From: ec120wee@sdcc4.ucsd.edu (Anthony Minkoff)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: BOXSCORE pho76lal74.05apr92
Date: 7 Apr 92 22:13:36 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego

Sorry about this one; the LA Times ran only an abbreviated box
score, so I did the best I could with it.  mkbox didn't seem to like
it much.

Anyway, on with the commentary.  I missed most of this game, as I
was watching the far superior Warriors-Blazers game on at the same
time.  However, I do know that Phoenix blew a 16-point lead.  I also
saw the end of the game, tuning in with just under three minutes to
go, and the Lakers up by seven.  In that last few minutes, I saw:

     - the Lakers commit three turnovers in the backcourt
     - Byron Scott miss two consecutive free throws, and A. C.
         Green miss one of two on the following possession.
     - Vlade Divac heave up a three with a lot of time on the
         shot clock that barely drew iron
     - the Lakers repeatedly leave Jeff Hornacek unguarded.
     - several Suns miss open shots and crucial free throws
     - all the Suns refuse to block out the defensive boards,
         allowing an absurd number of offensive rebounds by
         the Lakers.

In short, it was an extremely frustrating night for a Suns fan.  It
was a big opportunity to gain some ground in the West, and it seemed
everybody else was cooperating.  The Warriors lost, the Jazz lost,
and the Lakers sure tried their damnedest to lose, but Phoenix just
wouldn't let them.  *Sigh...*

...and to top off the pathetic performances by the Suns and the
Lakers, the LA Times added a pathetic performance of its own,
running an abbreviated boxscore for the game.  *Sigh...*

Anyway, here it is...

(And yes, Harry, that's 1-7 2-2 4 for Lang.)
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pho 104, lal 109   05apr92

MISSING almost everything.  LA Times ran abbreviated box score only

pho (49-27)      min  fgm fga  3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as  pf st to bk tc ej  pts
chambers,tom       0   12  21   2  3   8  8   -  -   -   -  -  -  -  0  0   34
perry,tim          0    3   4   0  0   0  0   -  -   -   -  -  -  -  0  0    6
lang,andrew        0    1   7   0  0   2  2   -  8   -   -  -  -  -  0  0    4
hornacek,jeff      0    1   9   0  2   5  8   -  -   -   6  -  -  -  0  0    7
johnson,kevin      0   10  22   0  2   7  8   -  -  12   -  -  -  -  0  0   27
rambis,kurt        0    0   1   0  0   0  0   -  -   -   -  -  -  -  0  0    0
majerle,dan        0    8  18   2  5   0  0   -  -   -   -  -  -  -  0  0   18
west,mark          0    1   2   0  0   0  1   -  -   -   -  -  -  -  0  0    2
nealy,ed           0    1   1   0  0   0  0   -  -   -   -  -  -  -  0  0    2
ceballos,cedric    0    1   1   0  0   0  0   -  -   -   -  -  -  -  0  0    2
burtt,steve        0    1   1   0  0   0  0   -  -   -   -  -  -  -  0  0    2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
pho totals         0   39  87   4 12  22 27   0  8  12   6  0  0  0  0  0  104
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .448   .333   .815       team rebs 240
bench technicals: 1

lal (40-34)      min  fgm fga  3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as  pf st to bk tc ej  pts
campbell,elden     0    3  10   0  0   2  4   -  -   -   -  -  -  -  0  0    8
green,a.c.         0    5  13   0  0   1  2   -  -   -   -  -  -  -  0  0   11
divac,vlade        0   13  18   2  3   2  5   - 13   -   -  -  -  -  0  0   30
scott,byron        0    9  16   0  2   7 11   -  -   -   -  -  -  -  0  0   25
threatt,sedale     0    4  15   0  1   2  2   -  -  12   -  -  -  -  0  0   10
smith,tony         0    1   3   0  0   1  2   -  -   -   -  -  -  -  0  0    3
teagle,terry       0   11  17   0  0   0  0   -  -   -   -  -  -  -  0  0   22
robinson,clifford  0    0   2   0  0   0  0   -  -   -   -  -  -  -  0  0    0
haley,jack         0    0   1   0  0   0  0   -  -   -   -  -  -  -  0  0    0
brown,chucky       0    0   0   0  0   0  0   -  -   -   -  -  -  -  0  0    0
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lal totals         0   46  95   2  6  15 26   0 13  12   0  0  0  0  0  0  109
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .484   .333   .577       team rebs 240
bench technicals: 0

pho   26  34  13  31  -  104
lal   24  23  32  30  -  109

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