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Under O'Neal's expressive performance, the Lakers defeated the Bullets and improved their record to 36 wins and 10 losses. On the second day, February 3rd, the Lakers played a home back-to-back game against the Kings.
As the All-Star Weekend approached, along with O'Neal's explosive performance yesterday, and the last two games in December against top teams, the players of the Lakers were increasingly motivated.
Although it was the second game of a back-to-back for the Lakers, the Kings' offense tonight performed quite well, scoring 109 points, but the Lakers' offense was even better!
Zhang Hao played for 31 minutes and scored 35 points with 8 rebounds and 2 assists, O'Neal played for 30 minutes and scored 20 points with 8 rebounds, Barkley played for 22 minutes and scored 16 points, Doug Christie scored 14 points, and Kenny Anderson contributed 7 points and 14 assists... The Lakers scored a total of 117 points.
