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Although Malone was voted to the NBA All-Star Game for the third consecutive season, because of an ankle injury he sat out the game. [25] He led the team in scoring in 24 of the last 26 games of the season; on March 29, 1990, against the Golden State Warriors , Malone scored 49 points, and on April 12 against the Lakers he scored 45.
The game saw the end of Phil Jackson's first run as the coach [23] —he returned in the 2005–06 season [24] —and saw O'Neal, Payton, and Malone's last games in Laker uniforms. [25] This game also marked the end of Karl Malone's third and final attempt at winning an NBA championship. He went 0–3 in the NBA Finals.
Karl Malone and David Robinson were both questionable for the game due to injuries but they ended up playing limited minutes. [2] Dominique Wilkins and Clyde Drexler were not selected. [2] Larry Johnson came back to the All-Star lineup after missing last year's game due to a serious back injury. It meant a lot for him to come back from the ...
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Michael Jordan scored a layup on the following possession to cut the lead to one. With 18.9 seconds left and the Jazz in possession, Jordan stole the ball from Karl Malone in the low post and dribbled down the court. [13] Bryon Russell guarded Jordan as time wound down. Jordan drove inside the 3-point line, and executed a quick cross-over.
King James inched himself closer to the all-time regular season scoring list throne on Saturday night. With his 20th point, LeBron James passed “The Mailman” Karl Malone to sit at second in ...
Following a knee injury prior to his rookie season with the Pelicans, Williamson was placed under “burst restrictions” that saw him average just 27.8 minutes per game. ... Malone had some ...
Karl Malone sprained his knee and was limited to 18 minutes. The 68 points scored by the Lakers set a franchise record for the fewest points scored in a playoff game. The previous night, a group of overzealous Pistons fans made it difficult for the Lakers to get their rest by harassing them until 4am at their hotel in nearby Birmingham.