989 Sports™ Predicts the Los Angeles Lakers Will Win the NBA Finals Using NBA Shootout 2001 for the Playstation®2 Computer Entertainment System

PRNewswire
06/05/2001

   WHAT:
   989 Sports'™ NBA ShootOut 2001, the popular NBA basketball title for
   the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, was played to predict
   the winner of the NBA Finals.
   (Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000510/SFW104-a )

   HOW:
   NBA ShootOut 2001, 989 Sports' NBA basketball title, offers extensive
   rosters including veteran and rookie players from all 29 NBA teams, real
   NBA arenas and authentic NBA playbooks with over 450 plays created in
   cooperation with Chris Webber and other top players.  With more than
   1,000 authentic NBA moves and over 50 signature dunks, NBA ShootOut 2001
   provides the ultimate NBA basketball experience and blurs the distinction
   between gameplay and on-the-court basketball action.

                     NBA Finals Prediction Highlights

   Game 1  (Final: Lakers 95 -- Sixers 82)
   -- Lakers -- Fox to Bryant (Dunk)
   -- Sixers -- McKie (Dunk)

   Game 2  (Final: Lakers 104 -- Sixers 94)
   -- Lakers -- Bryant to O'Neal (Dunk)
   -- Sixers -- Snow to Mutombo (Dunk)

   Game 3  (Final: Lakers 100 -- Sixers 97)
   -- Lakers -- Bryant to Grant (Dunk)
   -- Sixers -- Iverson to Mutombo (Dunk)

   Game 4  (Final: Sixers 102 -- Lakers 94)
   -- Lakers -- Grant to Bryant (Dunk)
   -- Sixers -- McKie (3-pointer)

   Game 5  (Final: Lakers 98 -- Sixers 93)
   -- Lakers -- Fox to O'Neal (Dunk)
   -- Sixers -- Snow to Mutombo (Dunk)

  989 Sports' Picks Satellite Transmission/Coordinate Information:

   Tuesday, June 5, 2001 -- 4:00-4:30 pm ET (1:00-1:30 pm PT) Telstar 6/C12
   Tuesday, June 5, 2001 -- 10:30-11:00 pm ET (1:30-2:00 am PT) Telstar
                            6/C12
   Wednesday, June 6, 2001 -- 3:00-3:30 pm ET (12:00 - 12:30 pm PT)
                              Telstar 4/C6

  Contact:  Jamie Tica - 858/824-5854
            jamie_tica@playstation.sony.com

            Rick Heineman - 310/274-7800
            rheineman@bncpr.com

PRNewswire -- June 5

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SOURCE: Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.

Website: http://www.playstation.com/