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Shaq Celebrates His Birthday With A Win

OAKLAND, Calif. , 2:09 p.m. PST March 7, 2001 -- Shaquille O'Neal threw himself a birthday bash that upstaged Antawn Jamison's rematch with Kobe Bryant.

O'Neal had 26 points, 17 rebounds and a dominant defensive game on his 29th birthday, as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 97-85 Tuesday night.

The last time the Lakers visited Golden State, Bryant and Jamison scored 51 points apiece as the Warriors won an overtime thriller.

There were no such dramatics this time -- just a solid, balanced performance by the Lakers, who won for the seventh time in eight games as they warm up for the playoffs.

Bryant scored 12 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, and Horace Grant added 15, as all five Lakers starters had double figures.

Mookie Blaylock scored 25 points and Jamison had 21 for the free-falling Warriors, who lost for the 12th time in 13 games.

Golden State was held scoreless in the first 41/2 minutes of the fourth quarter, but the Warriors stayed close until two big shots by the Lakers' stars.

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