Trip starts with a heartbreaker
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Phil Jackson undertook his annual practice of giving a book to each player on a lengthy trip, handing them out on the Lakers’ plane ride to Detroit.
Along those lines, the plot of the actual game Thursday against the Pistons could be summarized by an abysmally slow start, a breath-stealing climax and a depressing ending for the Lakers.
A romance it wasn’t, at least not for the visitors, who fought back from a 17-point deficit only to lose, 90-89, after Tayshaun Prince made a three-pointer with 4.4 seconds left and Lamar Odom airballed a 19-footer on the final shot.
I was at the Palace for the game, which was one of the best I have attended.
Published on February 1, 2008 10:54 AM PST (8 months ago).