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Los Angeles wins series 4-3 (Game 1 of 7)

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Los Angeles wins series 4-3

Game 1: Monday, May 4th
Rockets100Final
Lakers92
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Game 2: Wednesday, May 6th
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Lakers111
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Game 3: Friday, May 8th
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Rockets94
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Game 4: Sunday, May 10th
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Rockets99
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Game 5: Tuesday, May 12th
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Lakers118
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Game 6: Thursday, May 14th
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Rockets95
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Game 7: Sunday, May 17th
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Lakers89
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Rockets 100

(53-29, 20-21 away)

Lakers 92

(65-17, 36-5 home)

Coverage: TNT

10:30 PM ET, May 4, 2009

STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA

1 2 3 4 T
HOU 21 22 27 30100
LAL 18 22 27 2592

Top Performers

Houston: Y. Ming 28 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

Los Angeles: K. Bryant 32 Pts, 8 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | All

1st Quarter Summary

TIMEHOUSTONSCORELOS ANGELES
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Andrew Bynum (Houston gains possession)0-0 
11:34 0-0Andrew Bynum shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)
11:34Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 21-0 
11:34Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 22-0 
11:18 2-2Kobe Bryant makes 21-foot jumper
10:56Yao Ming makes 7-foot two point shot (Ron Artest assists)4-2 
10:42 4-4Andrew Bynum makes 7-foot two point shot
10:25Yao Ming misses 10-foot jumper4-4 
10:23 4-4Pau Gasol defensive rebound
10:11 4-4Andrew Bynum misses 15-foot jumper
10:11Yao Ming defensive rebound4-4 
10:02Shane Battier misses three point jumper4-4 
10:00 4-4Trevor Ariza defensive rebound
9:48 4-4Kobe Bryant misses 16-foot jumper
9:48Luis Scola defensive rebound4-4 
9:42 4-4Andrew Bynum personal foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)
9:42 4-4Lamar Odom enters the game for Andrew Bynum
9:33 4-4Lamar Odom personal foul (Luis Scola draws the foul)
9:22Luis Scola makes 8-foot jumper (Ron Artest assists)6-4 
9:15 6-4Derek Fisher misses two point shot
9:12Luis Scola defensive rebound6-4 
8:59Luis Scola misses 7-foot jumper6-4 
8:57 6-4Kobe Bryant defensive rebound
8:48 6-4Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
8:48Yao Ming defensive rebound6-4 
8:38Luis Scola misses 19-foot jumper6-4 
8:37 6-4Pau Gasol defensive rebound
8:29 6-4Pau Gasol misses 15-foot jumper
8:27Yao Ming defensive rebound6-4 
8:18Aaron Brooks misses 23-foot jumper6-4 
8:18 6-4Pau Gasol defensive rebound
8:02 6-6Kobe Bryant makes layup
7:46Ron Artest makes driving dunk8-6 
7:41Los Angeles full timeout
7:33 8-8Derek Fisher makes 20-foot jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
7:16Shane Battier bad pass (Pau Gasol steals)8-8 
7:11 8-8Trevor Ariza bad pass
6:56Yao Ming misses 9-foot jumper8-8 
6:54 8-8Kobe Bryant defensive rebound
6:41 8-8Kobe Bryant bad pass (Yao Ming steals)
6:26Ron Artest makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)11-8 
6:11 11-8Lamar Odom misses 19-foot jumper
6:09Luis Scola defensive rebound11-8 
5:58Aaron Brooks bad pass (Kobe Bryant steals)11-8 
5:54Luis Scola shooting foul (Lamar Odom draws the foul)11-8 
5:54 11-8Lamar Odom misses free throw 1 of 2
5:54 11-8Los Angeles offensive rebound
5:54 11-8Lamar Odom misses free throw 2 of 2
5:54Luis Scola defensive rebound11-8 
5:41Ron Artest bad pass (Pau Gasol steals)11-8 
5:37 11-10Trevor Ariza makes layup (Derek Fisher assists)
5:20Ron Artest makes 22-foot jumper13-10 
5:09 13-10Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
5:07Shane Battier defensive rebound13-10 
4:52Ron Artest misses 11-foot jumper13-10 
4:52 13-10Lamar Odom defensive rebound
4:45 13-10Derek Fisher misses 25-foot three point jumper
4:43 13-10Los Angeles defensive rebound
4:22Pau Gasol blocks Shane Battier's 24-foot three point jumper13-10 
4:20 13-10Derek Fisher defensive rebound
4:13 13-10Aaron Brooks blocks Derek Fisher's layup
4:11 13-10Derek Fisher offensive rebound
4:11 13-10Derek Fisher misses layup
4:07 13-10Lamar Odom offensive rebound
4:03Yao Ming shooting foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)13-10 
4:03 13-11Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2
4:03 13-12Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2
3:34Ron Artest misses 24-foot jumper13-12 
3:33Yao Ming offensive rebound15-12 
3:33Yao Ming makes tip shot15-12 
3:26 15-12Derek Fisher bad pass (Luis Scola steals)
3:21Luis Scola makes driving layup17-12 
3:02 17-12Lamar Odom misses jumper
3:01Yao Ming defensive rebound17-12 
2:54Aaron Brooks makes 5-foot two point shot19-12 
2:42 19-12Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
2:41 19-12Pau Gasol offensive rebound
2:39 19-12Yao Ming blocks Pau Gasol's layup
2:39 19-12Los Angeles offensive rebound
2:39Houston full timeout
2:39Von Wafer enters the game for Luis Scola19-12 
2:39Carl Landry enters the game for Ron Artest19-12 
2:39 19-12Shannon Brown enters the game for Trevor Ariza
2:39 19-12Sasha Vujacic enters the game for Derek Fisher
2:39Shane Battier jump ball19-12 
2:34 19-12Sasha Vujacic misses jumper
2:33Carl Landry defensive rebound19-12 
2:18Carl Landry misses 18-foot jumper19-12 
2:17 19-12Kobe Bryant defensive rebound
2:08 19-14Pau Gasol makes jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
1:54Aaron Brooks makes 21-foot jumper21-14 
1:42 21-16Lamar Odom makes 6-foot running jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
1:25Aaron Brooks misses 23-foot three point jumper21-16 
1:24 21-16Kobe Bryant defensive rebound
1:15 21-16Kobe Bryant bad pass (Shane Battier steals)
1:15 21-16Kobe Bryant loose ball foul (Shane Battier draws the foul)
1:15Kyle Lowry enters the game for Aaron Brooks21-16 
1:06Von Wafer traveling21-16 
0:59 21-18Sasha Vujacic makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
0:32Kyle Lowry misses 17-foot jumper21-18 
0:31 21-18Kobe Bryant defensive rebound
0:21Yao Ming personal foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)21-18 
0:21Luis Scola enters the game for Yao Ming21-18 
0:09 21-18Pau Gasol misses dunk
0:06 21-18Sasha Vujacic offensive rebound
0:01 21-18Sasha Vujacic misses 24-foot three point jumper
0:01 21-18Los Angeles defensive rebound
0:00Ron Artest enters the game for Shane Battier21-18 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter