2013 NBA Playoffs: Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs, Western Conference First Round, Game 2

Information about game 2 of the L.A. Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs series in the 2013 NBA Playoffs, with score, recap, pictures, stats, highlights, quotes and Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol performance.

2013 NBA Playoffs Western Conference First Round
Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs

G.1: Spurs 91, Lakers 79 - at San Antonio G.2: Spurs 102, Lakers 91 - at San Antonio G.3: Spurs 120, Lakers 89 - at Los Angeles G.4: Spurs 103, Lakers 82 - at Los Angeles		Game recap & pictures Game recap & pictures Game recap & pictures Game recap & pictures

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GAME 2: L.A. Lakers 91 - San Antonio Spurs 102

Leaders	Points	Rebounds	Assists
Lakers	Howard/Blake: 16	Howard/Gasol: 9	Nash: 6
Spurs	Parker: 28	Leonard: 7	Parker/Ginobili: 7

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Tot
LAL	23	25	20	23	91
SAS	28	28	22	24	102

Picture Gallery (LAT)

Apr 24 - San Antonio. --- With a 102-91 victory over the Lakers, the Spurs took a 2-0 lead in their first round playoffs series.

Tony Parker had 28 points and seven assists, Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard had 16 points each, Manu Ginobili added 13 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists in 19 minutes and the Spurs showed that they are --despite the final outcome of this series-- the better team, they know what kind of basketball they play, they know what's the right play every time, they are have clutch players (Ginobili) and they know how to defend.

The only thing slowing them down right now is the fact that Parker and Ginobili are returning from injuries and are not 100%. On the other hand the Lakers are an experiment that's about to fail and if they still have some hope it's based on the quality of their frontcourt of Gasol an Howard and not much more.

Without Kobe Bryant the Lakers were unable to make good use of the ball in the key moments of the game while the Spurs had Ginobili who led them in runs of 13-4 and 10-3 to close the first and second quarters and keep the Lakers at distance and Tony Parker who scored 24 of his 28 points in the second half.

Dwight Howard started strong and active but by middle of the second quarter the Spurs had him under control defending him with Bonner and Duncan, in the absence of other scoring threats by the Lakers.

The Quotes

Mike D'Antoni (LAL Coach): "They are just much more efficient than we are. They are playing better than we are right now."

Dwight Howard (Lakers):"It is frustrating (the defensive pressure), I just have to trust my teammates to make shots. On whatever they do defensively, I have to be aware of my arms and try not to get tangled up.

Pau Gasol (Lakers): "I didn't get into a good rhythm out there. This first half was better, but in the second half, I struggled with my shot. I can't be short on my shots; fatigue kicked in a little bit and I'm fighting through some stuff myself physically. But at this point, we're in fight mode; we'll fight through whatever is on the table. Try to stay alive in this series and fight for our lives.

Manu Ginobili (Spurs): "[Bonner] was a key player for us today, he was very active defensively. Of course he's giving Dwight a big advantage in size, strength and quickness, and I could keep going. But he did a great job getting around him, fronting him from behind."

Highlights

Los Angeles Lakers

San Antonio Spurs

Leaders:	Pts	Reb	Ast	St	Bl	More
Dwight Howard	16	9	2	1	4
Steve Blake	16	6	2	-	1
Pau Gasol	13	9	4	-	1
M. World Peace	13	5	2	1	1
Darius Morris	10	-	-	1	-

Leaders:	Pts	Reb	Ast	St	Bl	More
Tony Parker	28	4	7	-	1
Tim Duncan	16	5	-	1	2
Manu Ginobili	13	5	7	1	1
Kawhi Leonard	16	7	-	-	1
Matt Bonner	10	5	1	3	1

Complete Boxscore

LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Starters	Min	FG	3P	FT	Off	Def	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	+/-	Pts
Pau Gasol, PF	35	5-14	0-0	3-5	3	6	9	4	0	1	0	0	-9	13
Metta World Peace, SF	35	5-13	1-6	2-2	3	2	5	2	1	1	2	4	-2	13
Dwight Howard, C	34	7-12	0-0	2-4	4	5	9	2	1	4	5	5	-14	16
Steve Nash, PG	31	4-8	0-2	1-1	1	2	3	6	0	0	2	1	-7	9
Steve Blake, PG	36	6-15	3-7	1-1	0	6	6	2	0	1	1	3	-10	16
Bench	Min	FG	3P	FT	Off	Def	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	+/-	Pts
Antawn Jamison, PF	20	2-6	2-4	0-0	0	2	2	0	1	2	1	2	-5	6
Earl Clark, SF	13	2-4	0-0	0-0	0	3	3	1	0	0	1	1	-9	4
Devin Ebanks, SF	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+6	0
Jordan Hill, C	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	+6	2
Robert Sacre, C	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	+3	0
Andrew Goudelock, PG	6	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	+6	2
Darius Morris, PG	23	4-7	2-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	-14	10
Kobe Bryant, SG	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5	0
Chris Duhon, PG	DNP COACH'S DECISION
Jodie Meeks, SG	DNP SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE
Totals		37-82	8-22	9-13	12	28	40	18	5	9	13	20		91
Percentages:		45.1%	36.4%	69.2%
Fast break points: 11 Points in the paint: 40 Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers): 13 (13) +/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
Starters	Min	FG	3P	FT	Off	Def	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	+/-	Pts
Tim Duncan, PF	34	8-18	0-0	0-0	3	2	5	0	1	2	0	3	-8	16
Kawhi Leonard, SF	39	8-12	0-2	0-0	1	6	7	0	0	1	1	1	+10	16
Tiago Splitter, C	21	4-5	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	1	1	0	3	4	-4	8
Tony Parker, PG	37	9-20	1-2	9-10	1	3	4	7	0	1	0	0	+10	28
Danny Green, SG	20	1-5	0-1	0-0	0	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	-14	2
Bench	Min	FG	3P	FT	Off	Def	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	+/-	Pts
Aron Baynes, PF	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-5	0
Matt Bonner, PF	29	4-5	2-2	0-0	2	3	5	1	3	1	0	3	+29	10
DeJuan Blair, C	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	+10	0
Boris Diaw, C	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+22	0
Gary Neal, PG	19	3-7	1-2	0-0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	+7	7
Cory Joseph, PG	11	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	3	3	1	0	0	1	1	+1	2
Manu Ginobili, SG	19	4-7	3-4	2-4	0	5	5	7	1	1	1	0	+19	13
Tracy McGrady, SG	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-8	0
Nando de Colo, PG	DNP COACH'S DECISION
Patty Mills, PG	DNP COACH'S DECISION
Totals		42-82	7-14	11-14	9	28	37	21	7	7	8	17		102
Percentages:		51.2%	50.0%	78.6%
Fast break points: 17 Points in the paint: 38 Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers): 9 (9) +/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court.

Flagrant Fouls: None
Technical Fouls: PLAYERS: 1 LALAKERS ( D Howard 1 ) - TEAMS: None - COACHES: None
Officials: Tom Washington, David Guthrie, Mike Callahan
Attendance: 18,581
Time of Game: 2:17

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