Suns 126-118 Lakers (5 May, 2006) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Suns

54-28, 23-18 away

126

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
PHX	30	30	28	17	21	126
LAL	37	20	28	20	13	118

Los Angeles Lakers

45-37, 27-14 home

118

Kobe Bryant misses 19-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 5-foot two point shot
Luke Walton makes 19-foot jumper (Lamar Odom assists)
Luke Walton makes layup
Luke Walton misses 5-foot jumper
Kwame Brown makes layup
Kwame Brown makes slam dunk (Lamar Odom assists)
Smush Parker misses layup
Luke Walton misses layup
Kwame Brown makes tip shot
Luke Walton makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
Luke Walton makes 17-foot jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Lamar Odom makes driving layup
Kobe Bryant makes 10-foot jumper
Smush Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Luke Walton makes two point shot
Kwame Brown misses layup
Kwame Brown makes slam dunk
Devean George makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lamar Odom assists)
Kwame Brown makes slam dunk (Lamar Odom assists)
Devean George makes slam dunk (Kobe Bryant assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 28-foot three pointer (Lamar Odom assists)
Sasha Vujacic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sasha Vujacic makes driving layup (Kwame Brown assists)
Kobe Bryant makes layup
Devean George misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 6-foot running jumper
Lamar Odom makes layup (Brian Cook assists)
Devean George misses 15-foot jumper
Lamar Odom misses 7-foot jumper
Devean George makes layup (Smush Parker assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 20-foot jumper (Smush Parker assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 16-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses driving layup
Lamar Odom makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Lamar Odom makes 2-foot hook shot (Devean George assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 20-foot jumper (Sasha Vujacic assists)
Sasha Vujacic misses three point jumper
Kobe Bryant makes layup (Lamar Odom assists)
Smush Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 21-foot jumper
Lamar Odom misses 28-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot two point shot
Luke Walton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 19-foot jumper (Luke Walton assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 17-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 27-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kwame Brown makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 21-foot jumper
Devean George makes 27-foot three point jumper (Sasha Vujacic assists)
Kobe Bryant makes two point shot
Devean George makes three point jumper (Sasha Vujacic assists)
Lamar Odom makes 4-foot two point shot
Devean George misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lamar Odom misses three point jumper
Lamar Odom misses 7-foot jumper
Lamar Odom makes 6-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses jumper
Lamar Odom makes driving layup
Smush Parker misses 19-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses layup
Kobe Bryant makes tip shot
Luke Walton misses 7-foot jumper
Kwame Brown makes layup (Lamar Odom assists)
Kobe Bryant misses layup
Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lamar Odom makes driving layup
Kwame Brown makes layup
Luke Walton misses 10-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 21-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 23-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw blocks Smush Parker's layup
Kobe Bryant makes driving layup
Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes two point shot
Kobe Bryant makes 17-foot two point shot
Luke Walton misses layup
Kobe Bryant misses 16-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes driving layup
Lamar Odom misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lamar Odom assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 28-foot three pointer (Lamar Odom assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 28-foot three point jumper
Lamar Odom misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion misses 12-foot jumper
Boris Diaw makes driving layup (Steve Nash assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 25-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Shawn Marion makes 25-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Boris Diaw makes two point shot
Steve Nash makes driving layup
Shawn Marion makes 16-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash makes 26-foot three point jumper
James Jones makes 27-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
James Jones makes 18-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Shawn Marion misses layup
Leandro Barbosa makes 25-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw misses 8-foot two point shot
Leandro Barbosa misses 26-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw misses 16-foot jumper
Tim Thomas makes driving layup (Boris Diaw assists)
Steve Nash misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tim Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes driving layup
Shawn Marion misses 8-foot jumper
James Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 13-foot two point shot
Boris Diaw makes slam dunk (Shawn Marion assists)
Tim Thomas makes 10-foot two point shot
Tim Thomas misses 9-foot jumper
Shawn Marion misses 16-foot jumper
Tim Thomas misses layup
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup
Eddie House makes 17-foot jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Tim Thomas makes 13-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Shawn Marion makes slam dunk
Tim Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash misses driving layup
Boris Diaw makes two point shot
Leandro Barbosa misses 25-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)
Kwame Brown blocks Shawn Marion's layup
James Jones misses 20-foot jumper
James Jones makes 27-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Shawn Marion makes 14-foot two point shot
Boris Diaw misses 22-foot jumper
Boris Diaw makes 15-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Shawn Marion misses 24-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 11-foot running jumper
Shawn Marion makes three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Shawn Marion misses 27-foot three point jumper
Tim Thomas misses jumper
Shawn Marion misses dunk
Steve Nash makes 16-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Tim Thomas misses 12-foot jumper
Tim Thomas makes driving layup (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Shawn Marion makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 21-foot jumper
James Jones makes 19-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash makes driving layup
Eddie House misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion misses 11-foot jumper
Boris Diaw misses driving layup
Eddie House misses 21-foot running jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup (Boris Diaw assists)
Steve Nash makes 19-foot jumper
Tim Thomas makes layup
Steve Nash makes jumper
Steve Nash misses 16-foot jumper
Boris Diaw misses 5-foot jumper
Boris Diaw makes 7-foot hook shot
Shawn Marion misses 4-foot jumper
Tim Thomas misses 28-foot three point jumper
Tim Thomas misses 9-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tim Thomas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Shawn Marion misses layup
Boris Diaw makes 14-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Boris Diaw makes 6-foot two point shot
Shawn Marion makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Boris Diaw makes layup (Shawn Marion assists)
Tim Thomas makes three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Shawn Marion makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Shawn Marion makes two point shot (Boris Diaw assists)

