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00:00That's his first. Magic Johnson returns, as does Rembrandt, alongside him.
00:09Scott and McAdoo will leave, and I don't think Pat Riley's very happy with McAdoo just shooting it every time he touches it.
00:18Not every time he touches it. LA's basically an unselfish team. They have to move the ball, a little bit more on offense.
00:25Adams puts it down on a runner, and a pretty shot by Alvin Adams.
00:28He can take Kareem outside and drop him. Adams a very good player. He didn't have a great year, but he played the last series very good against Utah.
00:36Man, he's 5-0-5 here in this first game. Look at Rambos maneuvering.
00:42That's not a natural shot for Rambos. He doesn't need to make that shot. He was an excellent move.
00:47Here comes Adams, going to try it again. Had the ball knocked away, and he was fouled.
01:00Magic Johnson down on the inside. Reached a hand in, and that's the second foul or the third foul on Magic.
01:06Brandon, it's great to see the coaches maneuver their players. Two outstanding coaches in Pat Riley and John McCloud.
01:15They have gotten just about all their starters back in the game, except for the backcourt of Phoenix, and you've got to count Alvin Adams almost as a starter.
01:24And because of that third foul, Magic now will sit down, too.
01:31We have Davis and Magic with three fouls apiece. I think something could be very critical if either one of them pick up at the start of the third period, a quick fourth foul.
01:41I think both will probably sit out to the end of the half.
01:44And that's five minutes and thirty-seven seconds away.
01:48We'll look for them to go down to Kareem right now. Two-man game, Koopman Kareem.
01:52There it is, Kevin.
01:53Nance guarding Kareem, and he stayed right with him. Went over and fouled him, and Nance couldn't believe it.
02:01What Kareem did right then and knocked the hand away. When he knocks the hand away of Nance here, that's an offensive foul on Kareem. That should have been called.
02:11If they don't call the defensive foul for Holden, offensive player is not allowed to knock the other players' hand off him.
02:18So that really was an offensive play on Kareem. An offensive foul on Kareem.
02:26The Magic out of the game now, Brent. They'll look for him an awful lot. Worthy and Kareem on the offensive end.
02:33And here he is. The age of thirty-seven, of course, the oldest man in the playoffs, trying to win still another championship.
02:41Westfall bringing it up against Cooper, who has played sensationally on defense so far for Pat Riley.
02:52Nance, jump pass into Alvin Adams, Rambus, Nance comes back with a shot, and Rambus is hit by Adams and fouled.
03:02Good ball foul, number 33, Alvin Adams. Second personal on Alvin. Third team foul.
03:13Lakers with a one-point advantage.
03:15Foster's been quiet on offense, hasn't he? He really has. They need Mason in the game. I don't understand what the cloud uses in some of the minutes.
03:26Fronted by Adams. And down and away from the ball, there was some illegal defense on Maurice Lucas there. He came across the middle plane of the floor.
03:38He got to go all the way in double-team or else it's an illegal defense.
03:43Edward James, Edward, replaces Alvin Adams.
03:50Edward's leaning on Kareem right away, trying to keep him as far away from the basket as he can.
03:55Now, Kareem bumps him, keeps going, and he travels.
03:58A little thing about Kareem, you stop bumping him, you get him a little excited. He can wake up awful quick on you.
04:08Cooper went diving. West Paul kept it.
04:11Went over to Lucas with the ball.
04:17Edwards against Worthy is a mismatch on the floor right now.
04:20He passed to Lucas.
04:23And there's a foul on Cooper.
04:27And that's three on Michael Cooper.
04:30And now the foul situation could be the major story of this game when we hit the payoff period.
04:36Cooper and Magic Johnson both have three.
04:40Pat Riley has to make a decision on Cooper.
04:42I don't think you want to let him pick up his fourth foul before the hand.
04:48Lucas got the bounce.
04:53Eight points for Maurice.
04:57424 left here in the first half from the Forum.
05:00Game one of the Western Conference Championship.
05:02Worthy cuts and goes to the left hand and misses.
05:07Edwards rebounds.
