dale Davis just does not
Have the size to bother him he does have the strength it just doesn’t have the size Sha’s second basket ties it at 11 Jaylen Rose almost lost his footing gets it to Jackson takes the return now it’s Smiths 5 Seconds to shoot it’s Dale Davis rice with the rebound O’Neal hook this one’s
Short smz clears it to Rose he lobs it underneath but it’s broken up and rice has it for La Ron Harper La is a team that pick hits and chooses when they want to run they don’t want to get the tempo too high they know that plays into Indiana and their
Ability to shoot and then they forget about Shaq inside so they’ll pick and choose their [Applause] spots smz that’s all he has to do is just take his time that was a very good entry pass away from the defense so when smithz caught it he was in a ni nice Rhythm to
Just turn and shoot the basketball Glenn rice would have been a two knocked out of bounds and again the Lakers retain possession [Applause] a whistle off the inbound that’s a two- shot foul Bob the reason is cuz the ball was not inbounded yet so when Glenn rice made his cut and
Rose grabs him right here he’s going to cut to the basket Rose is on the wrong side the ball is not inbounded so even though you’re not in the penalty you’ll shoot two free throws here here is rice lot of questions surrounding him even if he wins his
First NBA title ring and this is 11th year in the league he might not wear purple and gold next season Davis [Applause] rebounds Mark Jackson out to smithz now he takes a return smiths in the paint with the jumper rice lost it to Davis who puts it
Down emphatically who is very active on those boards see Shaq came over that time just to help just enough to where freed Dale Davis up to go to the offensive boards now mob we’ve scored what 29 Points in the game and half of them have been scored on Second Chance
Points 10 by the Lakers four by Indiana that’s exactly what we talked about tight shooting extra shots give you Second Chance points O’Neal got it deep but couldn’t finish it Jaylen Rose driving on Bryant switch to the right hand Indiana just playing with such great confidence Larry Bird
Has to be very excited right now they have taken that confidence from Indiana and they have brought it here to California to get started and as O’Neal makes the catch there’s a whistle for an Indiana foul looks like it’s Smith’s Indiana loves to go to Smith’s
Early and you can see D Davis here he knocks the ball loose from Glenn rice rice wanted the foul no call the powerful finish and Jaylen Rose now remember he’s a left-handed player he drives the ball Baseline and is able to finish nicely with that off hand gorgeous move by jayen
Rose Lakers inbound after the foul only five on the shot clock rice glancing up at it he lets it Go and hits it when that clock is winding down Jaylen Rose has got to make him dribble the basketball he’s a catch and shoot player you got to make him put it on the
Floor tied at 17 and it stays that way as Smith misses he’s got it back and goes 0 for two on this trip Harper took it right down the middle and missed it and a foul on the rebound when you when you run back on defense you must turn and locate the
Basketball and everybody was run it to their men and the lane just opened up but har ran a wide open shot he just missed it Bob everybody had their back turned to the [Applause] ball Dale Davis committed the foul on the rebound his first knocked away from Kobe By Reggie
Miller now it’s a foot race and Reggie wins it the last thing you want to do is give Reggie Miller easy baskets here when he has struggled all year to make shots layups and free throws get Shooters [Applause] going Harper behind O’Neal’s screen way off with it Pacers with the lead and the
[Applause] ball now Kobe Bry is really helping off Mark Jackson he’ll be open here for a three if Rose will penetrate Rose backing in bus off opener but it’s the offensive foul on Jaylen [Applause] Rose of course you would have expected Indiana to win the rebound battle in
Game five because they shot 57% there were just fewer defensive rebounds there for the Lakers to pick up since Jaylen Rose picked up his second foul prior to the timeout he sits and Derek mcke is in for the Pacers Robert Ory on the floor for the first time that’s him with the
Basketball for La swinging into Kobe for three that’s excellent Ball moving out of the double team now remember Robert Ory when he comes in the game looks to give them more offense than AC Green he’s also a good shot blocker so he will help their offense now that he’s in the
Game Derek mcke out to smithz sha follows him out there here’s Mark Jackson looking for mcke who’s guarded by rice four on the shot clock mcke into the paint doesn’t get the bounce and O’Neal does get the rebound Kobe again even with that miss the Lakers are
Three of five on three-pointers so far that’s Pacer likee here’s Reggie his three that’s Reggie like well when you give a guy laugh that’s what I talked about before he gets very very confident and Reggie Miller almost stepped out of bounds here Bob he was right in front of
Us when he took that step back he was very close to being out of bounds when he’s got it going he could hit it from about Row three if they let him O’Neal double team scores anyway just a little extra power there he just turned into Smiths gave him a little
Bump and then the nice Rhythm play by Shaquille he is absolutely so dominant in there they have no answers for him here’s Smiths against Shaq who blocked it into the hands of rice O’Neal on the wing pulls up for the jumper might have gotten a little
Carried away there yeah he did your 7′ three Center running the wing looking for a little Bank [Applause] Shot Dale Davis backing in on rice and a whist [Applause] Regie Miller does such a great job of coming off screens he slips picks he reads screens Harper goes over the high side and when he steps back with that left foot he was so very close to stepping out bounds watch here is his left footb look how close he was to
Stepping out of bounds there and Reggie is at the master of doing that little scissor kick and shooting the basketball after Glenn Rice’s first foul Dale Davis misses the first free throw Smith’s out Perkins in for the Pacers inside a minute to play in the first Kobe Bryant showed Reggie Miller a
Little bit of everything and then drilled the jumper well you knew he wasn’t going to have another four for 20 night he is so confident am MOD talked about that before the game and he’s come out early and really looked to be offensive minded Sam Perkins sha again comes out on him
Jackson a long three mcke got a piece of the rebound but it rides up in ay’s hands last shot should belong to the Lakers O’Neal to Kobe three seconds two as he turns and fires up and over the glass as the horn sounds I think they
Would to put a little more time back on the clock probably 31 of a second here the ball hit the clock and then it went off so I think we’re going to add a little bit more time here they actually put 610 on the clock as Austin koser comes
In for the Pacers Dale Davis out now with 610 you can still catch and shoot at three it has to be a lob so if you catch it here quickly and Let It Go the shot will still count Perkins to trigger it in Jackson turns fires and [Applause]
If you’re the sword who believes in Omens Mark that one down the Pacers lead after one 26 24 question I have is why are they playing behind him defensively Kobe just lets him catch the basketball you got to get in front of him and even though it’s
