June 5, 2000 SportsLine.com staff

INDIANA	L.A. LAKERS
Mark Jackson	Ron Harper

1999-00 Stats G PPG RPG APG STL BLK 81 8.1 3.7 8.0 76 10	1999-00 Stats G PPG RPG APG STL BLK 72 7.3 3.2 4.2 95 16
Playoff Stats G PPG RPG APG STL BLK 17 7.6 3.2 7.8 14 2	Playoff Stats G PPG RPG APG STL BLK 17 7.8 3.8 2.6 15 12

He's not the fastest guy, not the best shooter (38.5 percent in playoffs), not a great 3-point threat (27.7 percent in playoffs). But the 6-3 guard knows how to take care of the ball -- he's one of just five players in the playoffs to average four assists per turnover (4.13).	He was clutch at times in the Lakers' Western Conference finals victory over the Blazers, sinking the game-winning shot with 30 seconds left in Game 3 and burying other key shots. Harper was the team's fourth-leading scorer against Portland (10.7) and sank 47 percent of his field goals.
Breakdown: It's two of the oldest starting point guards in the league facing off, Harper, 36, and Jackson, 35. Jackson won't be able to back down the taller Harper and shoot that funky floater like he did against the shorter Knick point guards. Harper should be able to penetrate past Jackson and shut him down on the defensive end.

Edge: Lakers

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