BENCH MAKES A DIFFERENCE.Byline: Daily News About the only members of the Lakers bench that didn't contribute to Sunday's victory over Portland might have been Cuba Gooding Jr., Denzel Washington Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is a two-time Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and director. He has garnered much critical acclaim for his portrayals of several real-life figures, such as Steve Biko, Malcolm X, Rubin "Hurricane" and Jack Nicholson John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22 1937), known as Jack Nicholson, is a three time Academy Award winning American actor internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters. . Derek Fisher Derek Lamar Fisher (born August 9 1974 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American professional basketball player with the Los Angeles Lakers. He was with the Utah Jazz but asked to be released from his contract to care for his 10-month-old daughter, who has cancer. scored four points and had four assists in nine minutes. Byron Scott Byron Scott may refer to:
game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship , contributed a solid 15 minutes of steady basketball. Jerome Kersey was in there for a full 26 minutes, helping on the boards and playing tough defense. Even Kobe Bryant got in long enough to add one of his stylish slams at the end. Travis Knight, who played 17 minutes of solid defense and worked hard on the glass, even earning Shaquille O'Neal's plaudits. ``Travis really played well,'' O'Neal said. ``He got a lot of key rebounds. I told him that the rebounds I am not able to get, I need him to get. He is my hero tonight.'' What coach Del Harris' bench is doing now is paying dividends for those tough injury-marred periods in April. ``I think we had a 10-game stretch in April where every starter missed at least two games,'' the coach said. ``And we still won eight of those games.'' The confidence gained then, in the dog days of the regular season, has started to show up now that teams like Portland are yipping at their expensive sneakers sneakers Noun, pl US, Canad, Austral & NZ canvas shoes with rubber soles sneakers npl (US) → zapatos mpl de lona; zapatillas fpl . ``Yeah, I think there was every reason to believe our guys would play like this,'' Harris said. ``Our bench has been tremendous.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: The Lakers Derek Fisher tries to get around Blazers defender Kenny Anderson as he works the ball up the floor. Terri Thuente / Daily News |
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