Los Angeles Lakers @ Phoenix Suns
PLAYOFFS • LAL lead series 3-2
45-37, 18-23 Away
97
45-37, 18-23 Away
54-28, 31-10 Home
114
54-28, 31-10 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- James Jones makes 16-foot jumper
- Smush Parker misses 21-foot jumper
- Steve Nash makes driving layup
- Boris Diaw misses 13-foot jumper
- Lamar Odom misses 7-foot jumper
- James Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 18-foot jumper
- Raja Bell misses 28-foot three point jumper
- James Jones misses 18-foot jumper
- Luke Walton makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Shawn Marion misses jumper
- Smush Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Boris Diaw makes driving layup
- Luke Walton makes 15-foot jumper (Lamar Odom assists)
- Boris Diaw makes jumper
- Smush Parker blocks James Jones's 6-foot jumper
- Raja Bell makes jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
- Luke Walton misses 10-foot jumper
- Steve Nash makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)
- Smush Parker misses jumper
- Steve Nash misses layup
- Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Smush Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
- Smush Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tim Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tim Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kwame Brown makes 10-foot jumper
- Kwame Brown makes dunk (Lamar Odom assists)
- Steve Nash makes free throw 1 of 2
- Steve Nash makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lamar Odom misses free throw 1 of 2
- Lamar Odom makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tim Thomas misses layup
- Lamar Odom makes driving dunk
- Leandro Barbosa misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Luke Walton misses 10-foot two point shot
- Shawn Marion makes 11-foot jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
- Shawn Marion makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kwame Brown makes 8-foot two point shot
- Tim Thomas makes driving layup
- Tim Thomas misses free throw 1 of 1
- Lamar Odom makes two point shot (Brian Cook assists)
- Shawn Marion makes 9-foot two point shot
- Brian Cook makes driving layup
- Shawn Marion misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 17-foot jumper
- Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup
- Eddie House misses 19-foot jumper
- Shawn Marion misses tip shot
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kobe Bryant makes 8-foot jumper
- Leandro Barbosa misses 41-foot three point jumper
- Tim Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tim Thomas makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes two point shot
- Leandro Barbosa makes 21-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes technical free throw
- Brian Cook makes 17-foot jumper (Luke Walton assists)
- Leandro Barbosa misses 10-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes slam dunk
- Tim Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tim Thomas makes two point shot (Boris Diaw assists)
- Tim Thomas makes free throw 1 of 1
- Devean George misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luke Walton makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Steve Nash misses free throw 1 of 2
- Steve Nash makes free throw 2 of 2
- Devean George misses 13-foot two point shot
- Lamar Odom blocks Boris Diaw's layup
- Smush Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brian Cook misses 18-foot jumper
- Leandro Barbosa makes free throw 1 of 2
- Leandro Barbosa makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lamar Odom misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant blocks Shawn Marion's 10-foot jumper
- Ronny Turiaf blocks Shawn Marion's layup
- Shawn Marion misses 6-foot two point shot
- Luke Walton makes 7-foot running jumper
- Raja Bell misses 19-foot jumper
- Ronny Turiaf makes 7-foot two point shot (Lamar Odom assists)
- Ronny Turiaf makes free throw 1 of 1
- Tim Thomas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 9-foot jumper
- Raja Bell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tim Thomas assists)
- Shawn Marion blocks Luke Walton's 13-foot jumper