05:08Here's Foster.
05:09He's in the middle.
05:10Nancy's on his right.
05:11Lost it.
05:12Tied up.
05:13Jump ball.
05:14Lamberson Foster.
05:15And he hesitated.
05:16He simply did not know what to do as he came down there in the middle.
05:19I think he's a little tight.
05:20It's a big game.
05:21He's back here in L.A. where he played.
05:23And it seems like he's a little tight on the floor right now Foster.
05:26He's got great speed.
05:28He can shoot the basketball.
05:29He's a good foul shooter.
05:30But right now he looks a little tight like he said, Brent.
05:37Ramis should get the tap.
05:39Should try to tap it right now to Cooper all the way.
05:42Are they changed?
05:43Here's Cooper.
05:45Swings.
05:46Edwards leaning on Kareem.
05:49Double team.
05:50Kareem wants the ball right now.
05:51He's looking for the ball every time down the floor.
05:52He's really into the game right now.
05:53I think he'll score a couple of quick hoops.
05:55Time out.
05:56And the Suns call a time out at the 3-4-0.
05:593-4-0 mark.
06:00They trail it by one point and we'll be back in just a moment.
06:06So we're back and Pat, we look forward to all that coming up at the half.
06:09There's the shot clock situation.
06:10You can have some controversies over that.
06:11You really can.
06:12You really can.
06:13But it's always when it comes to that situation, that that referee's judgment, and you cannot
06:22protest the referee's judgment.
06:23Foster now handling the ball.
06:24And the ball.
06:25And the left has given up the ball.
06:26To be sure.
06:27Times that the offense comes from in front of the ball.
06:28And the Suns call a time out at the 3-46 mark.
06:29They trail it by one point, and we'll be back in just a moment.
06:30Now we're back.
06:32We look forward to all that coming up at the half.
06:33We look forward to all that coming up at the half.
06:34Well, those shot clock situations.
06:35You can have some controversies over that.
06:36You've been there.
06:37Foster now handling the ball for the Suns and Cooper is there on it remember
06:41Cooper is playing with three personals he has to be careful right now West
06:45Paul ships Lucas Lucas misses Cooper rebounds he's in the middle Cooper cuts
06:49back on him Lucas really slowed him up there that was a good move 5-0
06:56Rambus comes to the screen inside the worthy worthy comes up
07:03word he's been getting good shots all day he hasn't put him in but if he keeps
07:07getting easy shots he'll make
07:13fall
07:17dance
07:26Cooper is right back for Los Angeles
07:30again it is Rambus out there with the screen they cut Cooper off baseline
07:36Foster's got to chase after his man now and it is McGee
07:39two and a half minutes left first half
07:50Foster
07:55and this rebound McGee goes right side Cooper in that lane great
08:08pass
08:16stolen by worthy Cooper's in the middle
08:18one of the past Westfall stayed right with it
08:21two minutes sons badly beat Walter Davis
08:26Edwards misses Cooper out now to McGee
08:33here's Rambus best Laker run of the game
08:36three points
08:40Lakers are on a roll they've built now an eight point lead with 139 and time out
08:46and this crowd has come alive in the forum
08:48down the cloud called a 22nd time out but to get Kyle nice Macy back in the game
08:54Foster just was too tight they weren't executing the offense really as well when Macy was out
09:01in the 22nd time out in the 22nd time out you're allowed to make one substitution with the team that calls the time out makes one and L.A. can make a substitution and they're getting Macy back in the game they need them in the floor
09:08Wiley checking with Cooper
09:15and of course our great NBA action continues here this weekend on CBS airtime tomorrow 1 p.m. 7th game Boston Garden it'll be the Celtics against the New York Knicks and during the regular season the Knicks were able to break through in the Boston Garden and win a couple of games up there but so far during the playoffs they have not those of you who have seen it
09:38and don't have to be told how physical that series has been so far Rory Sparrow was tossed out late in the Friday night game when he took it to Larry Bird underneath a little bit too aggressive the officials rule Westfall
09:51Lucas
09:54Lucas
09:56Mason
09:57Nance with an offensive rebound and miss
10:00the Suns have gone cold
10:03loose
10:05loose
10:06battle
10:07Suns
10:08Nance coming in
10:09Edwards
10:11tries to tap it in
10:12Nance
10:13now in this situation teams get frustrated and individuals try to do too much
