LAKERS VS. MILWAUKEE.Tipoff: 7:30 p.m, Forum. TV/Radio: Fox Sports West; KLAC-AM (570). Lakers See Lake poets (46-23) update: With just their fourth 20-point win of the season - Monday's 109-84 triumph in New Jersey - the Lakers improved to 8-8 on the second night of back-to-backs after an 0-5 start. They're also 13-3 on the first night of back-to-backs entering another set tonight and Thursday (in Vancouver). This doubleheader completes a stretch of six games in eight days, but coach Del Harris thinks the Lakers really have to win both before visiting Seattle next Tuesday. Tied with Houston for the third spot in the Western Conference, the Lakers are now 10-10 since losing 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). on Feb. 12. Without O'Neal and Robert Horry Robert Horry (born August 25, 1970 in Harford County, Maryland) is an American National Basketball Association basketball player. Currently playing for the San Antonio Spurs, Horry is is known for his ability to make clutch shots in big games. , who won't return to the lineup until the Seattle game, L.A. is 9-9. Bucks (28-40) update: Going into Tuesday's trip to Phoenix, Milwaukee had lost 12 of 15 overall (including six of seven at home) to slip out of playoff contention. Sunday's win over New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of provided only brief respite from a second half of struggles, which has people wondering if the Bucks have just stopped trying. ``I can't speak for anyone else,'' All-Star forward Vin Baker Vincent (Vin) Lamont Baker (born November 23, 1971, in Lake Wales, Florida) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA, currently a free agent. He appeared in four consecutive All-Star Games before his career was troubled by alcoholism. said. ``But I feel bad. Bad. I feel terrible. . . . To be this far out of a chance for the playoffs is a horrible feeling. This is not the way it's supposed to be.'' |
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