GAME OF THE WEEK: New York @ New Jersey
  (Live in East Rutherford, NJ as Pizimprock's Nets take on PipRodJor's Knicks)

93    89			1st	2nd	3rd	4th
		NY	25	18	23	27
		NJ	24	19	20	26

New York Knicks Starting Lineup- C-Shaquille O'Neal - 38 pts PF-Danny Fortson - 4 pts SF-Kendall Gill - 10 pts SG-Kobe Bryant - 14 pts PG-Stephon Marbury - 13 pts		New Jersey Nets Starting Lineup- C-Dikembe Mutombo - 2 pts PF-Keith Van Horn - 15 pts SF-Alan Henderson - 10 pts SG-Mitch Richmond - 18 pts PG-Gary Payton - 19 pts
Bench sf-Shawn Marion - 5 pts sf-Predrag Stojakovic - 0 pts pf-Rodney Rogers - 7 pts c-Jahidi White - 2 pts pg-Derek Harper - 0 pts pf-Thurl Bailey - 0 pts sf-Don MacLean - 0 pts	f	Bench sf-Walt Williams - 12 pts sg-Hubert Davis - 0 pts pf-Tyrone Hill - 5 pts pf-Jamie Feick - 6 pts pf-Michael Ruffin - 0 pts pf-Kenny Thomas - 0 pts sf-Johnny Newman - 2 pts
Injuried Reserve		Injuried Reserve
pg-Pooh Richardson sg-Greg Minor		pg-Elliot Perry sf-Tremaine Fowlkes pg-Rafer Alston

	Shaquille O'Neal dunks on Mutombo for 2 of his game-high 38 points as he leads New York past New Jersey. (PHOTO GALLERY)

 PLAYER OF THE GAME:
 Shaquille O'Neal (NY) 38 pts, 13 rebs, 3 blks

 TOP PERFORMERS:
 Gary Payton (NJ) 19 pts, 3 asts, 2 rebs
 Keith Van Horn (NJ) 15 pts, 13 rebs, 3 blks
 Kobe Bryant (NY) 14 pts, 7 asts, 6 rebs

 GAME HIGHS
 REBOUNDS:
 New York - (O'Neal 13), New Jersey - (Van Horn 13)
 ASSISTS:
 New York - (Bryant 7), New Jersey - (Payton, Richmond 3)
 BLOCKS:
 New York - (O'Neal 3), New Jersey - (Mutombo 6)

 
 
 
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