LA Lakers overcame a great game by Knight, beating Oklahoma Cty 93-86. "It's a team sport," said losing coach Bob. "If we had another couple players like Knight out there, we'd have won this game easily. But we didn't, so we didn't." Bob has been under fire lately, and the lackluster performance by his players (save Knight) certainly doesn't improve his job security any.

The normally-quiet Knight was less than satisfied after the game. "I feel betrayed - like I did my best and my teammates didn't. I don't know if it was coach's fault for not getting the team up, or if the other players just all had an off day at the same time. But this was a close game, we had our chances, and we didn't execute when we needed."

LA Lakers was led by Richardson (21 points, 11 boards, 0 assists), Harris (13 points, 12 boards, 2 assists), Hazan (15 points, 2 assists, a block). Oklahoma Cty was led by Knight (31 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, a steal), Brown (9 points, 5 boards, 14 assists, a steal, a block), Clark (19 points, a steal, 2 blocks).

With this win, LA Lakers are now 33-15. They stay at #3 in the Pacific and hold at #5 overall in the Western Conference. After the loss, Oklahoma Cty fall to 11-38 and 8-19 at home. They hold at #5 in the Northwest and remain at #14 overall in the Western Conference.

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