Without Jabbar, the Lakers for two consecutive years fell to 0-3 at the start of the Finals, and Jabbar's historical standing has soared even while lying down...
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Time reached June 8th, 8 PM, Madison Square Garden, the fourth game of the Finals started as scheduled.
The night before last, the Lakers played harder than ever before, and tonight, they were exceptionally lackluster...
There's been comebacks from 0-2 to win 4-2, but no team has ever reversed a 0-3 deficit.
The Magician played 33 minutes tonight, with 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists, which doesn't look bad, but shooting 6 for 15 for a career regular-season shooter with a 53% field-goal percentage and a 51% in playoffs is as poor as it gets for such a large-sized point guard.
Byron Scott scored 26 points, but hit only 10 out of 25 shots, with a field goal percentage just at 40%.
Even James Worthy played poorly tonight, going 9 for 23 to score 22 points.