This kind of shot this is what happens in some instances here with the long three-pointer if Indiana can clamp down on some of the Lakers Second Chance points they have a heck of a chance to win this Game Reggie off the scream for the pop he thought he was foul doesn’t get the call croser tipped it to the side and it went off Sha’s hands now we we’ve seen Austin cocher come in and immediately be Aggressive MC mcke had a bit of trouble getting it in finally found [Applause] Jackson Reggie trying to shake Brian Shaw and hits the running one-hander he loves those little floaters we saw one in the first half we got in the lane the little painted area in the curl that
Time the little running one footer Lakers got to establish Shack inside and somebody’s going to have to start hitting some jump shots for [Applause] them will it be Robert Ory no he gives it up to o’ he went for point1 rather than point two establishing sha inside they’ll allow the perimeter game next
Time [Applause] maybe Reggie on the move again drew the whistle and almost had a three-point play at rimmed out that’s Shaw’s first what they’re look what they want to do is they want to push Reggie left every time he catches it and run a Defender at him Reggie understands that he sees the
Defense coming so he pulls up and shoots it before they can get there again they’re going to force him to his left and there’s a little bump by Shaw Reggie now going to the free throw line so going inside outside he’s hit a three hit a layup a couple floaters now at the
Free throw line right now he’s in a very good offensive Rhythm because has missed only one foul shot in the finals at one point in the playoffs he made 44 straight Indiana by four now we saw Tiger Woods yesterday hitting that that golf ball and the sound that it comes
Off that club well you know what Reggie’s got that same sound as a shooter that ball hits that net that swish that’s music to a Shooter’s ears ory against kroer in the paint for sha jump hook short rebound [Applause] Perkins they’re really going at Brian Shaw here
Now if he go if Reggie drives middle be aware of Mark Jackson he’s going to be open an illegal defense is called against the Lakers Bob but you can see what they’re doing regardless of where Reggie catches the ball they’re pushing him to his left cuz they want him to
Pull up and then when he goes up with his right hand they can cover him a little bit on his shot they don’t want him to ever drive right because he can also finish and get to the basket that way here’s Mark Jackson trying to slide
Inside but Bryant cut him off mcke good look at a three Derek mcke now Derek mcke is a very Rel shooter but he’s come out tonight he’s posted he’s hit the three Lakers are going to have to talk about this right now Phil Jackson cannot be very happy
With what he seeing Indiana is in a great Rhythm offensively a lot of visiting teams say that staple center which is a new building first year for it is a very difficult place to shoot it’s kind of cavernous compared to other buildings around the league and the shooting
Background can be tricky that certainly was true of the Pacers the first two games of this series and when they played here during the regular season but now as you see kroer hit one and then jayen Rose they’re six of nine on threes in this game and they’re shooting
53% overall and here’s Sam Perkins Ahmad Rashad told us during the commercial that he watched Sam shoot threes in warm-ups and he made 19 of 21 see the the very difficult t for uh chance here for the Lakers defensively Bob is this they’re used to playing teams in the
Playoffs that are power oriented teams they do a lot of posting up Indiana doesn’t play that way they don’t post they they space you they penetrate and they shoot threes and the Lakers are struggling right now adjusting to that Kobe Bryant back in look at Perkins open for three it’s almost automatic but
Again they go to that high screen row with best and and chaquil Neil defensively and when he helps on best Sam Perkins just rolls out and shoots the jump shot in by 12 O’Neal cuts into it a bit he scored 14 because of an arena football league game in this building yesterday the
Pacers couldn’t practice at Staples Center they had to go out to the Lakers Training Center in El sugundo Larry Bird was upset about that because he wanted additional practice against this shooting background that shot is rejected here comes fiser the lob to shot gathers it in and scores now how
Good is that that’s the big man running the floor fiser realizes just keeping in the building and Shack will catch it he catches it and goes up with a strong finish that’s what they need to Electrify this crowd right now this crowd getting a little nervous here with
All this three-point shooting and now Perkins pass intended for CER windes up out of bounds now if you’re Larry bir you’ve got to use your timeouts very wisely it’s a great player sometimes you think you can play through it sometimes your your team needs a timeout Fox on the move a little behind
The back flip to O’Neal who can’t finish it Fox had it knocked away and there’s a foul Robert Ory comes over and gives a little shot block Fisher’s going to push it ahead and who’s leading the way on the left wing none other than Shaquille O’Neal this man works so hard on both
Here’s Shaquille O’Neal now on the shot block he’s going to go this man works so hard look at him run the wing Sam Perkins is back but there is no there is no answer for that kind of finish from Shaquille O’Neal foul was on Travis best the shooter is Rick Fox who passed
Up a much larger offer from the Cleveland Cavaliers to come play for the Lakers to pursue a title and to pursue an acting career in La he once dated Tyra Banks he’s now married to Vanessa Williams so obviously the NBA is not the only major league in which he’s
Played all right now Bob as we as we get into the the strategy Dale Davis is in the game Shaquille O’Neal does not have to guard him so watch him floating around any penetration he’ll be back there for shot blocking Lakers have cut a 12-point
Deficit in half Indie by six Rose had it knocked away recovers it 4 seconds to shoot broer will the rebound to Kobe Bryant and here from the Lakers his pass intended for ay out of bound with it was contact but no foul and on the turnover the Pacers get it
Kobe Bry thought he saw a man open but at the last moment Austin kocher steps in actually could have been a foul on Robert Ory there the ball goes loose and the Pacers will have [Applause] it Rose bumped by Fox no call Rose stumbles out near midcourt now O’Neal’s got him on a
Switch Davis takes it down the middle and finds kroer see Dale Davis can do that that Larry Bird has said many times he likes him catching that ball one power dribble and making a play that was a nice play that time by Davis the lead
Back to eight Robert Ory to sha and it’s six again 18 points for O’Neal when you can see his energy he’s waving in the crowd let’s go he’s trying to uplift his team everybody off with the Staple Center knocked away from kroer still Indiana balls from in front
Of their own bench Indiana must maintain their Poise the crowd is in it Shaquille O’Neal is playing well they’ve got to maintain their Poise and execute Jaylen Rose for three can’t quiet the crowd ay picks it ahead for Fox Rose broke it up and it went off Fox’s fingertips Indiana ball and the
Laker coaching staff not happy with that play I saw Phil Jackson Tex winner Jimmy Clemens looking at Robert or say we don’t need that pass we’re trying to get back in the game [Applause] here Rose over ory he’s such a tough cover because he can shoot the ball he’s got a quick step
He can get inside he can shoot free throws playing magnificent basketball Kobe Bryant on the drive into traffic there was a whistle but it’s simply Laker ball from under the bucket there’s Robert Ory the oneand baseball pass that goes out of bounds that Phil Jackson and his staff are not happy with
And what it leads to is two points off the turnover as Jaylen Rose steps back and buries that jump shot meanwhile officials Joe Crawford and Hugh Evans conferred it was a thought there might have been a foul there but it’s just Laker ball out of bounds sha misses on the bank and Miller
