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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 ....
One-point lead in the second quarter but it was dallas that had the edge at halftime and in the third quarter shawn marion teed up tyson chandler for an emphatic finish and a three-point lead into the fourth dallas up. barea nailed the floater and as you expect nowitzki played a key role. effectively settled it for th mavs. the lakers were being booed but their fans and a suspension could follow for clothelining. the lakers season could be over too. the mavs taking a 2-0 lead back to dallas. there you go, monita. i know you have two little boys. yep. ever wondered about a life in ....
Dallas. they did it again last night. staples center, kobe bryant hits a jumper. lakers down two at the half. in the fourth the mavs j.j. takes over driving past lamar odom for the layup. jack does not like what he sees as lakers are down 15. nowitzki seals it hitting a tough jumper and foul. he had 24 points. dallas up 14 with three minutes to go. lakers showing a little frustration in the final seconds. ron artest, remember, he s totally nuts. clothes lined barea. dallas wins up now two in the series as they lady back to dallas. only three teams in the history of the nba playoffs have come back after losing the first two at home in the seven-game series. this year s nba s mvp derrick rose home in chicago looking to get his team even in atlanta. the bulls lost game one of their series as well. second quarter, rose with a nice baseline move and layup. chicago up 12. ....
Medicine. dr. greene is working, too. his clinic has informed every pharmacist in barea, kentucky they re no longer calling in prescriptions. of course the biggest problem for doctors is trying to figure out who s really in pain. many times the only way to find out is to ask are you in pain? and as we now know, patients will lie to get their hands on those pills. they talk about other solutions, computerizing the records a little bit more, just it s a little bit ironic when you talk about this abuse, a lot of people say it is really down in florida as well with these pill mills, as they call it, which could be changinging as well because of legislation. i hope so. but it s been a long time coming. in the meantime, doctors are aren t prescribing medication for pain and that s not a good thing for any of us. carol, thanks so much. it is time for this morning s top stories. investigators in alaska converging on the scene of a deadly plane crash that killed ....
Worst day of her life so that tomorrow she will seek treatment, then i ve won. reporter: back here, there are no winners. the doctor s alleged killer has yet to face trial. he says he s not guilty. he has to see what he s done. he has to look at my family and know what he did. it s somebody s life. it s the lives of his patients, that community. you know, it s everybody. it is everybody s problem. danielle is working with a number of groups to make it safer for doctors to practice medicine. dr. greene is working, too. his clinic has informed every pharmacist in barea, kentucky they are no longer calling in prescriptions. kiran, they re going to do it via computer. it seems to be safer that way. it is just a shame to see how explosive this problem has become. we ve seen it grow exponentially just in the past decade. it s true. and the difficult part for ....