Suns 108-97 Lakers (12 Apr, 2005) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Suns

58-19, 31-9 away

108

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	31	21	25	31	108
LAL	29	25	21	22	97

Los Angeles Lakers

34-44, 22-17 home

Kobe Bryant missed 27 ft three point jumper.
Jumaine Jones missed 14 ft jumper.
Caron Butler missed 19 ft jumper.
Caron Butler made layup. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Jumaine Jones made driving layup. Assisted by Brian Grant.
Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Caron Butler made layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Chucky Atkins made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Caron Butler made slam dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Jumaine Jones made 28 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Brian Grant missed 16 ft jumper.
Kobe Bryant made two point shot.
Vlade Divac missed 7 ft jumper.
Kobe Bryant made layup.
Jumaine Jones missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Vlade Divac.
Kobe Bryant missed layup.
Caron Butler missed layup.
Vlade Divac missed tip shot.
Vlade Divac made driving layup. Assisted by Devean George.
Chucky Atkins missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Chucky Atkins missed jumper.
Caron Butler missed 19 ft jumper.
Caron Butler made two point shot.
Vlade Divac missed 19 ft jumper.
Vlade Divac made layup. Assisted by Luke Walton.
Devean George made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Caron Butler.
Stanislav Medvedenko made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Tierre Brown.
Luke Walton made driving layup.
Stanislav Medvedenko made 20 ft jumper.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed 20 ft jumper.
Tierre Brown made 11 ft jumper. Assisted by Stanislav Medvedenko.
Tierre Brown made 27 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Caron Butler.
Devean George missed 27 ft three point jumper.
Tierre Brown made 27 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Stanislav Medvedenko.
Tierre Brown missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Tierre Brown missed layup.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed 19 ft jumper.
Caron Butler missed 15 ft jumper.
Devean George made slam dunk. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Kobe Bryant made 16 ft running jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 14 ft two point shot.
Jumaine Jones missed 17 ft jumper.
Jumaine Jones missed three point jumper.
Brian Grant missed jumper.
Brian Grant made jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant missed 13 ft jumper.
Brian Grant's layup blocked by Amare Stoudemire.
Brian Grant missed 14 ft jumper.
Jumaine Jones made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant missed two point shot.
Kobe Bryant made two point shot.
Kobe Bryant made layup. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Jumaine Jones missed 28 ft three point jumper.
Brian Grant made driving layup. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Jumaine Jones made layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Jumaine Jones missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Devean George missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Vlade Divac made driving layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Chucky Atkins made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Caron Butler missed layup.
Kobe Bryant made 6 ft two point shot. Assisted by Vlade Divac.
Caron Butler missed 4 ft jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed driving layup.
Chucky Atkins made driving layup.
Devean George made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Chucky Atkins missed 19 ft jumper.
Caron Butler missed tip shot.
Stanislav Medvedenko made layup. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Luke Walton made driving layup. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed 21 ft jumper.
Luke Walton made two point shot. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Devean George missed 17 ft jumper.
Caron Butler missed 18 ft jumper.
Luke Walton made layup.
Devean George made 13 ft jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Brian Grant missed layup.
Kobe Bryant's layup blocked by Jim Jackson.
Kobe Bryant made driving layup.
Caron Butler missed 17 ft jumper.
Chucky Atkins missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Devean George missed 27 ft three point jumper.
Caron Butler made two point shot. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Caron Butler missed layup.
Kobe Bryant missed 29 ft three point jumper.
Chucky Atkins missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Brian Grant missed 18 ft jumper.
Joe Johnson missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Quentin Richardson missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Amare Stoudemire missed 7 ft jumper.
Steve Nash made 28 ft three point jumper.
Amare Stoudemire's 7 ft jumper blocked by Kobe Bryant.
Shawn Marion made slam dunk. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Shawn Marion made slam dunk. Assisted by Amare Stoudemire.
Joe Johnson missed layup.
Quentin Richardson missed 28 ft three point jumper.
Steven Hunter missed jumper.
Shawn Marion made 27 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Jim Jackson made 27 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Joe Johnson.
Shawn Marion made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Steve Nash missed 16 ft jumper.
Steve Nash missed 16 ft jumper.
Joe Johnson made 14 ft jumper.
Jim Jackson made 28 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Joe Johnson.
Joe Johnson made 28 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Leandro Barbosa.
Jim Jackson made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Shawn Marion.
Leandro Barbosa made driving layup. Assisted by Shawn Marion.
Joe Johnson missed 7 ft jumper.
Joe Johnson missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Jim Jackson missed 21 ft jumper.
Leandro Barbosa missed 27 ft three point jumper.
Walter McCarty missed 27 ft three point jumper.
Jim Jackson made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Joe Johnson.
Steven Hunter missed 17 ft jumper.
Steve Nash missed 17 ft jumper.
Walter McCarty's 6 ft jumper blocked by Luke Walton.
Jim Jackson made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Shawn Marion missed jumper.
Walter McCarty missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Steve Nash made running jumper.
Leandro Barbosa made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Joe Johnson.
Leandro Barbosa missed layup.
Jake Voskuhl's layup blocked by Kobe Bryant.
Joe Johnson made 7 ft jumper.
Shawn Marion missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Steve Nash made 11 ft two point shot.
Shawn Marion made slam dunk. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Steve Nash made 15 ft running jumper.
Joe Johnson made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Leandro Barbosa.
Steve Nash missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Joe Johnson made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Shawn Marion.
Joe Johnson missed three point jumper.
Shawn Marion made slam dunk. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Jim Jackson made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Joe Johnson.
Jim Jackson missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Shawn Marion missed 27 ft three point jumper.
Joe Johnson made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Joe Johnson missed 8 ft jumper.
Jim Jackson missed 27 ft three point jumper.
Amare Stoudemire missed layup.
Steve Nash missed 18 ft jumper.
Jim Jackson missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Joe Johnson made driving layup. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Shawn Marion made layup. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Shawn Marion made driving layup. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
Joe Johnson made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Joe Johnson missed 22 ft jumper.
Shawn Marion made tip shot.
Jim Jackson missed 15 ft jumper.
Shawn Marion missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Jim Jackson missed 55 ft three point jumper.
Joe Johnson missed 11 ft jumper.
Steve Nash made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
Amare Stoudemire missed 18 ft jumper.
Jim Jackson made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Joe Johnson.
Jim Jackson missed layup.
Amare Stoudemire made layup.
Shawn Marion missed 20 ft jumper.
Steve Nash made 26 ft three point running jumper.
Joe Johnson made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Shawn Marion missed 28 ft three point jumper.
Jim Jackson made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Joe Johnson.
Shawn Marion made slam dunk. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Amare Stoudemire made slam dunk. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Steve Nash missed 15 ft jumper.
Jim Jackson missed tip shot.
Jim Jackson made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Joe Johnson missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Amare Stoudemire made slam dunk. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Joe Johnson made driving layup. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Amare Stoudemire made 17 ft jumper.

