NBA
1/8 Finals Round 3: N.Orleans H. - LA Lakers 86-100
Date: April 22, 2011
Pau Gasol snapped out of his playoff funk and Kobe Bryant was his usual prolific self, a combination that proved too much for the upstart New Orleans Hornets to overcome. Bryant scored 30 points, Gasol added 17 points and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers took control of their first-round playoff series with a 100-86 victory Friday night. The win gave the Lakers a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series, with Game 4 in New Orleans on Sunday. Just as important, the performance re-established Gasol as one of the Lakers' primary scoring threats. "It was just about playing my game and being assertive and being comfortable out there," Gasol said. "Don't try to overthink it. Don't try to think about the last play. Just try to make the right play. It was a much better game on my part." After making only 4 of 19 shots during the first two games of the series, Gasol caught the Hornets off-guard by taking - and making - a 3-pointer from the corner early in the fourth quarter. The basket ignited a key 10-1 run during which Gasol scored seven points. "The big aspect is Pau having that 2, 3 minutes of offensive display there in the fourth quarter. It helped establish the lead and give us some room," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "He is just too good a basketball player. He can shoot, he can handle the ball, he can do a lot of things. It's just a matter of him finding a comfort zone out there. "I didn't expect him to find it out on the 3-point line," Jackson added, "but we are not surprised when he makes those shots." Andrew Bynum added 14 points and 11 rebounds. He briefly went down holding his right knee, but remained in the game after trainers examined him and then got a rest for most of the fourth quarter. Lamar Odom scored 13 points for the two-time defending champs, who took the lead for good when Ron Artest made a layup as he was fouled to make it 13-10. Chris Paul had 22 points and eight assist for the Hornets, who managed to stay within single digits for long stretches of the game but never truly threatened to take the lead. *Courtesy of www.ktvn.com
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
1/8 Finals Round 3: N.Orleans H. - LA Lakers 86-100
Date: April 22, 2011
Pau Gasol snapped out of his playoff funk and Kobe Bryant was his usual prolific self, a combination that proved too much for the upstart New Orleans Hornets to overcome. Bryant scored 30 points, Gasol added 17 points and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers took control of their first-round playoff series with a 100-86 victory Friday night. The win gave the Lakers a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series, with Game 4 in New Orleans on Sunday. Just as important, the performance re-established Gasol as one of the Lakers' primary scoring threats. "It was just about playing my game and being assertive and being comfortable out there," Gasol said. "Don't try to overthink it. Don't try to think about the last play. Just try to make the right play. It was a much better game on my part." After making only 4 of 19 shots during the first two games of the series, Gasol caught the Hornets off-guard by taking - and making - a 3-pointer from the corner early in the fourth quarter. The basket ignited a key 10-1 run during which Gasol scored seven points. "The big aspect is Pau having that 2, 3 minutes of offensive display there in the fourth quarter. It helped establish the lead and give us some room," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "He is just too good a basketball player. He can shoot, he can handle the ball, he can do a lot of things. It's just a matter of him finding a comfort zone out there. "I didn't expect him to find it out on the 3-point line," Jackson added, "but we are not surprised when he makes those shots." Andrew Bynum added 14 points and 11 rebounds. He briefly went down holding his right knee, but remained in the game after trainers examined him and then got a rest for most of the fourth quarter. Lamar Odom scored 13 points for the two-time defending champs, who took the lead for good when Ron Artest made a layup as he was fouled to make it 13-10. Chris Paul had 22 points and eight assist for the Hornets, who managed to stay within single digits for long stretches of the game but never truly threatened to take the lead. *Courtesy of www.ktvn.com
 LA LAKERS (coach: JJ Redick)100 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 83 | mQFijU, KIMR | 43 | 1-64 (31.8%) | 3-9 (09.6%) | 1-9 (20.9%) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 80 | 5 |
| 69 | mFjuB, SjdQRT | 43 | 1-64 (31.8%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 0 | 1 | 66 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 66 | 5 |
| 61 | GisIl, Oiu | 44 | 1-68 (05%) | 6-6 (655%) | 8-8 (655%) | 3 | 1 | 65 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 69 | 62 | 5 |
| 8 | yashRQ, gRQRV | 46 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 6-6 (655%) | 4-3 (90%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 63 | 5 |
| 49 | SQURsU, eIj | 87 | 3-9 (09.6%) | 5-6 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | PdIB, viBiQ | 80 | 3-9 (09.6%) | 5-6 (5%) | 0-1 (24.4%) | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 66 | 5 |
| 68 | mQITj, AhijjIj | 62 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 0 | mliVR, AURLR | 61 | 5-5 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | miQjRs, biUU | 61 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-8 (5%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 5 |
| 05 | eiUlaff, whRI | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | WilUIj, vuVR | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | ABaUh, zIR | 5 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -6 | 5 |
| wIUil | 45-15 (05.5%) | 9-61 (34.2%) | 67-83 (97.8%) | 63 | 87 | 34 | 69 | 84 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 64 | 655 | 29 | |||
 N.ORLEANS H. (coach: Willie Green)86 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 6 | SQaJi, wQRLIQ | 38 | 0-66 (30.0%) | 5-8 (5%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 8 | 65 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 69 | 5 |
| 05 | PVifIQ, qBRVi | 35 | 9-7 (99.2%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 63 | 5 |
| 4 | Oiul, ChQas | 42 | 2-65 (25%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 4-0 (15%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 88 | 83 | 5 |
| vijdQF, CiQl | 43 | 1-68 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 66-68 (76.9%) | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 84 | 63 | 5 | |
| 2 | mRlajRlla, biQZI | 88 | 6-6 (655%) | 6-9 (63.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| ziZV, ziQQRUU | 86 | 6-1 (61.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | |
| 44 | GQRRj, WallaR | 68 | 5-3 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -0 | 5 |
| 80 | ABaUh, zisIj | 7 | 4-4 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 43 | GQiF, SiQIj | 9 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 85 | OIjdRxURQ, ruajZF | 1 | 5-8 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 82 | bMRjDi, gadaRQ | 4 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| qTajD zQ., OiUQaZV | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | |||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 46-07 (08.0%) | 8-64 (60.3%) | 62-83 (90.5%) | 66 | 89 | 42 | 69 | 80 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 21 | 10 | |||
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