Rebounds going to go back to Jaylen raches once again the jumper over Fox off Fox bothered the shot good defense for him Robert Ory driving on Rose kroer set up and took the charge and he took a knee right in the chest that had to really hurt but by watch there as ory
Went up he got that knee out just protect himself when he did right in the ribs and chest of Austin cocher this really hurts now watch ory here not on purpose but watch him stick that knee out right there right in the chest and that will knock the wind out of very
Courageous play by cocher to step in and take that play like that timeout with 38 to play in the first half Indiana by eight Austin kroer took a shot but after the time out out he remains in the game Jackson brings the dribble to the front Court here’s
Reggie Miller Harper out on him Jaylen Rose curls into the lane and even though Shaq confronted him he scores you can see what’s happened though they’re trying to get Shaq involved making him come out in play when you curl in that lane force him to step up rose has a
Dozen Rose has got to stay away from his third foul here Larry Bird’s got to be very smart here he does not want him to pick up his third O’Neal find Harper he juggles get gets it out to Rice the fake and the jumper is good it’s a two-pointer they
Need Glen Rice to get going here that right now Indiana sending two three guys at sha they’re going to have to make some jump shots [Applause] Bob here’s Reggie a little daylight but he can’t hit it Lakers down by eight Kobe Bryant with the double hump
He was fouled and he’ll come to the line for the first time since the first game of this series between them Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant have attempted nearly 30 shots in this first half and this is the first time that either of them will shoot a free throw I spoke to
Kobe yesterday and I said Kobe you you took 47 shots in the last two games and did not get to the free throw line you throw in tonight Bob he taken 56 shots 112 minutes since he’s taken his last free throw now here’s a guy who took 12
In game seven versus Portland so here’s a guy who slashes and cuts but has not been able to get to that free throw line and you can see right here 47 in the last two games game two now M only played 9 minutes but in game one 13
Field goal attempts only to two free throws and that’s a big part of his game because he’s not a high percentage shooter unless he can slash and cut and get in that lane now where you can open up some areas for him well he didn’t forget how he made them
Both now he’s pounding Jackson here’s Austin kroer guarded by ay fires a three over him missed it rather badly rebound Bryant Lakers looking for a big finish here at the half they’ve been outplayed but a couple baskets and they’re right in the game where they want to be Bryant
Backing in on Reggie Miller slings it out to Harper wide open three rims out and into the arms of kroer and here’s where Mark Jackson has to use some Poise they got to go to either jayen Rose or Reggie Miller those are their two guys it’ll be Miller on the Move outside to
Crer Corner three got it this guy is playing unbelievably great basketball great confidence his energy level what he brings them off the bench can shoot the ball gets to the free throw line what a bright future 10 points in the first half for kroer who’s averaging
Better than 15 a game in this series O’Neal inside whistle before the shot when you force a guy to the outside of the floor and he to the basket sha has to come over and help as does ory now ory’s guarding cocher he’s got to
Stay at home let Shaq be the guy who blocked shots now Jaylen Rose going out of the game here a very smart substitution as we see croser here pointing to Reggie Miller sometimes you can create shots for people just by getting in the lane and that’s Reggie
Did but Jaylen Rose has sat down a very good substitution with 57 seconds to go you do not want him to pick up that third foul now Sam Perkins has come in they’ll run a quick play for him to shoot a three and a two for one Sha’s got to stay with him
[Applause] now Kobe Bryant took it away from Mark Jackson now Jackson’s alone with him and Kobe can’t score ball knocked around he’ll make sure Kobe’s very upset he feels like he’s getting hit as he goes to the basket and cannot get to the free throw line big turnover there for Indiana Sam
Perkins Mark Jackson O’Neal is on him on a switch he goes to the corner from croser and his pass is taken away by Ron Harper tried to throw the ball over his shoulder Bob in this kind of situation you got to make the simple play a Lakers score here would be huge
Going in at halftime especially if it’s a three which it is by Kobe Bryant and even though the Pacers did next to everything right in the first half with a late spurt the Lakers Trail by only three Pacer ball as the third quarter starts they lead by three nobody’s in
Foul trouble no one has more than two fouls for either team Kobe and sha with one each Smith’s prone to foul trouble for Indiana also has but one here’s Reggie Miller first shot of the second half bounds away and Kobe Bryant takes it can the Lakers keep up with the
Momentum that they finished a half with it’s very important now for the Indiana Pacers they’ve got to set their half court defense right [Applause] now Kobe slithers through and brings the Lakers to within one he did not have a good shooting first half he was very aggressive he’s
Now five of 1 from the floor sha 10 of 19 so those two guys have already combined for 35 of the 55 points Jaylen roges and the Pacers get a bit of breathing room we always talk about your stars setting the tempo we see Kobe come
Out make the nice play for the Lakers you’ve already seen Reggie Miller get a jump shot although he did not make it and then Rose follows it up with the jumper these coaches know those are the guys that will set the tone for their teams Kobe again not this
Time Phil Jackson was talking about Kobe Bryant and the early comparisons of Kobe to Michael Jordan at halftime perhaps you saw the piece as Jackson gets through and scores one big difference according to Jackson though is that Kobe for all his gifts does not have the
Outsized hands of a Michael Jordan or a Julia irant he can’t really prom the ball and hold it out like a baseball and make ball fakes extend his arm fully with it that limits some of what he’s able to do thank heavens for the rest of
The league as he can do just about everything else here he is backing in on Miller turning spinning shooting and it’s short interly he’s taken the first three shots of the third quarter for the Lakers sha has not touched the ball Jaylen Rose finds Dale D good start here
For Indiana and Phil Jackson cannot like this this is exactly the way the game started for the Lakers they dug themselves a hole faces in the crowd at the Staple Center for game six include Mel Gibson Helen Hunt a staple center staple Dustin Hoffman he’s a regular here Michelle Quan Steven
Spielberg Sal mahek and Ed Norton great actor but every time I hear Ed Norton I think it should be Art Carney Matthew Perry is here Will Smith David Stern whoopy [Applause] Goldberg and of course the honor of appearing last goes to Jack Nicholson at an NBA game I guess David Stern gets to
Rub shoulders and being the same celebrity package as Will Smith and Jack Nicholson and S mahay well both celebrities League like like to see a little Laker defense right now the defense right now for the Lakers not what they have had during the course of the season and the Pacers are really
Finding their way now when you have to struggle what do you do you going into Shaquille O’Neal when Kobe had taken the first three shots of the third period Phil took a timeout and said look let’s go inside to Shaquille and he scores he’s got 23 Reggie comes off the screen returns
