First-Round Exit: Try as they might in last year's NBA Playoffs, Yao and the second-seeded Rockets could not hold down Shaq and the Lakers in the team's first postseason appearance since 1999. The Lakers rolled to a 4-1 series victory as O'Neal averaged 16.2 points and 11.2 rebounds for the five game set, including a 20-point, 17-rebound outing in Game 1.
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