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If Terry Teagle lost it Thursday, he will have until Tuesday to relocate it. The NBA fined him $7,500 for punching Houston's Dave Jamerson and suspended him from today's Game 2.
So the Lakers, 1-0 up on the Rockets but needing another victory to preserve their home-court advantage, will pursue it without their leading reserve scorer.
Look for . . . James Worthy at guard?
The starting guards to go 44 minutes?
"Forty-six?" said Magic Johnson, smiling. "Forty-eight?"
The normally low-key Teagle tangled with Jamerson, a rookie guard, soon after entering Thursday night's game in the second quarter.
Jamerson defended against Teagle in the post at the Laker end, which entailed some shoving back and forth.
At the Rocket end, the two fought for a rebound. The TV replay showed Jamerson's hand in Teagle's face, then Teagle throwing two punches that grazed Jamerson around the neck.
"They didn't really connect," Jamerson said. "It was no big deal, so I leave it up to them."
Teagle was ejected from the game, which the Lakers won, 94-92. Friday morning after practice,...