Jackson for three short and it bounces to Harper go back to sha you got to get the ball inside Kobe Bryant up in the air dumps it off to Harper for the turnaround and the rebound belongs to Mark Jackson looking to push it up the floor Jaylen Rose thinking about a three
Off the dribble against Rice playing with him a little bit for a mismatch here Davis on Kobe finally it’s Reggie wide open see what happens with the Pacers when they find the mismatch there was a double team you get in the rotation they ran at Rick Smith and who did they leave open
Reggie Miller the three-pointer gives him 14 and more importantly his team an eight-point lead O’Neal how about the catch and a great pass by Ron Harper he threw it away from the defender so that all that Shaquille had to do was catch it and lay
It in the basket that was a great play by both guys but he had to lay it in off his right shoulder with his back to the basket Miller again good again they do such a good job of screening Bob if you try to come up through the middle of the screen
They slide up and let Reggie just fade down to the corner he uses those screens beautifully does anybody in the west play anything like Indiana scheme no and and the Lakers are struggling trying to Corral them defensively they’re used to post ups and defending low post they’re
Not seeing that it’s a spread catch and shoot from three Ron Harper sliding through Dale Davis got a piece of it but the basket will count go tendon Rod Harper with the little flipper and there’s Dale Davis coming over that’s a good call you can hear the crowd here Bob
Just chanting for some defense recognizing Indiana once again off to a big third period Jaylen Rose AC Green protects it then gives it up to Kobe Bryant Kobe open for three AC Green is on the offensive glass and O’Neal is fouled that’s a good foul
By Rick Smith you do not want O’Neal to lay that ball in the basket Smith is out of foul trouble so you want to take that foul but Shaquille O’Neal once he gets the ball he loves to be able to catch in there reverse and shoot that ball off
The backboard the little soft shooting touch and the next time he gets in the middle of the lane look how Harper throw throws it away from the defense and the soft k and finish by Shaquille so the power and there the soft touch you know the Pacers have nobody in
Foul trouble as we noted earlier depending upon how this game goes Shaquille O’Neal could spend a lot of time at the free throw line in the fourth quarter well again when when he misses and we’ve seen it throughout the year he gets very flat he does not get much extension more importantly his
Knees stay very stiff let’s see that if he gets some ction in those knees and softens that shot up a little bit Phil Jackson told me yesterday there’s nothing wrong with O’Neal’s dedication he practices free throws by the hundreds for hours but he’s practicing a flawed technique and until he grasps the idea
That he’s got a change the very way in which he shoots them no amount of practice is going to make him a good free throw shooter that’s very good and you know you’re right I mean two wrongs will will make a right occasionally but Reggie Miller steps back but on the on the
Whole you have to have good form if you’re going to be a consistent free throw shooter and shakas does not have that right now Glen Rice tough shot he hit it I think he can do more of that he’s a good low post player he’s got 11 points
In the game on only five shots the crowd is alive with the Staple Center Reggie Miller with the fake Smiths with the offensive rebound Jackson on the Move blocked by Bryant but a foul Mark Jackson Chris mullen’s teammate on great St John’s teams for L carosa more than a decade
Ago hits the first of two I think the Lakers got to keep going back through Shaquille O’Neal he’s catching that ball down down the block catch it down there and then play out of what he wants to do down there with it O’Neal over Davis AC Green got a piece of it but
Smith’s controls it Rick Smith has been very quiet on the offensive end but he’s done a nice job he’s gotten a couple rebounds normally not a very good rebounder only one of seven shooting the [Applause] [Applause] ball Dale Davis a bit outside range but he drills it but see he’s shooting the ball well he got inside Bob that’s his sixth field goal in the game already on only seven shots so you don’t expect that kind of offense the Lakers can’t be pleased when giving him 13 points kobby
Bryant got into the paint and finished he has 16 after a 4 for 20 disaster in game five chance of Defense defense drowning out the whistle blown by Joe Crawford number one on Ron Harper Kobe one of the best one-on-one players in the league and he
Has the ability to get in and he also has that little medium range jump shot he can pull up and take the little jumper rather than go all the way and that time he’s able to get it down Davis with the up fake and a 3sec violation on the
Pacers what I seen defensively in this quarter by the Lakers they’re really working hard sending Rose and Miller off screens but more importantly Kobi is guarding Jackson at the top and he is going right to the pass forcing those guys to get the ball up Harper was bumped by
Jackson number one on Mark Larry Birds left appearance and the finals as a player ended with a game six defeat in Los Angeles that was 1987 he hopes the same isn’t true of his career as a [Applause] coach Kobe Bryant out to Harper now AC Green from the Baseline
So when you’re going to double team you’re going to have to force somebody to make some shots AC Green with a big one there he’s scored only four but the Lakers are within four Jaylen Rose Jack takes it and waits for the crowd to clear Rose all over rice Smith trying to handle
Sha the Miss and Davis clears the boards Cross Court pass intercepted by AC Green who was then immediately fouled by Mark Jackson two nice plays in the row now by AC Green he hits a little jumper then he steps in the passing Lane and gets the steal that’s a bad play by
Regy hold on to that basketball G got a four-point lead remember now the Lakers got 14 points off of turnovers in that first half the Pacers have been known to turn the ball over and that’s how the Lakers have hurt him in a couple of their wins four minutes left in the
Third rice for three he continues to sizzle from downtown and this is a one-point game 14 points the right the Lakers on a 70 run the Lakers last Leed with a second to go in the first quarter just before Mark Jackson’s wild three-point shot gave Indiana the lead a lead they
Haven’t relinquished but now it’s been trimmed to one well you can see the Lakers big three tonight 55 of the 70 points that’s how they’ve won all season long with those three guys delivering the guy tonight that’s really helped out has been Glenn rice now boys if you’re
Indiana and not so many outside jumpers get inside get to the foul line Smith misses the hook ball loose Harper wins the race for Kobe Bryant for the lead which still belongs to Indiana so Bob I think that right now the Pacers are living with a lot lot of outside
Jump shots they’ve got to catch and dribble penetrate the shot will be there for [Applause] them Jaylen Rose that was from the outside but they’ll take it if it works and again they’ve done everything they can now to stem that tight every time the Lakers have had a chance to take the lead
They’ve come back with a basket Glen Rice on the Move he’s belted and will come to the free throw line How about if you’re Indiana you got Jaylen Rose coming out one side Reggie the other if you’re Mark Jackson you pick and choose that time he goes to
Jaylen Rose and then Glenn rice who’s very aggressive goes to the basket and gets to the free throw line he has 14 for the game more importantly putting the pressure on the Pacer defense the foul was number three on Smiths rice misses the first free throw
