welcome back to first look. i m veronica de la cruz. in sports, the defending champ, the l.a. lakers are not only out, but yesterday provided an ugly ending to the career of one of the nba s greatest coaches ever. here s nbc s mario so his. hi there, good morning. we re here in dallas where phil jackson, the most decorated coach in nba history led his last game. jackson was hoping to end the career on top, but instead of chasing the mavericks, they put on a shooting clinic from beyond the arc. tied a playoff record with 23 pointers in the game. dallas led by 24 at the half and the game was virtually over. in the fourth quarter, the defending champions unravel. lamar odom throws a shoulder to dirk nowitzki. he was ejected. andrew bynum was an uncalled for cheap shot on j.j. barea. he was tossed. and we ll likely hear from the
he had 34 points, including this hoop right here, in traffic. amazing move from kobe. but this was paul s night. 34 points, 14 assists, 7 rebounds for cp3. the hornets have a playoff record. they get the victory. 109-100. here in england, the finals took center stage over the weekend. manchester city had beaten rivals man chested united in the finals. this is the title match. they did so by convincingly beating bolton at wimbley. six minutes later, stoke doubled their advantage. what a volley by central defender robert tooth. who knew he had that in his arsenal? bolton s defense were in tatters and they conceded another goal
the rockies, chilly this morning. temperatures in the 40s in denver. cooler as you head farther north. 34 in missoula. thank you, maria. all around the country, dancing, waking up very happy. and strike three called. they haven t been to the world series since 2000 and the mets are on their way back. the mets sweep the chicago cubs in the nlcs with an 8-3 win. and daniel murphy setting a playoff record by homering in his sixth straight game. he was named the series mvp. and the mets wait for the winner of the alcs. toronto staying alive in game five. game six is tomorrow. it is now nine minutes after the top of the hour. well, their daughter was killed by an illegal who was deported
man alive, daniel murphy homers for the fifth straight game tieing the playoff record. the mets take the lead over the cubs for good in the sixth inning, 5-2, game four of the nlcs is tonight. the kansas city royals are a win away from returning to the world series winning game four in the alcs against the blue jays. game five here this afternoon. it is 11 minutes after the top of the hour. he just got a face-to-face with the president, but, apparently, that was not enough to impress him. the clock kid and why he s giving up now on america. big changes coming to subway. the famous sandwiches about to get longer. can you really be pulled over for drinking coffee while driving? stick around for that story.