Lakers Blow Lead, Then Win : Pro basketball: After 13-point edge is gone, Scott’s shot with 14 seconds to play beats Golden State, 107-106.

Who are these guys, anyway?

The post-Magic Lakers, in search of an identity, blew a 13-point fourth-quarter lead Tuesday night but counter-rallied to beat the Golden State Warriors, 107-106, on Byron Scott’s running eight-footer with 14 seconds to play.

The Lakers have defied the odds every time out, beating the Clippers in the Sports Arena, losing to the Kings at home and winning here.

It was Scott’s second game-winner in the five days of this season. His 20-footer with 13 seconds to play in overtime beat the Clippers.

Tuesday, the Lakers saw the Warriors come from 90-77 behind in the last 10:07, going ahead twice in the last 1:36.

The first time, James Worthy sank an 18-footer to put the Lakers back ahead, 105-104.

At the other end, Tim Hardaway, rallying late from a horrendous night, screeched past Sedale Threatt and got into the lane for a layup that dropped with 34 seconds to play, giving the Warriors a 106-105 lead.

The Lakers threw the ball in to the low post to Sam Perkins, who swung it back out to Scott. He faked rookie Latrell Sprewell, drove by him into the lane, went up over Chris Mullin and sank the game-winner.

“In my mind, I wasn’t going to give the ball to anybody else,” Scott said. “I knew the clock was winding down, and I knew I had an opportunity.

“We’ve got a lot of guys who can step up, but some of us have to be more assertive. James (Worthy) and I definitely have to be more assertive.”

The Warriors ran one last play, but Hardaway got nowhere and the ball wound up in Mullin’s hands. With the clock running out, Mullin could get off only a high arching shot that was very short and the Lakers were 2-1.

Having surrendered 124 points in their last outing to a team running the same spread-the-floor offense, the Lakers spent their day off studying their mistakes.

“I think with all the emphasis in camp on our running game, we needed to emphasize our defense,” said Coach Randy Pfund before the game.

Coincidentally or not, the Warriors, who started the night shooting 56%, went cold. The Lakers started even colder, missing 12 of their first 14 shots. At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors led, 21-19.

Warming to the task, if slowly, the Lakers moved into the lead in the second quarter, led by rookie Anthony Peeler and Elden Campbell. Peeler scored seven points, splitting time between shooting guard and point guard. Moments after entering the game, Campbell had scored eight.

Hardaway ended the third quarter by missing two layups and a short jump shot. He opened the fourth period missing a 20-footer, his rebound bouncing over the backboard.

By late fourth quarter, Hardaway had missed 12 of his 14 shots, but he got it back when it counted, sinking his last three: a short jump shot to cut the Laker lead to 103-101; a three-pointer to put the Warriors ahead, 104-103; then a driving layup to put them up, 107-106.

But he who hits last laughs last. That was Byron Scott once more.

Laker Notes

The Warriors, who had three rookies on last season’s team--Billy Owens, Chris Gatling and Victor Alexander--have three more this season--Latrell Sprewell, Keith Jennings and Byron Houston. The 12 Warriors players now average 25 years of age. . . . Said Coach Don Nelson: “I don’t know where we are as far as dominating goes, but we’re a good team. We’re a young team. These kids are terrific to work with so it makes my job a fun one.”