#KINGS LAKERS 2002 SERIES#

Teammates Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal missed their shots,Īnd Sacramento Kings center Vlade Divac tipped a rebound blindly He scored 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter.Īgainst San Antonio, Horry clinched Game 1 for Houston with a 17-footer with 6.4 seconds left. Then with the Rockets, Horry hit a back-breaking, 3-pointer with 14.1 seconds left in a Game 3 win. Horry scored the Lakers' final seven points - all in the last 47 seconds of the game - in a crucial Game 3 win over the Philadelphia Sixers.

#KINGS LAKERS 2002 SERIES#

Horry hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left to clinch the series for the Lakers. With the Los Angeles Lakers down by two points with a second LOS ANGELES (AP) - It was pure Hollywood. All rights reserved.Lakers tie series with Kings on late 3-pointer Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. The teams regularly trade insults, but the rhetoric heated up before Friday night's game when O'Neal said, 'I'm not worried about the Sacramento Queens.'' Cleveland and Milwaukee played the early game. The game was played as a doubleheader at Staples Center. The Kings and Lakers don't play each other until Christmas Day, and Friday night was their first meeting of the preseason. The last game of the preseason, you try to work on your game and get ready for the regular season.'' They are supposed to keep these games secure. He went overseas and back,'' he said of Fox. That type of thing shouldn't even come close to happening.'' There's something wrong with the security. Said Adelman: 'I'm not disappointed in Doug, I'm not disappointed in my team.

'Someone should have stepped right in between the two of them immediately when that happened.'' 'I think they did a terrible job with officiating that thing,'' Jackson said. Shaquille O'Neal, in street clothes, attempted to separate players, and he exchanged shoves with Kings center Vlade Divac. Fox pushed Christie in the face with an open hand and Christie responded with a left-handed uppercut to Fox's jaw.Īfter they were ejected, the players left the court in opposite directions, but Fox apparently went around the back and met up with Christie in the tunnel that leads to the locker room area.įox grabbed Christie in a headlock, and they had to be separated by security, as well as the entire Kings bench. After Christie got up, the players exchanged words. The trouble started after Christie drew an offensive foul when Fox turned and knocked him down with an elbow. 'It's personal now,'' Bryant said, adding he didn't blame Fox for what he did. Jackson's 3-point field goal with 8:44 left tied it at 81, and Sacramento took the lead for good when Pollard hit a hook shot with 5:07 left.īad blood simmering since the Lakers beat the Kings last season in the conference finals boiled over in the first quarter when Fox and Christie scuffled after Fox fouled Christie. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 23 points, and Derek Fisher added 14. Kings, while Scot Pollard added 14 points and 10 rebounds. When the game resumed, Bobby Jackson scored 16 points for the Lakers coach Phil Jackson blamed the tunnel fight on the officials, while Kings coach Rick Adelman faulted Staples Center security. LOS ANGELES (AP) - In an exhibition finale marked by a brawl between Los Angeles' Rick Fox and Sacramento's Doug Christie, the Kings beat the Lakers 93-88 Friday night to intensify the friction between the Western Conference rivals.įox and Christie fought in the tunnel leading to the locker room after they were ejected early in the first quarter. Fox, Christie brawl to close exhibition season

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