Feb 28, 2005 10:40 PM EST
The Lakers were on their way to losing their 3rd consecutive game but they scored twelve points in 45 seconds at Madison Square Garden, with Kobe Bryant and Chucky Atkins doing a collective impersonation of Reggie Miller sending the game into overtime.
They outscored the Knicks 39-24 in the 4th quarter, playing on a prayer, as well as the lackadaisical play of a New York team already penciling in their 3rd straight victory.
They began the overtime frame taking a quick lead, but squandered the lead with 12.1 seconds after a foul on Stephon Marbury by Chucky Atkins.
With the Lakers trailing 117-115, Kobe penetrated and dished it to Luke Walton who subsequently passed up an open shot and gave him the ball back under the basket, but Bryant fumbled it as he might have been fouled by Kurt Thomas and time expired as he slammed the ball to the floor of the Garden and yelled at Walton.
Bryant did lead the Lakers with 30 points, Odom had 26 of his own and Atkins had 22.
Tim Thomas scored 35 points, an unlikely scoring source for the Knicks.
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The Raptors defeated the Lakers on Sunday by a final score of 108-102, remaining unbeaten following the All-Star break.
Jalen Rose scored 26 points and Donyell Marshall added 19, while Kobe Bryant scored 31 for the Lakers.
The Raptors made 13 3-point field goals, Marhsall made 5 of those 3-pointers.
Toronto had lost their previous six games to the Lakers.
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The defending champions beat last season's runners-up in a 111-90 blowout. It was the Pistons' sixth straight and 11th in 12 games, was their second lopsided win over the Lakers in two weeks. They beat them by 22 points at Detroit on Feb. 10.
Tayshaun Prince scored 26 points, Chauncey Billups added 23, and the Pistons never trailed in the rematch, same as in the previous meeting.
Richard Hamilton had 18 points and eight assists, Rasheed Wallace had 19 points, and Ben Wallace had 13 rebounds for the Pistons.
``We played great. We shared the ball, we took care of the ball,'' Detroit coach Larry Brown said. ``We defended well, got out on the break. It was a great team effort.''
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Lakers Feb 2005 Archive
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Graham Flashner/RealGM | Feb 23, 2005
Tuesday came and went with no official announcement of a Carlos Boozer trade to the Lakers, likely causing nervousness for Jack Haley, but this in no way means that the deal is dead.
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FOXSports.com | Feb 21, 2005
Jack Haley of Fox Sports reports the Lakers have swapped Caron Butler, Vlade Divac and Devean George for Carlos Boozer.
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TNT | Feb 20, 2005
The Lakers appear to be coming out of Denver dealing, as Peja Stojakovic and Carlos Boozer might be heading to L.A. Both rumors have been accepted by RealGM's Trade Checker.
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LA Times | Feb 19, 2005
Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal were both asked on Friday at the All-Star festivities what they thought of the possibility of Phil Jackson returning to the Lakers bench and both had similar answers.
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Yahoo! | Feb 19, 2005
Lakers reserve Devean George's recent MRI revealed tendinitis in his injured left knee, according to the Pasadena Star-News.
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The Press-Enterprise | Feb 17, 2005
The Lakers have added two coaches to their bench staff who have a history with the organization and are potential head coaches for next season.
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LA Times | Feb 17, 2005
Laker GM Mitch Kupchak seems to be happy with interim coach Frank Hamblen and expects Rudy Tomjanovich’s replacement to finish the season as Laker head coach.
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Yahoo! | Feb 16, 2005
Two days after returning to action in a loss versus Cleveland, Kobe Bryant and the Lakers returned home and hit their stride again, defeating the Jazz 102-95.
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USA Today | Feb 13, 2005
Kobe returned to action on Sunday, but it didn't result in a win for the Lakers.
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Yahoo! | Feb 12, 2005
Kobe Bryant returned to practice on Saturday and he might play on Sunday versus Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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ESPN | Feb 11, 2005
Karl Malone is set to announce his retirement on Sunday at a news conference that will be held at the Delta Center.
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Yahoo! | Feb 10, 2005
Lamar Odom recorded a career-best 19 rebounds, as the Lakers squeaked past the Nets in an overtime thriller, by a final score of 104-103.
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Yahoo! | Feb 9, 2005
Kobe Bryant does not know when he will return to action, but he intends to play in the All-Star game.
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Yahoo! | Feb 8, 2005
The Hawks, playing without three starters, were up by 29 points in the second quarter, and the Lakers cut the Hawks' lead to a point before Tony Delk hit eight free throws in the final minute for Atlanta.
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Fox Sports | Feb 7, 2005
Karl Malone met with the Spurs on Saturday on his way home to California from his Arkansas ranch.
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Yahoo! | Feb 6, 2005
The Lakers embarked on a five-game road trip on Sunday with a tough 103-102 loss to the Houston Rockets.
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LA Times | Feb 4, 2005
Shaquille O’Neal believes it is possible that Phil Jackson might return to the Lakers and in a interview before last nights game versus the Cavaliers he said he will wish Jackson well if he takes his old job back.
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USA Today | Feb 4, 2005
San Antonio star Tim Duncan was absent for the last 15 and a half minutes from last nights game versus the Lakers after hyperextending his left knee.
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New York Daily News | Feb 3, 2005
Phil Jackson has chosen Australia over Los Angeles, but the Lakers will try again with the Zen Master this Spring
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Yahoo! | Feb 3, 2005
Isiah Thomas issued a statement on Wednesday saying he was committed to remaining in his current position as president of the New York Knicks.
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Yahoo! | Feb 2, 2005
Could Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson patch up their past differences and work together once again?
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New York Daily News | Feb 2, 2005
According to Frank Isola of the New York Daily News with the news of of Los Angeles that Rudy Tomjanovich is about to give up his position, Isiah Thomas may be a long shot to be the next head coach of the Lakers.
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LA Times | Feb 2, 2005
Phil Jackson is currently vacationing in Australia with Luc Longley and was asked via an e-mail about any possible scenario in which he would return to the Lakers, Jackson said: "[I am] mulling that over in my mind.
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ESPN | Feb 1, 2005
Kobe Bryant will soon have a new head coach, as Rudy Tomjanovich is set to resign as head coach of the Lakers, with Frank Hamblem set to be named interim.
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ESPN | Feb 1, 2005
Tomjanovich will reportedly resign tonight.
