...games, the home team has won only once. ''We're going to have to take a little more time to win this series,'' Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. ''I think that's good for us as a basketball team. This team hasn't grown enough to understand...

...defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. ''I don't think of Kevin Garnett not winning a playoff series,'' said Lakers coach Phil Jackson. ''I think of the Minnesota team not wining a playoff series. Kevin's obviously is a fine player...

...game in eight years without Shaquille O'Neal on their roster. It was also Rudy Tomjanovich's first game as the Lakers' coach. He succeeded Phil Jackson, who coached the team to three championships and another berth in the NBA Finals in five...