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Lakers Notch Up Sixth Home VictoryWarriors Dealt Defeat By Defending ChampsLOS ANGELES, 10:14 p.m. PST March 4, 2001 -- Shaquille O'Neal had 26 points and 15 rebounds, as the Los Angeles Lakers routed the Golden State Warriors 110-95 Sunday night for their sixth straight home victory. The Lakers made 24-of-28 free throws and never trailed in beating the Warriors for the 13th consecutive time in Los Angeles. They led by 27 points after the first quarter, by 25 at halftime and by 24 after three. Antawn Jamison, who had 51 points in Golden State's overtime victory against the Lakers in December, was held scoreless on 0-for-9 shooting in 28 minutes. Kobe Bryant, who also had 51 points in the loss, added 22 points in his third game back since being sidelined for three games with sore ankles. Marc Jackson led the Warriors with 22 points despite a strained right groin, while reserve Bob Sura added 19 points. The game's only excitement occurred when Jackson and Greg Foster tangled under the basket with 7:56 remaining. Foster received two technicals and was ejected, while Jackson earned a technical. He later picked up a flagrant foul on Mark Madsen in the final minute. After the initial skirmish, Jackson stuck his finger near Foster's right eye and they exchanged words. Foster had to be restrained by teammate Mark Madsen as he continued shouting and walking toward Jackson. Lakers coach Phil Jackson came on the court and spoke to the referees as Madsen kept pushing Foster toward the bench. O'Neal was called for a flagrant foul in the third quarter after sticking his left hand out to stop Sura's drive. Sura ended up on the floor with a puffy right eye, but he got up and made both free throws. Both O'Neal, whose sore arch continues to nag him, and Bryant got plenty of rest as neither played the fourth quarter. Golden State outscored the Lakers 26-17 in the fourth, but it didn't matter. The Warriors were on their way to a third straight loss in the opening period when the Lakers ran off 14 straight points and never looked back. O'Neal had seven of those points. The Lakers play a busy 17-game schedule in March, and they've started off 2-0 with victories over the Western Conference's two worst teams. They defeated Vancouver 98-88 on the road Saturday. The Warriors used a 19-10 run to end the first half down 61-46. That was slightly better than the 27 points they trailed by after the first quarter when the Lakers tied a season high for a first period with 43 points.
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