He’s hit five of six from the floor including as you see all three from Beyond The [Applause] Ark misses them both well this a guy who’s an 80 plus career free throw shooter to step up there you’re trying to get back to the lead this could be a
Big break if the Pacers score go back up five or six points but that’s a way to chill a [Applause] run Dale Davis out to Jackson long three well quite a turn of events we have to remember that sequence now they had a chance to go up Kobe missed a shot Five
Points he misses two free throws rice that’s a big swing Harper what a tough hoop that was he’s got eight assists for the game five in this quarter so Ron Harper doing the little things that we’ve always seen from him more importantly guarding Reggie Miller right now trying to slow him [Applause] up
[Applause] Dale Davis with a great pass to Reggie Miller who finishes it with a twisting bank shot and they tack on the foul I watched that whole sequence Reggie Miller never stopped moving off the screen if you ever want to watch a guy work and work and work just watch Reggie
Here running the Baseline Harper chasing him continuing to move looking to curl comes back out this side then he works against the vision a great catch and shoot by Reggie an opportunity for a three-point play and see Larry Bird’s got to love that because Larry Bird was
One of those guys who was in continual motion all the time these are Big baskets as the Pacers are trying to keep the Lakers from from being able to take the lead here from them three-point Play La got to within one now the Pacers are back in front by seven
Sha a little off balance and it rattles out loose ball foul though and it will go against Indiana remember now the runs at the end of quarters Bob and the Lakers close this down like they did the half Jaylen Rose and a foul as he makes his move it’s number two on Glenn
Rice Austin kroer is going to come into the game now for Indiana replacing Dale Davis who goes out with three fouls see Larry Bird would like to keep him with having three fouls in that fourth quarter lot what you talked about Bob possibly hackhack in that fourth period
And he’s their most physical Defender and best rebounder Jaylen Rose at the free throw line his high school team in Detroit had three guys for now in the NBA Rose Howard eisy who’s with the Jazz and Vashon Leonard of the heat what kind of high school team is that with three
Future NBA guys on it they must have been a terror at Southwestern High in Detroit he gets one of two and it’s a six-point difference AC is gone out Robert Ory is in for the Lakers Kobe Bryant double team looking for help forces up the fade away and
Makes it my gosh what a shot not only did he lose control of the wall he was actually capped there and you talk about confidence now he has not shot the ball well tonight but he knows that clock is winding down look at it he’s buried no
Place to go the ball is knocked loose picks it up the foul on the wrist the concentration the opportunity for the three-point play if he makes this it’ll be a three-point game another big swing at the end of quarters the end of halves that we always talk about that are so
Vital in championship games so that’s three free throws two by rice and one by Kobe that’s been missed here I think the last time someone said my gosh on television it was Arthur Godfrey Mark Jackson can’t quite hit it spilled off the lip of the rim into the hands of Kobe
Bryant Kobe into traffic hands it to O’Neal count the basket plus the foul what the Lakers are able to do with Kobe Bryant he is their point guard and when you get your defense locked into their triangle they break it and he is allowed to go one-on-one and he creates
This is when the Lakers are very very scary Indiana’s done a nice job of defending their set plays but Kobe’s one-on-one play has really broken down their defense the foul was on Smiths who had only one foul at halftime but has picked up three in this quarter and now [Applause]
Six Perkins into replac [Applause] it and O’Neal makes it onepoint game again I think it’s important for Indiana to go in with the lead they have not lost the lead to go into that fourth period for the league can they find a way to get a score Reggie Miller fouled
From behind by Kobe Bryant and that’s an automatic two points just about the Laker bench very upset at Kobe because Reggie Miller is the best in the league now watch him here as he pump fakes now watch him kick himself out he feels Kobe behind him and
Just sort of throws himself in in there that’s what you have to do you have to create the contact don’t avoid it create it especially when you shoot 92% from the line and he’s been better than that in these finals after he shoots the Lakers can
Get a two for one 36 seconds remaining in the quarter and they have a set play they like to run with Kobe penetrating and they love to splot Glenn rice up in that corner remember at the end of the half in game four or three he hit a big
Three so they have to really pay attention to Rice Reggie backed away because the net was Tangled and he wants everything just so nothing to upset his [Applause] routine here’s rice with Miller on him O’Neal Perkins playing the Dig rice fakes the three returns it to
Shaq jump hook too hard ly with the tip but he doesn’t get it Perkins being hounded protects the ball and gets rid of it to Jackson now Indiana will hold for the last [Applause] one Jay rose with a turnaround and he hits it with 4/10 of a second remaining
The Lakers average yield for a game during the season was about 93 points they’re on Pace to give the Pacers 112 in this one after yielding 120 in game five Kobe Bryant it’s long and Perkins has it Jaylen Rose was fouled and let’s check with Jim Gray all
Right Bob in between quarters Larry Bird told his team hey we’ve been trying to take it one game at a time you don’t come back from down 3-1 and win three games one game at a time and doing that it’s one quarter at a time he said we
Have won every quarter tonight now all we have to do is win this last quarter B Jim thanks the foul was on Derek fiser is first and it’s still a five-point game Rose walking away to gather himself Jackson and Miller on the bench for now but not for long what you’ve
Seen when when Sam Perkins comes into the game you see any time that Shaquille O’Neal’s guarding him they automatically go to a screen roll with him forcing Shaq to try to help that’s how Perkins gets three-point shots this last possession we saw it again sha didn’t
Help Rose got all the way inside and got to the free throw line Bob now they’ve got to convert these free throws remember they’re the best free throw shooting team in the NBA that one gives Rose an even 20 [Applause] points Robert Ory looking for O’Neal brings it outside to fiser for
Three remember Portland game seven sister hits a bigin Shaw hits three big threes in that period they’re going to need other guys to step up to make some Shots tonight Jaylen Rose on the Move couldn’t quite hit it and Kobe walks it tight rope to gather it in on the
Baseline O’Neal spinning and scoring plus one I thought he was going to shoot the ball he pmed it he pped it and then got the foul and shot it somebody’s going to have to make some jump shots Derek fiser pulls up and makes it a three-point game now this is
A great play you talk about the hands of Michael Jordan which is he PPS the ball gets fouled and then shoots it those big hands came into great use right there now if he makes this they have finally evened this game up they still can’t quite tie it up can the Pacers answer
Here Bob and stay in the lead the field goal gave sha 30 points he scored 30 or more every game of the [Applause] series Jaylen Rose contact with Kobe Bryant and the foul is on Bryant his fourth now you can see right now Travis B going out of the game Mark Jackson
