Shaquille O'Neal had 12 points and eight rebounds and Kobe Bryant
and Cedric Ceballos each added 10 points as the Los Angeles Lakers
remained unbeaten in the pre-season with a 90-80 victory over the
Dallas Mavericks at Fresno, California.
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O'Neal shot 4-of-10 from the field but just 4-of-11 from the foul
line. Corie Blount had nine points and three assists and Eldon
Cambell contributed eight points for the Lakers (3-0).
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George McCloud led the Mavericks with 18 points and Derek Harper
added 17 on 6-of-12 from the field. Dallas (0-4) shot a dismal
29-of-82 from the floor and was outscored 20-12 in the decisive
fourth quarter.
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Mavericks center Eric Montross left the game with an ankle injury
and did not return.
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