Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Lakers

PLAYOFFS • LAL lead series 2-1

54-28, 23-18 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Suns PHX	27	17	30	18	92
Lakers LAL	31	18	28	22	99

Los Angeles LakersLakersLAL

45-37, 27-14 Home

Luke Walton misses 10-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes driving layup
Kwame Brown makes 4-foot two point shot
Luke Walton makes two point shot (Lamar Odom assists)
Smush Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Smush Parker misses layup
Lamar Odom misses 24-foot three point jumper
Smush Parker makes two point shot (Kwame Brown assists)
Kwame Brown makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
Lamar Odom misses 5-foot jumper
Lamar Odom makes layup
Kobe Bryant misses 6-foot jumper
Smush Parker makes driving layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
Luke Walton makes 7-foot two point shot
Lamar Odom misses 6-foot jumper
Luke Walton misses jumper
Kwame Brown makes tip shot
Smush Parker misses 10-foot jumper
Luke Walton makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
Luke Walton makes jumper
Luke Walton misses layup
Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Smush Parker makes slam dunk (Lamar Odom assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 7-foot two point shot
Devean George misses 22-foot jumper
Lamar Odom makes layup
Brian Cook makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Raja Bell blocks Kobe Bryant's 33-foot three point jumper
Brian Cook misses 20-foot jumper
Brian Cook misses 16-foot jumper
Luke Walton misses jumper
Devean George misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Jones blocks Brian Cook's layup
Smush Parker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Smush Parker makes driving dunk
Sasha Vujacic misses 18-foot jumper
Luke Walton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion blocks Kobe Bryant's 7-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 6-foot jumper
Sasha Vujacic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kwame Brown assists)
Smush Parker makes driving layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
Sasha Vujacic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lamar Odom assists)
Lamar Odom makes layup (Kwame Brown assists)
Kwame Brown misses 6-foot hook shot
Lamar Odom misses tip shot
Kwame Brown makes layup
Lamar Odom misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luke Walton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Smush Parker misses 30-foot three point jumper
Luke Walton misses 21-foot jumper
Smush Parker makes 8-foot two point shot
Smush Parker makes 9-foot two point shot
Kobe Bryant makes layup
Luke Walton misses layup
Smush Parker makes layup (Kwame Brown assists)
Smush Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Luke Walton makes driving layup
Luke Walton makes layup (Kwame Brown assists)
Lamar Odom misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kwame Brown makes layup (Lamar Odom assists)
Kwame Brown misses 6-foot two point shot
Kwame Brown misses layup
Luke Walton misses 9-foot jumper
Lamar Odom makes three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Devean George makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Boris Diaw blocks Smush Parker's layup
Luke Walton misses layup
Brian Cook misses tip shot
Brian Cook makes 4-foot two point shot
Kobe Bryant makes 14-foot jumper
Devean George misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brian Cook misses layup
Brian Cook misses layup
Brian Cook makes tip shot
Kobe Bryant misses 11-foot jumper
Luke Walton makes 9-foot two point shot
Brian Cook misses 10-foot jumper
Brian Cook misses tip shot
Kobe Bryant makes driving layup
Sasha Vujacic misses 20-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 21-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 21-foot jumper
Shawn Marion blocks Lamar Odom's layup
Lamar Odom makes driving layup
Kobe Bryant misses 21-foot jumper
Lamar Odom misses 23-foot three point jumper
Luke Walton makes layup
Smush Parker makes two point shot (Luke Walton assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 20-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 10-foot jumper
Luke Walton misses tip shot
Lamar Odom misses 74-foot three point jumper
Tim Thomas misses 12-foot jumper
Shawn Marion misses 17-foot jumper
Tim Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Shawn Marion makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Lamar Odom blocks Steve Nash's layup
Raja Bell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Raja Bell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Boris Diaw makes two point shot
Kwame Brown blocks Shawn Marion's 7-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tim Thomas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Shawn Marion misses two point shot
Leandro Barbosa misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tim Thomas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Shawn Marion makes slam dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 17-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses layup
Tim Thomas makes 23-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Shawn Marion misses 13-foot jumper
Raja Bell misses 21-foot jumper
Tim Thomas misses three point jumper
Boris Diaw makes layup (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Raja Bell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eddie House misses 17-foot jumper
James Jones makes 22-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Boris Diaw misses 19-foot jumper
Eddie House misses layup
Eddie House makes 21-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 13-foot jumper (Eddie House assists)
Boris Diaw makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
James Jones misses 19-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
Raja Bell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kwame Brown blocks Steve Nash's layup
Shawn Marion misses 26-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion misses 6-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses layup
Raja Bell makes 10-foot running jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Tim Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion makes 8-foot running jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Tim Thomas misses 9-foot jumper
Boris Diaw misses tip shot
Lamar Odom blocks Shawn Marion's layup
Shawn Marion misses layup
Boris Diaw makes driving dunk (Tim Thomas assists)
Shawn Marion makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Kwame Brown blocks Boris Diaw's 6-foot hook shot
Steve Nash makes driving layup (Raja Bell assists)
Steve Nash makes 7-foot two point shot
Shawn Marion makes 17-foot jumper (Raja Bell assists)
Steve Nash makes 18-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 24-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Tim Thomas makes two point shot
Steve Nash misses 23-foot jumper
Raja Bell misses layup
Boris Diaw misses 12-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 26-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw makes layup
Shawn Marion makes driving layup
Raja Bell misses 21-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes driving layup
Tim Thomas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Raja Bell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tim Thomas assists)
Steve Nash misses 18-foot jumper
Shawn Marion misses 6-foot running jumper
Lamar Odom blocks Shawn Marion's layup
Boris Diaw makes 21-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Shawn Marion makes slam dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses 10-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 27-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion makes 11-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Shawn Marion misses 26-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw misses layup
James Jones misses 22-foot jumper