- Shawn Marion misses layup
- Ronny Turiaf makes layup (Lamar Odom assists)
- Ronny Turiaf makes free throw 1 of 1
- Tim Thomas makes 20-foot jumper
- Boris Diaw makes free throw 1 of 2
- Boris Diaw makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ronny Turiaf makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ronny Turiaf makes free throw 2 of 2
- Boris Diaw misses layup
- Boris Diaw makes 7-foot two point shot
- Luke Walton misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Lamar Odom makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Boris Diaw misses two point shot
- Smush Parker misses 19-foot jumper
- Boris Diaw makes free throw 1 of 2
- Boris Diaw makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
- Boris Diaw makes technical free throw
- Boris Diaw makes free throw 1 of 2
- Boris Diaw makes free throw 2 of 2
- Boris Diaw makes free throw 1 of 2
- Boris Diaw makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luke Walton misses 11-foot jumper
- Steve Nash misses layup
- Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kwame Brown makes two point shot
- James Jones misses layup
- James Jones makes layup
- Kwame Brown makes dunk (Luke Walton assists)
- Shawn Marion misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Raja Bell misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luke Walton misses 10-foot jumper
- Raja Bell misses 18-foot jumper
- James Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Smush Parker misses layup
- Steve Nash makes driving layup
- Raja Bell makes driving layup
- Raja Bell makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kobe Bryant makes driving layup
- Shawn Marion makes 23-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
- Kwame Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kwame Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
- Raja Bell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
- Kwame Brown makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Shawn Marion makes 21-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
- Devean George misses 18-foot jumper
- Devean George misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Shawn Marion misses 17-foot jumper
- Steve Nash makes driving layup
- Steve Nash makes driving layup
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
- Steve Nash misses layup
- James Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Shawn Marion makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)
- James Jones blocks Lamar Odom's jumper
- Boris Diaw makes dunk (Shawn Marion assists)
- Lamar Odom misses 9-foot jumper
- Brian Cook makes 19-foot jumper (Lamar Odom assists)
- Shawn Marion misses layup
- Shawn Marion makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
- Lamar Odom makes driving layup
- Steve Nash makes driving layup
- Steve Nash makes technical free throw
- Brian Cook makes 30-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Shawn Marion misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Steve Nash misses 13-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Sasha Vujacic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Boris Diaw misses 21-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes two point shot
- Boris Diaw makes free throw 1 of 2
- Boris Diaw makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes 27-foot three point jumper (Lamar Odom assists)
- Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot jumper (Brian Cook assists)
- Leandro Barbosa misses two point shot
- Shawn Marion makes layup
- Lamar Odom makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lamar Odom makes free throw 2 of 2
- Raja Bell misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses technical free throw
- Lamar Odom makes 8-foot two point shot
- Boris Diaw makes 17-foot jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes technical free throw
- Kobe Bryant misses free throw
- Kobe Bryant makes 28-foot three point jumper
- Steve Nash makes 18-foot jumper
- Lamar Odom makes layup (Jim Jackson assists)
- Leandro Barbosa makes 24-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Shawn Marion makes 22-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
- Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup
- Jim Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Shawn Marion misses two point shot
- Shawn Marion misses tip shot
- Boris Diaw makes layup
- Boris Diaw makes 12-foot two point shot
- Lamar Odom misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Leandro Barbosa misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Steve Nash makes technical free throw
- Kwame Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kwame Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shawn Marion makes two point shot (Boris Diaw assists)
- Lamar Odom misses 10-foot jumper
- James Jones makes 18-foot jumper
- Shawn Marion blocks Luke Walton's 9-foot jumper
- Lamar Odom misses 10-foot jumper
- Lamar Odom makes layup
- Lamar Odom makes free throw 1 of 1
- James Jones misses 21-foot jumper
- Pat Burke misses free throw 1 of 2
- Devean George makes 16-foot two point shot
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Pat Burke makes two point shot
- Smush Parker makes 29-foot three point jumper
- Devean George makes 28-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Kwame Brown vs. Shawn Marion (Steve Nash gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | James Jones makes 16-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 11:26 | | Smush Parker misses 21-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 11:25 | | Boris Diaw defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:03 | | Steve Nash makes driving layup | 0 | 4 |
| 10:37 | | Smush Parker lost ball (James Jones steals) | 0 | 4 |
| 10:29 | | Steve Nash bad pass | 0 | 4 |
| 10:29 | | Kwame Brown traveling | 0 | 4 |
| 10:23 | | Boris Diaw misses 13-foot jumper | 0 | 4 |
| 9:52 | | Kwame Brown defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 9:49 | | Raja Bell personal foul (Smush Parker draws the foul) | 0 | 4 |
| 9:37 | | Lamar Odom misses 7-foot jumper | 0 | 4 |
| 9:36 | | James Jones defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 9:30 | | James Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists) | 0 | 7 |
| 9:22 | | Los Angeles full timeout | 0 | 7 |
| 9:07 | | Kobe Bryant misses 18-foot jumper | 0 | 7 |
| 9:03 | | James Jones defensive rebound | 0 | 7 |
| 8:56 | | Raja Bell misses 28-foot three point jumper | 0 | 7 |
| 8:56 | | Smush Parker defensive rebound | 0 | 7 |
| 8:47 | | Kobe Bryant bad pass | 0 | 7 |
| 8:33 | | James Jones misses 18-foot jumper | 0 | 7 |
| 8:30 | | Kobe Bryant defensive rebound | 0 | 7 |
| 8:18 | | Luke Walton makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists) | 3 | 7 |
| 8:02 | | Shawn Marion misses jumper | 3 | 7 |
| 8:00 | | Lamar Odom defensive rebound | 3 | 7 |
| 7:43 | | Smush Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper | 3 | 7 |
| 7:41 | | Boris Diaw defensive rebound | 3 | 7 |
| 7:31 | | Boris Diaw makes driving layup | 3 | 9 |
| 7:07 | | Luke Walton makes 15-foot jumper (Lamar Odom assists) | 5 | 9 |
| 6:56 | | Luke Walton personal foul (James Jones draws the foul) | 5 | 9 |
| 6:50 | | Boris Diaw makes jumper | 5 | 11 |
| 6:37 | | Luke Walton lost ball (Shawn Marion steals) | 5 | 11 |
| 6:33 | | Smush Parker blocks James Jones's 6-foot jumper | 5 | 11 |
| 6:31 | | Phoenix offensive rebound | 5 | 11 |
| 6:28 | | Raja Bell makes jumper (Boris Diaw assists) | 5 | 13 |
| 6:05 | | Luke Walton misses 10-foot jumper | 5 | 13 |
| 6:03 | | James Jones defensive rebound | 5 | 13 |
| 5:56 | | Steve Nash makes layup (Boris Diaw assists) | 5 | 15 |
| 5:39 | | Smush Parker misses jumper | 5 | 15 |
| 5:37 | | James Jones defensive rebound | 5 | 15 |
| 5:31 | | Steve Nash misses layup | 5 | 15 |
| 5:31 | | Lamar Odom defensive rebound | 5 | 15 |
| 5:05 | | Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper | 5 | 15 |
| 5:03 | | Los Angeles offensive rebound | 5 | 15 |
| 5:01 | | shot clock violation | 5 | 15 |
| 5:01 | | Tim Thomas enters the game for James Jones | 5 | 15 |
| 5:01 | | Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Boris Diaw | 5 | 15 |
| 4:50 | | Steve Nash bad pass (Luke Walton steals) | 5 | 15 |