Coming right back in Travis just not himself with that shoulder he’s got to understand right now you’re in a Do or Die situation bird has got to go to the healthy guy who’s playing well that is Mark Jackson Derek fiser out Brian Shaw in I
See fiser just hit a three and you say well why is he going out because of defensive purposes they got big guards out there and Fischer can’t guard the bigger guards Ro you’re looking for Rose Fox over on the double team and Rose threw it off his body
Just so that the Pacers could inbound it and he could get some breathing room it’s a game of matchups you got a match up especially defensively 7 Seconds to shoot Rose into the lane off balance and he was fouled see now they’ve had two shots going to the basket B so they’ve
Taken four free throws in this quarter on two fouls and and if what I mean by that is if you’re Indiana you want to get to that free throw line so every time you shoot before you’re in the penalty and you get to that line these
Free throws are going to add up as this quarter goes on and the Pacers want to get there as often as they can you can see the free throws on the evening once again 82% the Lakers under 60 jayen Rose went from Sixth Man to starter this year taking Chris mullen’s
Spot in the starting lineup and was voted the NBA’s most improved player for the year 2000 his free throws making a three-point difference Kobe hands it inside to O’Neal and he will have another chance to tie the game how long will Reggie Miller stay on the bench Derek m’s on
The floor he’s a good Defender but they’re going to need some offense here to finish this game speaking of the Pacers that can’t just be jayen Rose ory guarding Rose here’s crer out of the corner for three what about the confidence this guy’s playing with sha gets caught on a
Switch and what’s he do he runs as far away from as he can spots up to the three-point line Pacers back up by four Red’s getting ready to check back in crer is scored 13 ly tries to answer and do what for 12 from the three-point line going into tonight’s game almost the
Same shot he hit against Portland late in that game when they needed it in game seven Jaylen Rose curls in he stripped Charles got it it’s a two-on-one break Kobe Bryant flips it the shock who is bed and the shot goes down so to sha and he’s clutching his left
Knee he seems to be saying just give me a second the photographers are all along the Baseline there and let’s watch how the Collision took place watch this wonderful catch and finish Now by Shaquille O’Neal off the glass and he looked like he just fell hard to his
Knee and the collective breath of Los Angeles takes a deep sigh of relief as Jaa gets up you see he goes down but this guy works so hard night in and night out for his team still can’t hit a free throw but the Lakers have the lead
For the first time since the last second of the first [Applause] quarter Austin kroer gives it up to Jaylen Rose into the lane he goes in traffic he tries a nearly impossible shot and misses it the Lakers score here at Bird’s got to really use his timeouts wisely Rick Fox Miller guarding
Him he pumps up a three and Larry Bird immediately says let’s talk it over now fox is in the game defensively to play against Jaylen Rose Shaw on Miller Smith back in the game only one of eight can he some offense for the Pacers Indiana playing from behind for
The first time since the first quarter Reggie good look at a three overshot it badly but Davis picks it up fak Shack off his feet and scores he stuck with that one Reggie had a wide open three but Dale day with a big second shot opportunity Kobe Bryant gives it up to
Fox crosscourt ay out of the corner for three this amazing the Lakers have not shot the ball well from the three-point line all season long but they’ve shot it well at the most pressure packed times it looked like an Indiana turnover but before that there’s a Laker foul
Well Reggie tried to come off the screen and they grabbed him so he could not get to the ball going to be Shaquille O’Neal Shaquille reaches down sort of grabs him Reggie does a good job acting now that’s 14 fouls on the Lakers the paces will shoot free throws the rest of the
Way here’s Dale Davis backing in on ay missed it and the rebound is grabbed by Shaw who’s pumped for the foul now Bob the Pacers have to be very aware Dale Davis despite that Miss has played a whale of a game 15 points 12 rebounds how about this now you’ve had
Four three-pointers you’ve had Fox with one ory with two and fiser that’s 12 points in a critical game to give you a five win win lead Kobe Bryant off balance and C is there the Lakers lead by seven O’Neal has scored 36 and a whistle at the other
End right now the difference in this game is this man right here Kobe Bryant not so much that he’s scoring but look what he does he collapses your entire defense three guys are playing and nobody to guard sha so even though he’s not shooting a high percentage he’s
Getting in the lane and breaking down the Pacer defense but it be a three-point shot or an offensive rebound or a hand off to Shaquille O’Neal so 7 for 22 does not talk about his impact in this game Brian Shaw committed the foul and before Reggie Miller went to the
Line Mark Jackson called his teammates over and huddled them up trying to stabilize things here there’s all kinds of time there’s a sense that the game is slipping away but with that pair of free throws By Reggie they’re within five and almost seven minutes remains well Bob they’re the best three-point shooting
Team in the league they’re two three-pointers away from being in the lead right now Lakers about SC them though 20 to 10 in this fourth quarter Brian Shaw wild shot works like a pass and I’m pretty sure he knew that rck Spence has got to stop going for those shot Blocks he’s
Not a shot blocker he’s got to stay with Shaquille O’Neal I think that was an intentional Ricochet pass because sha was alone on the other side of the hoop I think it very well could have been but that’s twice now that Smiths has gone to
Block shots he did the same thing in the overtime period in game four the Lakers got two offensive rebounds that really changed the game but what Rick Smith here he is not a shot blocker you don’t come over and try to block that shot the
MVP is right there you got to keep your body on him make him come over the top and fou you Rick Fox committed the foul and Rose makes it 101 to 95 see Larry Bird’s got a big decision here Sam Perkins is going to space the floor a
Little bit better than Rick Smith but he’s going to Rick Smith maybe to give him some off defense the problem is Rick Smith is not a good Defender he can’t move his feet he has got to do a better job right now if he’s going to be on the
Floor because they’re not even looking for him to shoot the ball these games have been like 80s flashbacks both teams in approaching triple digits 8580 stuff here’s ay again finally missed from that spot but it pops into Bryant’s hands he goes up in traffic and finally there’s a whistle
Kobe is electric right now he’s everywhere he’s trying so hard he can’t get the shots to go that was three efforts by him once it gets the offensive rebound he weeps himself through the lane he hangs forces it doesn’t get it tries to get the tip and
A loose ball foul and he’ll go to the line to shoot too defensive rebounding one of the Achilles heels of Indiana all season long it cost them game four will it cost him a chance for game seven even though Kobe Bryant has shot a very chilly seven of
24 from the floor it’s obvious he can still have an effect on the outcome of a game Smiths with his fifth foul six kroer comes in see he’s doing a lot what Michael used to do in Chicago play that triangle for three quarters and then that fourth quarter say you know what