SUNS

LAKERS

TIME		PHX	LAL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Shawn Marion vs. Kwame Brown (Lamar Odom gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Luke Walton misses 10-foot jumper	0	0
11:37	Tim Thomas defensive rebound	0	0
11:30	Tim Thomas misses 12-foot jumper	0	0
11:27	Lamar Odom defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Kobe Bryant makes driving layup	0	2
11:07	Luke Walton flagrant foul type 1 (Tim Thomas draws the foul)	0	2
11:07	Boris Diaw technical foul (1st technical foul)	0	2
11:07	Kobe Bryant makes technical free throw	0	3
11:07	Tim Thomas makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	1	3
11:07	Tim Thomas makes free throw	2	3
10:56	Shawn Marion misses 17-foot jumper	2	3
10:56	Phoenix defensive rebound	2	3
10:42	Kwame Brown makes 4-foot two point shot	2	5
10:42	Tim Thomas shooting foul (Kwame Brown draws the foul)	2	5
10:42	Kwame Brown misses free throw 1 of 1	2	5
10:41	Los Angeles defensive rebound	2	5
10:40	Kwame Brown jump ball	2	5
10:25	Tim Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)	5	5
10:03	Luke Walton makes two point shot (Lamar Odom assists)	5	7
9:56	Tim Thomas traveling	5	7
9:45	Smush Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	7
9:41	Lamar Odom offensive rebound	5	7
9:37	Smush Parker misses layup	5	7
9:36	Tim Thomas defensive rebound	5	7
9:32	Shawn Marion makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	7	7
9:10	Lamar Odom misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	7
9:07	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	7	7
9:06	Shawn Marion lost ball (Kwame Brown steals)	7	7
9:02	Smush Parker makes two point shot (Kwame Brown assists)	7	9
8:55	Lamar Odom blocks Steve Nash's layup	7	9
8:52	Kobe Bryant defensive rebound	7	9
8:45	Kwame Brown makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)	7	11
8:34	Raja Bell misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	11
8:33	Lamar Odom defensive rebound	7	11
8:18	Lamar Odom misses 5-foot jumper	7	11
8:17	Lamar Odom offensive rebound	7	13
8:17	Lamar Odom makes layup	7	13
8:07	Raja Bell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)	10	13
7:52	Kobe Bryant misses 6-foot jumper	10	13
7:50	Tim Thomas defensive rebound	10	13
7:43	Boris Diaw makes two point shot	12	13
7:26	Boris Diaw illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	12	13
7:26	Kobe Bryant makes technical free throw	12	14
7:24	Luke Walton bad pass	12	14
7:13	Kwame Brown blocks Shawn Marion's 7-foot jumper	12	14
7:09	Lamar Odom defensive rebound	12	14
6:52	Smush Parker makes driving layup (Kobe Bryant assists)	12	16
6:45	Steve Nash traveling	12	16
6:31	Luke Walton makes 7-foot two point shot	12	18
6:22	Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	18
6:22	Phoenix defensive rebound	12	18
6:22	Los Angeles full timeout	12	18
6:22	Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Boris Diaw	12	18
6:09	Lamar Odom misses 6-foot jumper	12	18
6:07	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	12	18
5:48	Steve Nash bad pass (Kobe Bryant steals)	12	18
5:46	Los Angeles 20 Sec. timeout	12	18
5:35	Luke Walton misses jumper	12	18