| 4:50 | | Leandro Barbosa shooting foul (Smush Parker draws the foul) | 5 | 15 |
| 4:50 | | Smush Parker makes free throw 1 of 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 4:50 | | Smush Parker makes free throw 2 of 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 4:33 | | Lamar Odom shooting foul (Tim Thomas draws the foul) | 7 | 15 |
| 4:33 | | Tim Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 4:33 | | Tim Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 4:33 | | Lamar Odom defensive rebound | 7 | 16 |
| 4:16 | | Kwame Brown makes 10-foot jumper | 9 | 16 |
| 4:11 | | Steve Nash bad pass (Smush Parker steals) | 9 | 16 |
| 4:07 | | Kwame Brown makes dunk (Lamar Odom assists) | 11 | 16 |
| 3:54 | | Kwame Brown shooting foul (Steve Nash draws the foul) | 11 | 16 |
| 3:54 | | Steve Nash makes free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 3:54 | | Steve Nash makes free throw 2 of 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 3:42 | | Shawn Marion shooting foul (Lamar Odom draws the foul) | 11 | 18 |
| 3:42 | | Lamar Odom misses free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 3:42 | | Los Angeles offensive rebound | 11 | 18 |
| 3:42 | | Lamar Odom makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 18 |
| 3:30 | | Tim Thomas misses layup | 12 | 18 |
| 3:29 | | Lamar Odom defensive rebound | 12 | 18 |
| 3:20 | | Lamar Odom makes driving dunk | 14 | 18 |
| 3:09 | | Leandro Barbosa misses 26-foot three point jumper | 14 | 18 |
| 3:05 | | Lamar Odom defensive rebound | 14 | 18 |
| 2:51 | | Luke Walton misses 10-foot two point shot | 14 | 18 |
| 2:48 | | Steve Nash defensive rebound | 14 | 18 |
| 2:42 | | Kobe Bryant personal foul (Raja Bell draws the foul) | 14 | 18 |
| 2:42 | | Phoenix full timeout | 14 | 18 |
| 2:42 | | Eddie House enters the game for Steve Nash | 14 | 18 |
| 2:42 | | Sasha Vujacic enters the game for Luke Walton | 14 | 18 |
| 2:34 | | Shawn Marion makes 11-foot jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists) | 14 | 20 |
| 2:34 | | Kwame Brown shooting foul (Shawn Marion draws the foul) | 14 | 20 |
| 2:34 | | Shawn Marion makes free throw 1 of 1 | 14 | 21 |
| 2:13 | | Kwame Brown makes 8-foot two point shot | 16 | 21 |
| 1:57 | | Tim Thomas makes driving layup | 16 | 23 |
| 1:57 | | Kwame Brown shooting foul (Tim Thomas draws the foul) | 16 | 23 |
| 1:57 | | Brian Cook enters the game for Kwame Brown | 16 | 23 |
| 1:57 | | Tim Thomas misses free throw 1 of 1 | 16 | 23 |
| 1:55 | | Kobe Bryant defensive rebound | 16 | 23 |
| 1:45 | | Lamar Odom makes two point shot (Brian Cook assists) | 18 | 23 |
| 1:31 | | Shawn Marion makes 9-foot two point shot | 18 | 25 |
| 1:15 | | Brian Cook makes driving layup | 20 | 25 |
| 1:01 | | Shawn Marion misses 25-foot three point jumper | 20 | 25 |
| 1:00 | | Lamar Odom defensive rebound | 20 | 25 |
| 52.7 | | Kobe Bryant makes 17-foot jumper | 22 | 25 |
| 37.5 | | Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup | 22 | 27 |
| 29.9 | | Kobe Bryant lost ball (Tim Thomas steals) | 22 | 27 |
| 17.9 | | Eddie House misses 19-foot jumper | 22 | 27 |
| 15.9 | | Shawn Marion offensive rebound | 22 | 27 |
| 15.9 | | Shawn Marion misses tip shot | 22 | 27 |
| 14.8 | | Lamar Odom defensive rebound | 22 | 27 |
| 1.8 | | Tim Thomas shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul) | 24 | 27 |
| 1.8 | | Devean George enters the game for Brian Cook | 24 | 27 |
| 1.8 | | Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 1 | 25 | 27 |
| 1.8 | | Kobe Bryant makes 8-foot jumper | 24 | 27 |
| 0.1 | | Leandro Barbosa misses 41-foot three point jumper | 25 | 27 |
| 0.0 | | Phoenix offensive rebound | 25 | 27 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 25 | 27 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Phoenix, AZ
Referee:Ron Garretson
Referee:Greg Willard
Referee:Leon Wood
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 28 | 17 | .622 | - | W2 |
| Phoenix | 28 | 19 | .596 | 1 | W1 |
| Golden State | 26 | 22 | .542 | 3.5 | L1 |
| LA Clippers | 22 | 24 | .478 | 6.5 | W3 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 36 | .250 | 17.5 | L6 |
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