I’m going to break it here and I’m going to make some things happen that’s what he’s done it’s working and the Lakers are leading exactly 6 minutes remaining Indiana now down by by seven Jaylen Rose is fouled the Lakers have actually done them a favor because after scoring at
Their end the Lakers the last several sees have quickly stopped the clock by fouling and giving Indiana a chance to score without running much time off the clock well I’m sure what Larry Bird has told his team don’t pull up and shoot long jump shots keep attacking the
Basket get inside they’ve got to get some stops down on the other end right now the Lakers are scoring every time down back to within five the Lakers must continue to keep the pressure on break them down with the dribble get inside they’ve missed six shots in this quarter but they have four
Offensive rebounds Robert ay on the Move gives it up to Harper with the left hand nowhere near crer [Applause] rebounds Dale Davis slips by Glenn rice and he was fouled that’s a good foul right there too by Robert Ory you do not want to give Dale Davis that dunk you
Got to make him make a couple free throws he goes in strong he goes past rice and here’s the foul on ory that’s what you’ve got to do no layups at this point in the game for either team Dale Davis a very poor free throw shooter throughout his career improved
Dramatically during the regular season but it’s turned off in the playoff he swishes that one and he’s having his best game of the series tonight he got off to a great start he’s had a big game scoring he’s double figures in rebounds and he’s given them a real tenacity out there that they
Need got them both his 17th Point his team’s 100th it’s now time for the Lakers get that ball back to Kobe Bryant let him create something get the ball inside the Sha Harper looking for O’Neal touch pass back to Harper he takes it to the hole
But can’t finish crer comes up with it here are the Pacers down by only three Jaylen Rose to tie it there it is when you can shoot the three you’re never out of a [Applause] game knocked away from prer and stolen by and a Saving Pass to ory 8 seconds to
Shoot Harper to sha guarded by Davis turnar Around jumper how about that he’s got [Applause] 40 Shaquille O’Neal what a tremendous season he’s had wanting to end it tonight and realized his dream of an NBA championship his first Jaylen Rose rebound to Ay Davis got a piece of
It but couldn’t control it the Pacers have gone small with their lineup Smiths is out Davis is in the Lakers have the power Advantage inside will they go back to it Kobe Bryant throws it over Jaylen Rose the Pacers had tied it with seven unanswered points but six straight for
The Lakers after the timeout and it’s 109 103 Kobe Bryant has such great confidence he’s going to square up little penetration and he’s going to hit the jumper to put him up six and he’s going to go off I got it under control and Phil Jackson his coach wa waiting
For him you know what he said to him I ready lift he said run the offense Kobe said okay I’ll do it coach he knows the confidence that Kobe has he doesn’t want to take that away from him but right now use the clock and power that ball
Inside be alert for hackas Shack when the Lakers get the [Applause] ball Miller guarded by [Applause] Harper Jaylen Rose right hand it won’t drop loose ball to Rice see Shaquille O’Neal doesn’t have to guard anybody right now they’re going to the hacka shack they’ve got a minute
And two to do this before the penalty comes in at two where it’s like a technical foul and you maintain possession of the ball about what happens anytime Dale Davis is on the floor and he’s played a great game and Shaquille is matched up against him he’s
Going to be right underneath the basket here’s Shaquille O’Neal right here and they’re going to wrap him up right right there here comes cocher but more importantly defensively what he’s doing now he’s taking away any penetration the Pacers have and with that Miss O’Neal despite
Scoring 40 points is two for n at the [Applause] line if he continues to make one of two that’ll be good enough for the Lakers and a seven-point lead is Big because that makes it three possessions when you’re playing against a great three-point shooting team Miller the fake the three he got it
That’s why it’s so important I think they’re going to give him a two it’s a two his foot was on the line a two-point basket and now they wrap sha up again and it’s kroer once again who does it about just so we go through the rule
Again Reggie Reggie Miller is going to get a nice little up fake coming off that screen and he’s going to fake Harper who chases him off the three Reggie tries to get behind the line can’t quite do it Bob just so we go through the rule on hacka Shack boy very
Close to being out of bounds there Reggie steps in just his toe is on the line but at the two-minute mark under the two-minute Mark if they do this with Shaq it’s one free throw for any Laker who’s on the floor so they can have their best free throw shooter take it
And they get the ball out of bounds so they’ve got 41 more seconds that’s why it’s important the Lakers make the Pacers use some def some clock rather than come down and score quickly he obliges them by missing two now can the pace to [Applause] score looking for Reggie weaving his way
Through a maze of screens his three no good crer however appeared to have been shoved away from the ball and it’s Robert ay who commits his fourth [Applause] Reggie Miller is so hard to play and the Lakers are so aware of him coming off screens and you can see right there that
He just takes and throws him down cocher as he tried to set the screen what would have been interesting had that ball gone in would it counted en cocher shot a free throw I believe the call was an instant before the shot crer the kid from Santa Monica
Misses the first now Bill Jackson is taking O’Neal out of the game probably for one possession so if they can come down and use clock then he can bring them back in the game and the hackas shack then is over this is a good substitution by
Phil roer needs this to bring the Pacers to within [Applause] four and you know who’s going to have the ball they’re going to get it to Kobe and try to get him to attack off the dribble and get to that free throw Line This is the ti loves when sha is out of
The game and he can do his [Applause] thing he fires a three and Jackson grabs the rebound Here Comes Jaylen Rose all the way to the hoop blocked by Bryant but recovered by [Applause] Davis Austin CER now hands to Davis and Davis is fouled not a particularly good free throw shooter
With two crucial shots coming his team down by four 156 left and now hakak is not part of the equation the problem you have is this if you put Shaquille O’Neal in for this rebound and Dale Davis is not a good free throw shooter and he missed the second one and Shaq rebounds
It they’re going to foul him so we have to be very careful if Shaq rebounds his ball you know they’re going to take the foul on him yeah they can foul him now but only when he touches the ball if they foul him intentionally and he doesn’t have the ball that’s when the
Technical comes into play but if he rebounds the ball he’ll have to shoot two free throws that’s why this is a big play right here by him putting Shaq in the game so why put him in the inside position why not let someone else take the inside position I guess he feels
Like they want to make sure they rebound the basketball here but this could be a big play if J Davis misses this and sha rebounds it it could be almost a hacka Shack in its own way here he does miss it it goes out of bounds with the Lakers touching it last
So that works even better for the Pacers and they’re within three which means a three-pointer ties it right now so be aware of this Indiana pacra team you know they love to shoot threes Miller tried to do it to win game [Applause] four here’s Jaylen Rose no need to hurry
