Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Philadelphia 22 34 23 15 13 107
LA Lakers 23 27 27 17 7 101




Philadelphia REBOUNDS
PLAYER MIN FG FT 3PT OFF TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
Tyrone Hill 40 1-6 2-2 0-0 1 6 0 3 0 3 4
Jumaine Jones 11 2-3 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
Dikembe Mutombo 44 4-7 5-7 0-0 5 16 0 5 0 0 13
Allen Iverson 52 18-41 9-9 3-8 2 5 6 0 5 3 48
Aaron McKie 51 3-7 2-2 1-1 2 7 9 1 2 5 9
Eric Snow 31 5-10 3-3 0-1 0 4 5 2 0 5 13
Raja Bell 19 2-2 2-2 0-0 1 4 1 2 2 1 6
Kevin Ollie 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Geiger 14 5-7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 6 1 1 10
Todd MacCulloch 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Rodney Buford DNP - Coach's Decision
George Lynch DNP - Fractured Left Foot
Totals 265 40-83 23-25 4-11 11 42 21 21 10 18 107
Percentages: FG - .482, FT - .920, 3PT - .364. Team rebounds: 7. Blocked shots: 8 (D. Mutombo 5, T. Hill 1, J. Jones 1, A. McKie 1). Technicals: 2 (E. Snow 1, Head Coach L Brown).


LA Lakers REBOUNDS
PLAYER MIN FG FT 3PT OFF TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
Rick Fox 44 7-12 2-2 3-6 1 7 5 3 2 4 19
Horace Grant 27 3-11 2-2 0-0 4 5 0 1 1 2 8
Shaquille O'Neal 52 17-28 10-22 0-0 6 20 5 3 1 4 44
Kobe Bryant 52 7-22 1-1 0-0 0 3 5 4 1 6 15
Derek Fisher 23 0-4 0-0 0-1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0
Brian Shaw 18 3-5 0-0 1-2 2 4 3 1 1 1 7
Robert Horry 27 1-5 0-0 1-3 3 4 1 5 2 1 3
Tyronn Lue 22 2-3 0-0 1-1 0 1 3 2 5 1 5
Devean George DNP - Coach's Decision
Greg Foster DNP - Coach's Decision
Mark Madsen DNP - Coach's Decision
Ron Harper DNP - Coach's Decision
Totals 265 40-90 15-27 6-13 16 44 23 22 14 19 101
Percentages: FG - .444, FT - .556, 3PT - .462. Team rebounds: 14. Blocked shots: 9 (K. Bryant 3, H. Grant 2, R. Horry 2, R. Fox 1, T. Lue 1). Technicals: 2 (R. Fox 1, Head Coach Jackson).

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76人4比0的开始

Philadelphia up by two after three quarters
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By KEN PETERS
AP Sports Writer
June 6, 2001


LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Shaquille O'Neal, powering his way to the basket, scored 18 third-quarter points Wednesday night as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a 15-point deficit to pull within 79-77 of the Philadelphia 76ers heading into the fourth period of the NBA Finals opener.

After the 76ers' Allen Iverson dominated the first half with 30 points, O'Neal began to assert himself in the third period and had 36 points through three quarters.

Iverson, the league MVP this season, had eight points in the third quarter.

The defending NBA champion Lakers began their comeback after falling behind 73-58 with 5:23 left in the third quarter.

O'Neal, working against Philadelphia reserve Matt Geiger, scored 12 consecutive points for the Lakers, all from in close, as they ran off a 19-6 streak to close the gap.

Iverson had 18 points in the second quarter as the underdog 76ers took a 56-50 lead.

Iverson had more points in the first two quarters than Lakers stars O'Neal and Kobe Bryant combined. O'Neal, last year's regular-season and finals MVP, had 18 points, but Bryant scored just four.

Bryant looked out of synch, perhaps because of the Lakers' nine-day layoff between the Western Conference finals against San Antonio and the opener against Philadelphia.

Bryant went 2-of-10 from the field and committed five turnovers in the first half.

Geiger, who had sat out seven of Philadelphia's last 10 playoff games because of quadriceps tendinitis, gave the 76ers a boost off the bench during the second quarter, scoring eight consecutive points on jumpers to help them take the lead.

Fifteen minutes before tipoff, the crowd began chanting, ``SWEEP! SWEEP!'' When the 76ers went ahead in the second quarter, the chant changed to ``DEFENSE! DEFENSE!''

