SAN ANTONIO VS. LOS ANGELES PHILADELPHIA VS. MILWAUKEE

Wednesday, May 30 Jackson gets booted in third Associated Press SAN ANTONIO -- Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson was ejected from Game 2 of the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night after getting two technical fouls in a five-minute span. Jackson's first technical was called by Hugh Evans with 8:44 left in the third quarter after he complained about a foul called against Horace Grant on a play involving Tim Duncan of the Spurs. It was Grant's third foul. Jackson's second technical foul came with 3:59 left in the third quarter. It was called by Bob Delaney, who had earlier called one on Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal. Jackson didn't know why referee Bob Delaney called the second technical. "The referee asked me to move, and I asked `Why?' and I was thrown out," Jackson said. Los Angeles scored the next seven points, tying it on Fisher's 3-pointer from the corner, then took its first lead of the game, 64-63, on a 3-pointer by Horry. "I think the turning point was when Phil got thrown out of the game," O'Neal said. "I pulled the guys in the huddle and told them, `Let's go, let's just play loose.' They gave us all they had." The Lakers now lead the best-of-seven series 2-0, with the next game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Friday. Send this story to a friend | Most sent stories

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