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Article: In Sports from United Press International, Los Angeles keeps title hopes bright.
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- United Press International
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- May 12, 2003
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LOS ANGELES, May 11, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX)
Missing their head coach and with their three-year string of success in danger, the Los Angeles Lakers rose to the occasion Sunday.
Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal and the Lakers responded with a championship effort to defeat the San Antonio Spurs, 99-95.
Bryant and O'Neal came up big down the stretch on both offense and defense as the Lakers evened their best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series at two games apiece.
The Philadelphia 76ers also drew even in their series with Detroit.
Trailing by as many as 16 points late in the second quarter and by 10 ...