LAKERS NOTEBOOK: LAKERS CRY FOUL OVER FLAGRANT CALL ON O'NEAL IN GAME 1.Byline: Howard Beck Staff Writer One questionable call in Sunday's playoff opener will stay with the Lakers and, they hope, won't haunt them down the road. Officials tagged Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (pronounced "shak-KEEL") (born March 6, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey), frequently referred to simply as Shaq, is an American professional basketball player, generally regarded as one of the most dominant in the National Basketball Association (NBA). with a flagrant foul A flagrant foul is a serious contact foul involving unnecessary and/or excessive and/or intentional contact in sport. There is a specific National Basketball Association foul termed a flagrant foul. for shoving Arvydas Sabonis Arvydas Romas Sabonis (born December 19, 1964 in Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union (present Lithuania)) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. The 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) Sabonis is considered by many to be one of the premier centers in the world from the 1980s in the third quarter of the Lakers' victory over Portland. Under NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= rules, that means O'Neal has accumulated a point. Any player that exceeds three points during the course of the playoffs gets an automatic one-game suspension. A first-degree flagrant foul is worth a point. A second-degree flagrant is worth two points. ``I think they almost like to saddle players with it so that they keep them restricted to playing under wraps,'' coach Phil Jackson
Philip Douglas "Phil" Jackson (born September 17, 1945 in Deer Lodge, Montana) is the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, an American professional basketball team. said. The Lakers disagreed with the call at the time but are more concerned with the potential long-term consequences if O'Neal were to get another flagrant anytime in the postseason. ``That's our only concern, is to lose a ballplayer because of something that's a minor retaliation,'' Jackson said. General manager Mitch Kupchak Mitchell "Mitch" Kupchak (born May 24 1954 in Hicksville, New York) is a retired American basketball player and current general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers since the 2000-01 NBA season after predecessor Jerry West moved to the Memphis Grizzlies organization. called NBA vice president of operations Stu Jackson Stuart (Stu) Wayne Jackson (born December 11, 1955, in Reading, Pennsylvania), is an American former head coach and current executive in the National Basketball Association. on Monday to request that the point be rescinded. After reviewing the game film, Jackson reaffirmed the call and the point remains. ``They created a flagrant the other day,'' Phil Jackson said, ``and that's something that obviously restricts a player's ability to move with the same amount of freedom. And the league was not forthright or bending on the issue of flagrant fouls. ... When you watch the fouls that were committed on Shaq, and then the one he gets called a flagrant on, it's almost humorous in some sense of the word.'' Said O'Neal, ``I didn't know I had a flagrant foul. When you push somebody, that's a flagrant foul?'' It was as far as Stu Jackson's concerned. ``Stu knows what he can do with that (flagrant) foul,'' O'Neal said. --Ribbing: Kobe Bryant Kobe Bean Bryant (born July 23 1978) is an American All-Star shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. had his sore left rib taped and padded for Thursday night's game but said it wouldn't limit him physically. ``Actually, it makes it feel a lot better,'' he said. ``I'm not too concerned with it. (The Blazers will) probably go after it, they'll probably hurt it a little bit, but it's something I'm just going to have to play through.'' Does it hurt? ``Only when I sneeze sneeze, involuntary violent expiration of air through the nose and mouth. It results from stimulation of the nervous system in the nose, causing sudden contraction of the muscles of expiration. ,'' he said. --Anschutz increases share: Philip Anschutz Philip Frederick Anschutz (born 28 December 1939 in Russell, Kansas) is an American businessman and supporter of Christian causes. With an estimated current net worth of around $7.8 billion, he is ranked by Forbes as the 31st richest person in the USA. , a minority partner in the Lakers, exercised an option to purchase another 4.8 percent of the team. The move does not affect owner Jerry Buss' status as majority owner. Anschutz, who acquired the additional share from the estate of the late Bill Daniels Robert W. "Bill" Daniels is commonly known as the "Father of Cable Television". Childhood through enlistment- Bill was born July 1, 1920 in Greeley, Colorado and shortly thereafter moved to Hobbs, New Mexico. , now owns 27.3 percent of the team, the second largest share behind Buss, who owns more than 50 percent. ``We value our relationship with Phil, personally and professionally, so I am glad that Bill Daniels' shares are staying in our corporate family,'' Buss said in a statement. Anschutz, who owns the NHL's Kings, was the driving force and financial source behind building Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. and the El Segundo El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and training center that houses the Lakers and Kings. --The Big Blue: Shaquille O'Neal probably won't win MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. , but he claimed the computer-generated version of it Thursday. O'Neal won the IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Award, a BCS-like award determined by a formula that accounts for a player's offensive and defensive statistics. O'Neal scored a 110.21. Minnesota's Kevin Garnett Kevin Garnett (born May 19, 1976) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Boston Celtics. The 6 ft 11 in, 220 lb (0 kg) power forward is regarded as one of the best all around players in the game today. was second with 100.83, followed by Miami's Anthony Mason
