RADIO: KFAN (1320 AM) TV: KJZZ Ch. 14
Game: #45Los Angeles Lakers
Friday, 8:30 p.m.
Staples Center
Season Series: 2-1, Lakers
Karl Malone Glen Rice
(25.7 ppg, 9.7 rpg) (16.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg)
Bryon Russell A.C. Green
(14.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg) (5.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg)
Olden Polynice Shaquille O'Neal
(4.7 ppg, 5.9 rpg) (27.8 ppg, 14.4 rpg)
Jeff Hornacek Kobe Bryant
(12.9 ppg, 2.6 apg) (22.6 ppg, 3.9 apg)
John Stockton Ron Harper
(12.2 ppg, 8.7 apg) (7.2 ppg, 3.7 apg)
Overall: 27-17
Home: 16-7
Away: 11-10
Streak: Lost 5
Last 10: 4-6
For the Jazz . . . The Jazz have lost five straight. The last time they lost six in a row , March 19-29 1983, was two seasons before Stockton entered the NBA. ... Stockton played a season-high 47 minutes when the Jazz and Lakers last met, and Utah won in double-overtime. ...The Jazz are 7-1 playing the second half of back-to-back sets this season.
For the Lakers . . . Los Angeles has lost six of its last nine, including a 105-81 defeat at San Antonio on Tuesday. ... O'Neal played a season-high 55 minutes in the double-OT loss to Utah on Jan. 24. He is the league's leading rebounder and second-leading scorer. ... The Lakers lead the overall series 71-40, including victories in six of their nine home games against the Jazz.