SUNS

LAKERS

TIME		PHX	LAL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Amare Stoudemire vs. Brian Grant. Caron Butler gains possession.	0	0
11:36	Kobe Bryant missed 27 ft three point jumper.	0	0
11:33	Steve Nash defensive rebound.	0	0
11:12	Joe Johnson missed 25 ft three point jumper.	0	0
11:11	Jumaine Jones defensive rebound.	0	0
10:56	Jumaine Jones missed 14 ft jumper.	0	0
10:55	Shawn Marion defensive rebound.	0	0
10:47	Quentin Richardson missed 25 ft three point jumper.	0	0
10:45	Amare Stoudemire offensive rebound.	0	0
10:37	Amare Stoudemire missed 7 ft jumper.	0	0
10:37	Amare Stoudemire offensive rebound.	0	0
10:37	Brian Grant Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	0	0
10:37	Amare Stoudemire made Free Throw 1 of 2.	1	0
10:37	Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	1	0
10:34	Jumaine Jones defensive rebound.	1	0
10:27	Joe Johnson Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	1	0
10:15	Caron Butler missed 19 ft jumper.	1	0
10:12	Caron Butler offensive rebound.	1	0
10:03	Caron Butler made layup. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.	1	2
10:03	Amare Stoudemire Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	1	2
10:03	Caron Butler made Free Throw 1 of 1.	1	3
9:49	Chucky Atkins Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	1	3
9:45	Steve Nash made 28 ft three point jumper.	4	3
9:29	Jumaine Jones made driving layup. Assisted by Brian Grant.	4	5
9:22	Amare Stoudemire's 7 ft jumper blocked by Kobe Bryant.	4	5
9:22	Phoenix offensive rebound.	4	5
9:11	Shawn Marion made slam dunk. Assisted by Steve Nash.	6	5
8:45	Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft three point jumper.	6	5
8:42	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound.	6	5
8:41	Shawn Marion made slam dunk. Assisted by Amare Stoudemire.	8	5
8:25	Caron Butler made layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	8	7
8:06	Joe Johnson missed layup.	8	7
8:06	Phoenix defensive rebound.	8	7
8:06	Amare Stoudemire Loose Ball Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	8	7
8:06	Steven Hunter enters the game for Amare Stoudemire.	8	7
7:54	Chucky Atkins made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	8	10
7:43	Quentin Richardson missed 28 ft three point jumper.	8	10
7:41	Kobe Bryant defensive rebound.	8	10
7:37	Caron Butler made slam dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	8	12
7:26	Phoenix Full Timeout.	8	12
7:26	Jim Jackson enters the game for Quentin Richardson.	8	12
7:13	Steven Hunter missed jumper.	8	12
7:11	Brian Grant defensive rebound.	8	12
6:54	Jumaine Jones made 28 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	8	15
6:33	Shawn Marion made 27 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.	11	15
6:18	Brian Grant missed 16 ft jumper.	11	15
6:16	Steve Nash defensive rebound.	11	15
6:11	Jim Jackson made 27 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Joe Johnson.	14	15
5:50	Chucky Atkins Bad Pass	14	15
5:39	Shawn Marion made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.	17	15
5:13	Jim Jackson Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	17	15
5:13	Caron Butler made Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	16
5:13	Caron Butler made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	17
4:52	Kobe Bryant Illegal Defense Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	17	17
4:52	Steve Nash missed Technical Free Throw.	17	17
4:52	Phoenix offensive rebound.	17	17
4:41	Brian Grant Shooting Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	17	17
4:41	Shawn Marion missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	17
4:41	Vlade Divac enters the game for Brian Grant.	17	17
