a couple on the big court between the lakers and rockets. tomjanovich ran to the fray. l.a.'s kermit washington saw the flash from the corner of his eye and instinct lively swung a fist. tomjanovich hit the floor. his face shattered by the punch. the incident caused the nba to significantly alter its rules against fighting. >>> ozzy smith was famous for his brilliant defense. but he was not known for his power at the plate. in fact the switch hitting shortstop had never before hit a home run while batting left-handed in the bigs. that is until the 1985 nlcs. >> smith courts one in the right down the line. it may go. go crazy, folks. go crazy! it's a home run. the cardinals have won the game by the score of 3-2. home run! >> smith's improbable home run won the game and helped propel the card to the 1985 world series. >>> a famous comedian once said, i went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out. on a board with as much hostility as hockey, it would take a lot to shock the average fan. >> knocks him down. and brashear is down on the ice and standing over brashea

the lakers win in overtime. >> we made a couple plays offensively. at the end of regulation, i had a really, really good look. you know, it was such a good look that i missed it. if i had another opportunity, which i got, i want to go right back to the same spot and try to redeem myself. >> philadelphia tried to go back to back for the first time since october. the cavaliers up three. they get out of lebron james' way. on the defensive end. tied 72-72, the cavs' broadcasters. allen iverson, andrew iguodala. no laughing here. fourth quarter, cavaliers down three. a.i. throws it away. lebron deem it to himself. andre, maybe? a three-pointer from the quarter there. from the outside here. lebron, a game high 36. the cavaliers have won four in a row. hedo turkoglu back in orlando for the first time since the signing in toronto. we are getting the basketball. elbow, dwight howard. matching 11. a big night for howard. here, the little pick and roll. with vince carter. he would add 18. it was a big night for howard defensively. one of his eight blocks. eight

blocking bryant. >> donaghy: the lakers had sent in a cd of 25 plays that they felt calls were missedsket. and i understood from the n.b.a. office that 22 of those plays were missed by the referees. and i knew that kobe bryant was basically going to be given the opportunity to go to the foul line if somebody as much as breathed on him. >> simon: the n.b.a. says its instructions to refs are meant to improve officiating. but donaghy says those directives made it easy for him to pick winners. >> donaghy: because it was inside information along the lines of knowing that a certain stock was going to be bought out before the opening bell on the stock market. so, it's... it's, you know, almost a guarantee. >> simon: here's more of what you did. you would telephone refs who were about to officiate a game and pump them for information before the game. what kind of information were you looking for? >> donaghy: if there was a situation where there was a payback in order from a previous game. >> simon: injuries? >> donaghy: injuries certainly played a factor. just little gossip, conversations tha

lakers win it 107-106 in overtime. ho hum.h africa, an 8-year-old boy picked up the game of golf from his father. by the age of 9, he was already outplaying him. the odds of this gentle lad winning the junior world golf championships at the age of 14? 1 in 16 million. the odds of that same boy then making it to the u.s. and european pro-golf tours? 1 in 7 million. the odds of the "big easy" winning the open championship once and the u.s. open championship twice? 1 in 780 million. the odds of this professional golfer having a child diagnosed with autism? 1 in 150. ernie els encourages you to learn the signs of autism at autismspeaks.org. early diagnosis can make a lifetime of difference. >>> time to go to the overtime report, brought to you by las vegas. >>> coming up, top of the hour, most of these regions youshgs hardwood series rolls on. oklahoma state and stanford. nba, wizards have won eight straight over the kings. first quarter, is evans your rookie of the year? well, he does things like. that on the other end, gilbert a

. >> steve: and the lakers owner and the clippers general manager. your comment? >> marques: just for one year. we'll get him back. just for one year. >> steve: do you believe that shot he made the other day? unbelievable. >> marques: one foot running. game tying, game-winner. >> steve: he wheels it in. michael roll will be at the free-throw line. he's the senior. >> marques: we need it going on out here. michael roll is a candidate for that. nikola dragovic also. talking about reeves nelson back on the floor, our outstanding stat guy, great stat. when nelson was out for the six-minute stretch, ten straight second chance points for the kansas jayhawks. that's where ucla really missed the inside presence of the freshman as we focused on at the start with tyler honeycutt, freshman reeves nelson making an impact. >> steve: he's a bull. almost a steal. picked up by ku. taylor. got it. >> marques: that was a three ball. jerime anderson has to get on the floor, make the dive, keep the ball. just play that possession. way too cavalier and kansas comes up with a score. >>

the only job i have ever coveted is serving in congress did that and playing point guard for the lakers. listen, i am one of the two people that actually reveres the institution of congress. i know those tunnels under congress like the back of my hand. i have seen it from a very small child. i revere the place and what it represents. it is not perfect. there is -- it is far too partisan. at its best, congress is the most incredible institution. i would love that job. >> i can see in that phase right there, walter fauntroy. there is a resemblance. >> i get out a lot. the other thing i get is that i am so much taller than he is. i got up from my mother's side of the family. >> teaching american government at george mason university in virginia, the class is in front of you. is it usually graduate classes? >> yes. >> what is the overall mission. >> i want them to be very well focused on the institutions. you would be better able to understand how a certain lockout passed. i talked earlier about the importance of understanding the political part of this in addition to the policy part. it is

he is best known in his career for the lakers, he spent nine seasons there in the show time era. he had his best seasons statistically when he played for the expansion charlotte hornets in 88-89. >> steve: he was known for helping kareem on the boards. what he gave to that team was physical play he looks a lot difference now as a coach. he had the hair and the glasses. he had the unusual look. but he turned into a pretty good looking guy. >> steve: the rebound with 1:07 to play. wizards beat philadelphia, 10098, then won their next game. they did not follow that game up with their best efforts. >> phil: no, they did not. minnesota was a little hungrier. >> steve: this is the kind of hustle this team has had. >> phil: this team has capitalized with second chance points. >> steve: tonight 85 points on 41% shooting. >> phil: look at the difference with the field goal attempts. i want to say 191? >> phil: it sure looks like it. >> steve: he gets his own rebound and gets fouled. randy will head to the free- throw line. >> phil: foye getting to the rim there and getting his own missed

and ervin "magic" johnson rounds out the group, former lakers basketball star.e game was ours." terrific book. he's also number one on "ebony" magazine's annual power list. before we get to the business ahead, quickly, magic, what do you make of this tiger woods thing? >> well, it is probably a tough situation right now for him. i'm hoping that he can get his wife and they can huddle up and try to work it out and he should be just focusing on his wife and his kids right now. >> larry: when you had a difficult situation, you came right forward with it. should he have gone public right away? >> well, i they he's different than me. i would hope that one day soon he would come publicly, say, hey, i made a mistake. >> larry: sit here. you know, tell the honest truth and then just move on. >> larry: according to the bureau of labor statistics, the unemployment rate in the united states is 10.2%. that's a 26-year high. and adds up to an awful lot of people without jobs. almost 16 million people are unemployed. which is why president obama held a jobs summit today. ther