10:18instead of staying right within the framework of the team a few seconds ago Nance had open men on the left side
10:23pumps up another miss
10:26goes back to take the ball away and fouls Kareem
10:30for the last three or four minutes Phoenix has not executed nearly as well as they did for most of the half and it's caused them problems once you don't execute well against Los Angeles they get their running game intact and they can run off points quickly with any team in the NBA
10:46with Michael Cooper
10:50Scott came in for Cooper I thought Cooper was the key to make his whole offense and defense the first half absolutely and he scored the six point seven assists and three rebounds so Magic Johnson picks up those three fouls and Michael Cooper just stepped right into that role and did a good job with it
11:05Hyde Riley did an excellent coaching job in a situation when you have a man with three fouls most guys would have got an aggressive player like Cooper out of the game but he took the chance Magic had three he went with Cooper now with 52 seconds he's able to take him out so he doesn't pick up his fourth foul and get Scott in the game
11:22you know Kevin in that Eastern Conference semifinal it has been a war of the words or at least it was prior to the start of it what Cedric Maxwell said there's no way Bernard King is going to get 40 he got 40 I know at least twice in that series
11:35he's only about 44 that's right I tell you one thing I like that when you got guys talking about it let them go out and talk about what you're talking about you better back it up I'll tell you Cedric's a heck of a competitor he's a good basketball player and the one thing about that series they're given a hundred percent every time on the floor
11:51every time on the floor that's all you can have so you get your money broken up Bernard is having one of those seasons
11:58we've got a technical foul illegal defensive foul and it's the second one against the Suns and of course that means they'll come up to the free throw line again it is against Maurice Lucas
12:08Maurice Lucas you cannot cross the middle of the floor unless you go to double team the ball he's done it twice
12:14it's a very difficult thing to explain all the time because there's so many different ways you can have a league of defense
12:21most of the time against the Lakers because of their talent there comes a time of crisis if you're an opponent generally in the first half when the talent they go to the bench it really starts to wear you down I think the Suns are in that period right now they have not played well for the last two and a half minutes exactly right when they take Macy out of the game
12:41and the Suns have got it down Macy's got an open man's Westfall
12:44and the Suns have got it down Macy's got an open man's Westfall
12:48that could spark a ball
12:50one shot now for the Lakers holding for the last one
12:56McGee
12:59looks like they'll go to Kareem for the last shot
13:05Kareem hits McGee coming down the lane and Rambis on the follow great block there by Sanders and now it's Mason and the Suns put away two easy layups as the first half comes to an end and that keeps them right there
13:21two big hoops break they had a chance to go up eleven they cut it to five what a great feel for Phoenix to go up off the floor only down five instead of eleven a big key to two layups they just got to cut it to five points
13:36in a good basketball game excellent game both teams have played well offensively they've gone with the game plan which you have to like if you're coaching either one of the clubs and Kareem's had a good game but Macy again and Cooper with keys
13:50Cooper is not start in the second half Wilkes is start in the second half a big surprise foul left
13:57on the turnover it'll be the Suns coming back Walter Davis of course with three fouls he'll start it
14:03Maurice Lucas James Edwards Larry Nance and Kyle Mason
14:09and this is Nance rising up
14:12Kareem has it come to him
14:14goes McGee and here's Magic bounce past the Wilkes rejected by Nance brought back by McGee and there's contact
14:21offensive foul going to the Suns
14:23great play by Nance
14:25that's a sensational play great pass by Magic here's the pass great catch by Wilkes here comes Nance from the weak side perfect block and then the offensive foul
14:35offensive foul that's a great basketball brand and three on McGee is the result of that offensive foul so now McGee with three Magic with three and here is Nance going to Walter Davis off the break he's so quick in taking that pass