4:41	Shawn Marion made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	17
4:41	Shawn Marion missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	17
4:41	Jumaine Jones defensive rebound.	18	17
4:16	Kobe Bryant made two point shot.	18	19
4:07	Steve Nash missed 16 ft jumper.	18	19
4:03	Jumaine Jones defensive rebound.	18	19
3:57	Steven Hunter Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	18	19
3:57	Caron Butler missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	19
3:57	Los Angeles offensive rebound.	18	19
3:57	Caron Butler made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	20
3:47	Steve Nash missed 16 ft jumper.	18	20
3:45	Kobe Bryant defensive rebound.	18	20
3:27	Joe Johnson made 14 ft jumper.	20	20
3:12	Vlade Divac missed 7 ft jumper.	20	20
3:10	Caron Butler offensive rebound.	20	22
3:10	Kobe Bryant made layup.	20	22
2:48	Jim Jackson made 28 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Joe Johnson.	23	22
2:31	Jumaine Jones missed 25 ft three point jumper.	23	22
2:30	Los Angeles defensive rebound.	23	22
2:30	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	23	22
2:30	Devean George enters the game for Jumaine Jones.	23	22
2:30	Amare Stoudemire enters the game for Steve Nash.	23	22
2:30	Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Steven Hunter.	23	22
2:10	Joe Johnson made 28 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Leandro Barbosa.	26	22
1:54	Kobe Bryant made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Vlade Divac.	26	24
1:43	Jim Jackson made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Shawn Marion.	29	24
1:28	Kobe Bryant missed layup.	29	24
1:27	Jim Jackson defensive rebound.	29	24
1:24	Jim Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Caron Butler.	29	24
1:21	Caron Butler missed layup.	29	24
1:20	Vlade Divac offensive rebound.	29	24
1:20	Vlade Divac missed tip shot.	29	24
1:20	Jumpball: Amare Stoudemire vs. Vlade Divac. Los Angeles gains possession.	29	24
1:20	Los Angeles offensive rebound.	29	24
1:20	Amare Stoudemire Lane Violation	29	24
1:16	Vlade Divac made driving layup. Assisted by Devean George.	29	26
1:16	Amare Stoudemire Shooting Foul. His 4th Personal Foul.	29	26
1:16	Amare Stoudemire Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.	29	26
1:16	Steven Hunter enters the game for Amare Stoudemire.	29	26
1:16	Kobe Bryant made Technical Free Throw.	29	27
1:16	Vlade Divac missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	29	27
1:16	Vlade Divac Lane Violation	29	27
1:16	Vlade Divac missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	29	27
1:16	Vlade Divac Lane Violation	29	27
1:00	Steven Hunter Offensive Foul. His 3rd Personal Foul.	29	27
1:00	Steven Hunter Turnover	29	27
46.9	Chucky Atkins missed 25 ft three point jumper.	29	27
45.5	Shawn Marion defensive rebound.	29	27
41.9	Joe Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Chucky Atkins.	29	27
29.9	Chucky Atkins missed jumper.	29	27
28.6	Caron Butler offensive rebound.	29	27
21.9	Caron Butler missed 19 ft jumper.	29	27
18.9	Shawn Marion defensive rebound.	29	27
16.0	Leandro Barbosa made driving layup. Assisted by Shawn Marion.	31	27
1.0	Caron Butler made two point shot.	31	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	31	29

Regular Season Series

PHX wins 4-0

Lakers
102
Suns
107

Game 1

20/11

Suns
113
Lakers
110

Game 2

9/12

Lakers
99
Suns
125

Game 3

6/4

Suns
108
Lakers
97

Game 4

12/4

crypto.com Arena

12:30 AM, 12 April 2005

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 18,997

Referees:
Bennett Salvatore
Marc Davis
Robbie Robinson

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LA Lakers	.000	-	-
Phoenix	.000	-	-
Sacramento	.000	-	-

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