Wesley Person scored 18 points and Sam Cassell added 16 as the
Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 109-100, in
exhibition action at Tucson, Arizona.
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Rex Chapman scored 14 points and Danny Manning added 13 for
Phoenix, (5-1). Chucky Brown scored 12 points and Robert Horry
added 11 and seven assists for the Suns, who outrebounded the
Lakers, 49-37, and dished out twice as many assists, 30-15.
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Byron Scott scored 25 points and Cedric Ceballos added 16 and
nine rebounds for Los Angeles, which dropped its second
consecutive after winning five straight to open the exhibition
season. Shaquille O'Neal scored 12 points and grabbed seven
rebounds for the Lakers, who shot 42 percent (33-of-79) from
the field.
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