Sir Anthony Frank Mason (96.86), Phoenix's Jason Kidd Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23 1973, in San Francisco, California) is an American All-Star professional basketball player in the NBA. After earlier tours with the Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns, he is currently the New Jersey Nets starting point guard and captain. (95.04) and Detroit's Ben Wallace (94.09). NBA PLAYOFFS: A CLOSER LOOK AT GAME 2 TOP GUNS: TOTAL POINTS FOR GAME O'NEAL: 32 PIPPEN: 21 FG PCT (Private Communications Technology) A protocol from Microsoft that provides secure transactions over the Web. See security protocol. . Lakers 48.3; Blazers 43.5 3-PT. FG PCT. Lakers 27.3; Blazers 25.0 TOTAL TOs Lakers 15; Blazers 17 FT PCT. Lakers 80.9; Blazers 74.2 HERO OF THE GAME: Rick Fox stepped up with 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists, dazzling the crowd and thrilling his teammates with a pair of impressive dunks, including one he threw over 7-3 Arvydas Sabonis. GOAT OF THE GAME Arvydas Sabonis. Can a 7-3, 300-hundred pound man vanish into thin air? He can when Shaquille O'Neal is around. Sabonis practically waved the white flag at Shaq, barely challenging him on a handful of powerhouse dunks, and rarely putting up a fight on the boards, taking down just one in 17 first-half minutes and five for the game. Sabonis had 11 points. KEY TO THE GAME The Lakers buckled down and defended in the second quarter, making up a five-point deficit to build a 55-46 lead at halftime and setting a defensive tone that would last the remainder of the game. After allowing the Blazers to shoot 72.2 percent in the first quarter, L.A. put the clamps on and took control. SERIES AT AT GLANCE Lakers lead the series 2-0 Game 1: Lakers 106, 93 Game 2: Lakers 106, Portland 88 Game 3: Sunday at Portland, 2:30 p.m. Game 4: Tuesday at Portland, TBD TBD abbr. to be determined * Game 5: May 4 at Lakers, TBD* *- If necessary KEY MATCHUP The Blazers needed a third scoring option to emerge out of Damon Stoudamire and Steve Smith, but Bryant made sure Smith wasn't a factor, using his quickness to bother him defensively and outscoring him 25-16. LOOK AHEAD The Lakers look to close out the Blazers Sunday in Portland and with the confidence level they've established in the two wins, this one might be over in three. QUARTER-BY-QUARTER BREAKDOWN: FIRST Scottie Pippen and Rasheed Wallace combine for nine of the Blazers first 14 baskets to help Portland build a 25-16 lead midway through the period. The Lakers gathered themselves to close the quarter on a 9-4 lead to bring it to 29-25. Portland shot 72.2 percent from the field (13 of 18). Not a good sign: Kobe picks up two fouls in six minutes. BLAZERS 29, LAKERS 25 SECOND The Blazers 72.2 percent shooting fizzled to 22.2 (4 of 18) in the second, shut down by the Lakers active, aggressive defense and their work on the boards (14-7). Portland's poor shooting, combined with the offensive surge of Rick Fox (nine points, 14 in the half) and Shaquille O'Neal (eight points, 16 in the half) enabled L.A. to outscore Verb 1. outscore - score more points than one's opponents outpoint beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard the Blazers 30-17. LAKERS 55, BLAZERS 46 THIRD QUARTER The Lakers, O'Neal in particular, continued to roll, using their defense to bother Wallace and Pippen, who combined to score one point in the quarter. They also got a lift offensively from Bryant, who had 10 points in the period. LAKERS 80, BLAZERS 65 FOURTH The Lakers didn't need a Blazers collapse in the fourth, but they got one anyway, allowing L.A. to cruise to a blowout victory and a commanding 2-0 series lead. Portland cracked barely four minutes into the period, enabling the Lakers to build 19-point lead by turning the ball over, getting technical fouls and looking dazed daze tr.v. dazed, daz·ing, daz·es 1. To stun, as with a heavy blow or shock; stupefy. 2. To dazzle, as with strong light. n. A stunned or bewildered condition. and confused. They never challenged after that. Lakers 106, Blazers 88. CAPTION(S): 15 photos, box Photo: (1) SHAQUILLE O'NEAL, CENTER He doesn't need three seconds in the paint to make a mockery out of Arvydas Sabonis and company. Grade: A+ (2) KOBE BRYANT, GUARD A little too enthusiastic at start, but he sure had good chemistry with Shaq in the second half. Grade: B+ (3) HORACE GRANT, FORWARD Pretty quiet, but O'Neal didn't need much help in the post. Stuggledagainst Wallace early. Grade: B- (4) DEREK FISHER, GUARD Team's unsung hero over the second half of season; another solid game, minus big numbers. Grade: B (5) RICK FOX, FORWARD Early turnovers easily forgotten because of outstanding play on offense and defense. Grade: A (6) RON HARPER, GUARD Team's unofficial assistant coach must have enjoyed watching this one. Grade: Inc. (7) BRIAN SHAW, GUARD Played extra minutes in first half because of Bryan fouls, made big 3-pointer to end first half. Grade: B+ (8) ROBERT HORRY, FORWARD Wild shots didn't do the team any good, but at least he was active on defense. Grade: C+ (9) DEVEAN GEORGE, GUARD If he's not needed, it means the Laker guards are playing well. Grade: Inc. (10) MARK MADSEN, FORWARD Improves personal playoff record to 2-0 without much effort. Grade: Inc. (11) TYRONN LUE, GUARD Played six minutes in second quarter; good energy, but made an awful, wild turnover. Grade: C (12) GREG FOSTER, CENTER Can only dream of dominating the way O'Neal does. Grade: Inc. (13) O'NEAL (14) PIPPEN (15) Shaquille O'Neal has to watch his step after he was given a flagrant foul Sunday against Portland. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer Box: NBA PLAYOFFS: A CLOSER LOOK AT GAME 2 (see text) |
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