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4th quarter surge gives Lakers win, series lead
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May 29, 2009, Friday
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KOBE Bryant scored 22 points as the Los Angeles Lakers dominated the fourth quarter to take a 103-94 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday for a 3-2 lead in the National Basketball Association Western Conference finals.
Lamar Odom had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and Pau Gasol added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers.
Game 6 is tomorrow in Denver, where the Lakers lost Game 4 by 19 points.
"Got to come ready to play," Bryant said. "We made a lot of mistakes the last time, the mistakes that took place were execution, and we didn't do things at the defensive end.
"We'll come ready to play."
Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points, hitting 12 of 13 free throws, and Kenyon Martin and Chauncey Billups added 12 points each for the Nuggets.
Playing in front of a capacity crowd at the Staples Center, the teams were tied after the first, second and third quarters for just the fourth time in NBA playoff history.
So it all came down to the final 12 minutes.
Bryant, Odom and Gasol teamed for all but seven of the Lakers' points in the fourth. They opened on an 11-0 run for their first lead of the second half and it was capped by Shannon Brown's jumper that beat the shot clock.
Denver used a 13-6 run to close to 93-89. Linas Kleiza scored seven straight and Anthony had six in the spurt.
But then the Lakers regained control and finished off the victory. They improved to 20-0 in Game 5s at home when a series is tied 2-2.
Anthony hit a jumper to get Denver to 96-91 with 1:24 remaining. But the Nuggets went cold from the field over the final 3:38, while the Lakers capitalized at the line. Los Angeles outscored Denver 10-5 in that span, including going 6 of 8 from the line.
Denver returns home needing a victory to send the series back to Los Angeles for a Game 7. The Nuggets have never won a best-of-seven series after losing Game 1.
Lamar Odom had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and Pau Gasol added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers.
Game 6 is tomorrow in Denver, where the Lakers lost Game 4 by 19 points.
"Got to come ready to play," Bryant said. "We made a lot of mistakes the last time, the mistakes that took place were execution, and we didn't do things at the defensive end.
"We'll come ready to play."
Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points, hitting 12 of 13 free throws, and Kenyon Martin and Chauncey Billups added 12 points each for the Nuggets.
Playing in front of a capacity crowd at the Staples Center, the teams were tied after the first, second and third quarters for just the fourth time in NBA playoff history.
So it all came down to the final 12 minutes.
Bryant, Odom and Gasol teamed for all but seven of the Lakers' points in the fourth. They opened on an 11-0 run for their first lead of the second half and it was capped by Shannon Brown's jumper that beat the shot clock.
Denver used a 13-6 run to close to 93-89. Linas Kleiza scored seven straight and Anthony had six in the spurt.
But then the Lakers regained control and finished off the victory. They improved to 20-0 in Game 5s at home when a series is tied 2-2.
Anthony hit a jumper to get Denver to 96-91 with 1:24 remaining. But the Nuggets went cold from the field over the final 3:38, while the Lakers capitalized at the line. Los Angeles outscored Denver 10-5 in that span, including going 6 of 8 from the line.
Denver returns home needing a victory to send the series back to Los Angeles for a Game 7. The Nuggets have never won a best-of-seven series after losing Game 1.
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