Houston at L.A. Apr 28 (10:00 pm) 78 - 97 Preview | Recap | Boxscore Team 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Total Houston 27 21 9 21 78 L.A. 24 23 25 25 97

Game Stats   Houston L.A. FIeld Goals 28-68 39-78 Free Throws 17-22 17-27 Rebounds 38 38 Assists 13 31 Three Pointers 5-16 2-14 Fouls 25 22 Technicals 0 0 Misc Technicals

Houston Rockets Player Stats Player Name Mins pts fg fga fg% ft fta ft% 3p 3pa 3p% or dr r Jimmy Jackson 41 17 7 17 41.2 1 4 25.0 2 5 40.0 0 5 5 Steve Francis 40 16 5 15 33.3 6 6 100.0 0 3 0.0 1 8 9 Cuttino Mobley 37 16 6 12 50.0 1 2 50.0 3 6 50.0 1 1 2 Yao Ming 32 10 3 10 30.0 4 5 80.0 0 0 0.0 1 4 5 Maurice Taylor 21 8 3 8 37.5 2 2 100.0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1

L.A. Lakers Player Stats Player Name Mins pts fg fga fg% ft fta ft% 3p 3pa 3p% or dr r Kobe Bryant 41 31 12 21 57.1 6 6 100.0 1 4 25.0 1 5 6 Karl Malone 32 18 7 14 50.0 4 10 40.0 0 0 0.0 2 7 9 Shaquille O'Neal 40 12 6 13 46.2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 2 7 9 Stanislav Medvedenko 18 12 4 5 80.0 4 5 80.0 0 0 0.0 1 1 2 Devean George 21 7 2 5 40.0 2 2 100.0 1 3 33.3 0 4 4

Attendance: 18997 Officials: Monty Mccutchen Joe Crawford Dan Crawford