2002 NBA Finals: Nets at Lakers, Gm 1 part 11/11

Game 1 - Lakers 99, Nets 94 The Lakers jumped out to a 29-14 lead after the first quarter and led by as many as 23 points in the first half before cruising to a 5-point victory. It was the fifth consecutive win in the Finals for the Lakers. Shaquille O'Neal finished with 36 points and 16 rebounds, and even made four of six free-throw attempts in the final 3:25 of the game, when the Nets went to the Hack-a-Shaq strategy to try to overcome their deficit. At one point early in the game, O'Neal ...

