Davis back to Rose sha picks him up Rose on the dribble by Sha his pass knocked Away by rice and let’s see what the call will be rice thought he might have been fouled but it’s going to be Indiana ball and they call timeout with nine on the shot
Clock and 139 on the game clock during this time out the security guards have begun stringing rope around the court and people are gathering in anticipation of a possible Championship ceremony how ging must this be to the Pacers who are very in this game in possession of the ball down by only
Three you know that somehow Reggie Miller is going to be involved in this play will Mark Jackson Flash and get the ball and look for Miller coming off a quick screen especially on Sha side of the floor that’s what he was trying to do but Jackson on the dribble gives it to
Kroer two seconds to shoot crer is fouled on the drive drive that’s a smart play though you don’t need a three drive that ball in there throw your body in there and get to the free throw line Kobe limping a little bit Robert Ory fouled out with that
Personal we’ve seen Austin cocher do this the entire series he drives inside and gets fouled you don’t shoot any little flip shots you throw yourself in there you take the punishment and then you get to the free throw line as Robert Ory as he fouled out of the game he’s
Fouled out eight points remember now critical he had two threes and they will miss his shooting out on the floor crer has scored 14 as you see three of four at the line now Bob we’ve seen this before will the Lakers go through Shaq he struggled
Tonight you know that if he catches the ball they’re going to foul him with that said normally Kobe is the guy that that they put the hand at the ball in his hands let’s see what happens but you know that if Shaq catches it they’re going to foul it
Prer brings the Pacers to within one a minute and a half remaining in game [Applause] six Glen Rice sha screening rice into the paint blocked by Dale Davis and a whistle from Joey Crawford it’s going to be a loose ball foul here Glen Rice is going to shoot a couple free throws it’s
Either going to be on Dale Davis or cocher Larry Bird just sort of looking at the calling incredulously but interestingly enough Glen Rice a guy that they have not gone too much they go to he goes in the initial play right there is the block shot and then on the
Loose ball possession they rule the foul so rice will shoot [Applause] twoo rice normally an excellent free throw shooter has missed three of four tonight why sure didn’t see that if the Lakers escape with the win and the title that call will be replayed especially in Indiana for a long
Time again in and and it does not need a three way too much time you’re the best free throw shooting team get to the free throw line Miller Fox right up on him crer Harper’s got him on a mismatch CER turnaround Big Shot way short sha grabs it and immediately like a hot
Potato gets rid of it so they can’t foul it Kobe Bryant turning shooting short Jackson picks it up Pacers very much alive Miller for three on the tie it’s long into the arms of rice 30 seconds they don’t need to foul they still got time on the pocket 8C differential
Bob straight up D for Indiana Kobe off balance and the whistle blows he had the ball knocked away but the foul is on Indiana Kobe Bryant is he goes to the basket he jacked knce himself koser over with the bump let’s take a look again
Here is he goes up and you can see the little bump kocher didn’t like it Kobe will shoot two free throws 13 seconds to [Applause] go four points five timeout [Applause] Indiana the Pacers still have a chance but it begins to look like the call that
Will haunt them is the foul on Glenn rice it looked like they had gotten a legit stop and a chance to take the ball and the lead [Applause] They would have been down one with the ball now if you’re La the one thing you don’t want to do here is foul you want to make them use some clock switch all the screens make them take a CH shot you’re one rebound away from being the NBA [Applause]
Champions Rose will throw it in Mark Jackson he drives throws it up Dale Davis recovers and dunks it with 5.4 seconds if you can’t get it into a great free throw shooter call timeout the Lakers have three of them Indiana just won and they do call time unless they can get the
Steel and an immediate layup or dunk or kick it back out for a three the Pacers have no choice but the foul the first guy who catches it and you want to get the ball into either a Rick Fox a rice or a Kobe Bryant if you’re Shaquille
O’Neal you get as far away from the basketball as possible Ron Harper will throw it in so they got three of their very good free throw shooters coming to the ball you got to get the ball in and to step up and make free throws and the championship is
Yours the timeout Advanced the ball in midcourt into Bryant he’s expecting them to foul him they take a while to do it they let three seconds go off the clock as soon as he caught the ball he should have been fouled and if he makes one free throw
The game is over basically because what happens Bob even if you shoot a fe you catch it while the ball is in the air the clock will go off their one free throw away right now from being the [Applause] Champions if he misses them both the Pacers have a timeout
Left that’s not going to happen remember yesterday we spoke to Kobe Bryant and I asked him I said Kobe you’re a dreamer and he said yes and I’m going to dream that I’m going to be holding that trophy tomorrow night it looks like he’s going to get his
Wish in 2 and 1/2 seconds it appears he will the Pacers struggling to the last use their last timeout but no one has ever design a five-point play that happens in 2 and 1/2 seconds you know Bob what was amazing is everybody talked about that it was only a formality that whoever
Came out of the West Was going to be the champion I will tell you this the Indiana Pacers have played tremendous basketball you throw away that game one where they really struggled from that point on they have given Lakers fits and if the Lakers do go on and win this game
The respect that this team has got will go way way up they have been M they could have won game two here can’t came within a single shot of winning game four and perhaps winning all three games in Indiana although if they had one game four you don’t know how game five would
Have gone but nonetheless they had that opportunity and they LED after three quarter here and and what’s happened is you talked about when you win championships you have to have some other guys step up and yes it’s been Kobe and yes it’s been sha no question
About that but how about those or those ory threes that three that fer three Harper assist the steals all those things play in so that your stars can help you win your Championship Larry Bird is one of the singular figures in the history of the NBA MVP awards three titles but for the
Rest of his life I don’t think he’ll ever want to see a room decorated in purple and gold I don’t think he’ll ever want to see anyone wearing purple and gold because it has always been the Lakers in one way or another who have been an
Obstacle and only once in fact did they beat them two of the three titles for Boston were won against Houston in 84 they did beat the Lakers they lost tough hard fought Series in six games each time in 85 and 87 and now in game six in Los Angeles barring the Miracle of
Miracles fd’s head coaching career and the Pacers season ends [Applause] you did [Applause] it the officials are conferring about exactly what we’re not [Applause] sure people the court fans and media both [Applause] Jackson looking to throw it in against sha Reggie turns and pumps it up off the
Rim and the L are the 2000 NBA champions
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