October 19, 1996

VS.

Preseason
Great Western Forum
Inglewood, CA 8:00 p.m



box score

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOTAL
Suns	19	21	21	26	87
Lakers	23	23	32	22	100

Nick Van Exel scored 13 of his 19 points in the third quarter and Shaquille O'Neal added eight of his 17 during the period as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Phoenix Suns, 100-87, in an exhibition battle of unbeaten teams.

The Lakers won the two-day, four-team tournament that also included the Washington Bullets and the Philadelphia 76ers. Los Angeles, which won the tournament for just the second time in its seven-year history, improved to 5-0 and dropped Phoenix to 4-1.

Van Exel handed out 10 assists and O'Neal grabbed 10 rebounds for the Lakers, who outscored the Suns 32-21 in the third quarter.

With the Lakers leading 60-49 midway through the third quarter, O'Neal made three layups and Van Exel nailed consecutive three-pointers and a layup to highlight a 15-2 run.

Wesley Person scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Robert Horry added 14 points for the Suns, who beat the Bullets on Friday.

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