Lakers coach Phil Jackson drew a technical foul when he yelled his displeasure after Dikembe Mutombo blocked Bryant's shot on a drive with 5:55 remaining in the second quarter.

The Lakers, who outscored San Antonio by an average of more than 20 points a game in sweeping the conference finals, looked early on as if they might overwhelm the 76ers, running off a 16-0 streak for an 18-5 lead.

But Iverson brought Philadelphia back as the 76ers scored 13 of the final 15 points in the opening quarter to trail 23-22.

After Iverson scored on a fast break to put the 76ers up 5-2 two minutes into the game, the 76ers went almost five minutes without scoring. Eric Snow's jumper with 5:08 left in the first quarter finally ended that drought, but Philadelphia already was down 18-7 by then.

Horace Grant scored in close for the Lakers 10 seconds after Iverson's basket, then Fox made two free throws, O'Neal dunked on another fast break and Fox hit a 3-pointer to get the Lakers going.

The Lakers, who swept through their first three playoff series, are 20-1 favorites to win the best-of-seven series over the 76ers, who were pressed to a seventh game in their last two playoff series.

The Lakers and 76ers finished with identical 56-26 records, but the Lakers hold the homecourt advantage because of their record against Eastern Conference opponents.

Game 2 is Friday night in Los Angeles, with the series then shifting to Philadelphia.

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Brown and Jackson have different philosophies
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June 6, 2001


LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Larry Brown believes a coach should be a teacher. Phil Jackson calls coaching salesmanship.

Brown always has done it the hard way, rebuilding teams from the bottom. Jackson went from Michael and Scottie to Shaq and Kobe.

When the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers open the NBA Finals on Wednesday night, Brown will be seeking his first championship, while Jackson goes for his eighth title.

So, who is the better coach? Depends on your definition of coaching.

Brown led an injury-plagued team filled with a bunch of role players and one star to its best season in 18 years. Jackson, well, he has O'Neal and Bryant.

``Coaching is winning players over and playing a style of ball and everybody plays together,'' Jackson said Tuesday. ``That's what Larry has done with his basketball club, a remarkable job.''

Brown also is quite impressed by Jackson's performance.

``We don't realize if you coach a team that's a great team, that's a lot more difficult I think in a lot of circumstances to get them to play to their potential,'' Brown said. ``I think that's an amazing thing in itself. When the expectations are so high, not every coach is capable of bringing that out, bringing that potential out.''

Not too long ago, Brown didn't have anything complimentary to say about Jackson. He was angered when Jackson said O'Neal should consider it a ``slap in the face'' that he finished third in the MVP voting behind San Antonio's Tim Duncan and Sixers guard Allen Iverson, the winner.

Brown said he would like to see how Jackson would've fared coaching the Los Angeles Clippers, instead of inheriting a Lakers team that featured O'Neal and Bryant.

But Brown backed off those comments Tuesday.

``I was joking about that,'' he said. ``I was critical of the things he said about Allen and I'll always be critical of that. We wouldn't be here if this kid didn't bring us along for the ride.

``The season he had was remarkable and I don't think you have to bring attention to your own player at the expense of somebody who has had such a remarkable year, and that bothered me. I think if he had it to do all over again, he wouldn't have said it. I truly believe he said it out of respect for his own player.''

Coincidentally, Jackson had an opportunity to work under Brown 20 years ago in New Jersey. Jackson was an assistant coach with the Nets when Brown took over as head coach in 1981.

Brown interviewed Jackson, but told him he already offered one staff job to Mike Schuler and had hired Bill Blair for another.

Jackson moved to an announcing position that year, went on to coach the Chicago Bulls to six NBA titles and one championship with the Lakers.

``Well, obviously, I was dumb,'' Brown said. ``I don't really remember and that's not to slight him. But you know, I only had two years there. He probably would've been the head coach of New Jersey and had a terrible career.''

Jackson's coaching success always will be linked to having Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen in Chicago and Shaq and Kobe in Los Angeles. He had other opportunities before choosing the Lakers' job, but wasn't interested in rebuilding from scratch.

``That did not appeal to me at all,'' Jackson said. ``I felt like having been through so many of those games over the course of my career, that my expertise is probably taking teams to the next level that are good teams.''

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