5:31	Kwame Brown offensive rebound	12	20
5:31	Kwame Brown makes tip shot	12	20
5:18	Tim Thomas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)	15	20
4:58	Smush Parker misses 10-foot jumper	15	20
4:56	Tim Thomas defensive rebound	15	20
4:50	Shawn Marion misses two point shot	15	20
4:43	Kobe Bryant defensive rebound	15	20
4:41	Kobe Bryant lost ball (Tim Thomas steals)	15	20
4:33	Leandro Barbosa misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	20
4:31	Kwame Brown defensive rebound	15	20
4:24	Leandro Barbosa personal foul (Luke Walton draws the foul)	15	20
4:18	Luke Walton makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)	15	22
4:05	Tim Thomas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)	18	22
3:41	Luke Walton makes jumper	18	24
3:33	Shawn Marion makes slam dunk (Steve Nash assists)	20	24
3:15	Luke Walton misses layup	20	24
3:12	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	20	24
3:06	Steve Nash misses 17-foot jumper	20	24
3:04	Kwame Brown defensive rebound	20	24
2:44	Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	24
2:42	Steve Nash defensive rebound	20	24
2:36	Leandro Barbosa misses layup	20	24
2:35	Lamar Odom defensive rebound	20	24
2:25	Smush Parker makes slam dunk (Lamar Odom assists)	20	26
1:58	Tim Thomas makes 23-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)	23	26
1:39	Lamar Odom lost ball (Tim Thomas steals)	23	26
1:35	Lamar Odom shooting foul (Shawn Marion draws the foul)	23	26
1:35	Phoenix full timeout	23	26
1:35	Boris Diaw enters the game for Steve Nash	23	26
1:35	Brian Cook enters the game for Luke Walton	23	26
1:35	Devean George enters the game for Kwame Brown	23	26
1:35	Shawn Marion makes free throw 1 of 2	24	26
1:35	Shawn Marion makes free throw 2 of 2	25	26
1:24	Kobe Bryant misses 7-foot two point shot	25	26
1:21	Tim Thomas defensive rebound	25	26
1:05	Shawn Marion misses 13-foot jumper	25	26
1:02	Lamar Odom defensive rebound	25	26
39.9	Devean George misses 22-foot jumper	25	26
36.9	Lamar Odom offensive rebound	25	26
35.0	Lamar Odom makes layup	25	28
26.9	Raja Bell lost ball (Kobe Bryant steals)	25	28
5.5	Brian Cook makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)	25	31
2.7	Devean George personal foul (Tim Thomas draws the foul)	25	31
2.7	Tim Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2	26	31
2.7	Tim Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2	27	31
0.3	Raja Bell blocks Kobe Bryant's 33-foot three point jumper	27	31
0.0	Los Angeles offensive rebound	27	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	31

Lakers
102
Suns
107

Game 1

23/4

Lakers
99
Suns
93

Game 2

27/4

Suns
92
Lakers
99

Game 3

29/4

Suns
98
Lakers
99

Game 4

30/4

Lakers
97
Suns
114

Game 5

3/5

Suns
126
Lakers
118

Game 6

5/5

Lakers
90
Suns
121

Game 7

6/5

crypto.com Arena

12:30 AM, 29 April 2006

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 18,997

Referees:
Eddie F. Rush
Bill Spooner
Tim Donaghy

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	19	9	.679	-	L2
Phoenix	16	13	.552	3.5	W1
Golden State	15	15	.500	5	W2
LA Clippers	8	21	.276	11.5	W2
Sacramento	7	23	.233	13	L1

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