SUNS

LAKERS

TIME		PHX	LAL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Shawn Marion vs. Kwame Brown (Smush Parker gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Kobe Bryant misses 19-foot jumper	0	0
11:38	James Jones defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Shawn Marion misses 12-foot jumper	0	0
11:21	Kobe Bryant defensive rebound	0	0
11:12	Kobe Bryant makes 5-foot two point shot	0	2
11:03	Boris Diaw makes driving layup (Steve Nash assists)	2	2
10:37	Luke Walton makes 19-foot jumper (Lamar Odom assists)	2	4
10:26	Leandro Barbosa makes 25-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)	5	4
10:07	Luke Walton makes layup	5	6
9:44	Shawn Marion makes 25-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)	8	6
9:30	Luke Walton misses 5-foot jumper	8	6
9:27	Kwame Brown offensive rebound	8	8
9:27	Kwame Brown makes layup	8	8
9:15	Boris Diaw makes two point shot	10	8
9:04	Lamar Odom offensive foul (Shawn Marion draws the foul)	10	8
9:04	Lamar Odom turnover	10	8
8:56	Steve Nash makes driving layup	12	8
8:40	Kwame Brown makes slam dunk (Lamar Odom assists)	12	10
8:30	Luke Walton personal foul (James Jones draws the foul)	12	10
8:25	Shawn Marion makes 16-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	14	10
8:07	Smush Parker bad pass (James Jones steals)	14	10
8:02	Steve Nash makes 26-foot three point jumper	17	10
7:41	Smush Parker misses layup	17	10
7:39	James Jones defensive rebound	17	10
7:31	James Jones makes 27-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)	20	10
7:26	Los Angeles full timeout	20	10
7:22	James Jones shooting foul (Lamar Odom draws the foul)	20	10
7:22	Lamar Odom makes free throw 1 of 2	20	11
7:22	Lamar Odom makes free throw 2 of 2	20	12
7:11	Steve Nash lost ball (Smush Parker steals)	20	12
7:03	Smush Parker bad pass (Shawn Marion steals)	20	12
6:52	James Jones makes 18-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	22	12
6:33	Luke Walton misses layup	22	12
6:33	Kwame Brown offensive rebound	22	14
6:33	Kwame Brown makes tip shot	22	14
6:20	Shawn Marion misses layup	22	14
6:20	Lamar Odom defensive rebound	22	14
6:07	Luke Walton makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)	22	16
5:58	Leandro Barbosa makes 25-foot three point jumper	25	16
5:33	Shawn Marion shooting foul (Lamar Odom draws the foul)	25	16
5:33	Tim Thomas enters the game for James Jones	25	16
5:33	Lamar Odom misses free throw 1 of 2	25	16
5:33	Los Angeles offensive rebound	25	16
5:33	Lamar Odom makes free throw 2 of 2	25	17
5:13	Smush Parker personal foul (Tim Thomas draws the foul)	25	17
5:03	Boris Diaw misses 8-foot two point shot	25	17
5:01	Phoenix defensive rebound	25	17
4:46	Luke Walton makes 17-foot jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)	25	19
4:39	Leandro Barbosa misses 26-foot three point jumper	25	19
4:37	Luke Walton defensive rebound	25	19
4:26	Kobe Bryant bad pass	25	19
4:26	Official timeout	25	19
4:26	James Jones enters the game for Leandro Barbosa	25	19
4:13	Boris Diaw misses 16-foot jumper	25	19
4:11	Lamar Odom defensive rebound	25	19
4:03	Lamar Odom makes driving layup	25	21
3:51	Tim Thomas makes driving layup (Boris Diaw assists)	27	21
3:51	Kwame Brown shooting foul (Tim Thomas draws the foul)	27	21
3:51	Tim Thomas makes free throw 1 of 1	28	21
3:38	Tim Thomas jump ball	28	21
3:28	Kobe Bryant makes 10-foot jumper	28	23
3:15	Steve Nash misses 26-foot three point jumper	28	23
3:14	Lamar Odom defensive rebound	28	23
2:59	Smush Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper	28	23
2:57	Luke Walton offensive rebound	28	23
2:56	Luke Walton makes two point shot	28	25
2:49	Luke Walton personal foul (James Jones draws the foul)	28	25
2:49	Phoenix full timeout	28	25
2:49	Devean George enters the game for Luke Walton	28	25
2:44	Tim Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper	28	25
2:42	Kobe Bryant defensive rebound	28	25
2:26	Kwame Brown misses layup	28	25
2:25	Kwame Brown offensive rebound	28	25
2:24	Kwame Brown makes slam dunk	28	27
2:03	Steve Nash makes driving layup	30	27
1:46	Devean George makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lamar Odom assists)	30	30
1:25	Phoenix 20 Sec. timeout	30	30
1:21	Shawn Marion misses 8-foot jumper	30	30
1:19	Kwame Brown defensive rebound	30	30
1:00	Kobe Bryant lost ball (Boris Diaw steals)	30	30
57.9	Boris Diaw lost ball (Devean George steals)	30	30
50.0	Kwame Brown makes slam dunk (Lamar Odom assists)	30	32
43.5	Boris Diaw offensive foul (Devean George draws the foul)	30	32
43.5	Boris Diaw turnover	30	32
30.5	Devean George makes slam dunk (Kobe Bryant assists)	30	34
21.9	James Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	34
20.5	Kobe Bryant defensive rebound	30	34
2.8	Brian Cook enters the game for Kwame Brown	30	34
1.8	Steve Nash personal foul (Smush Parker draws the foul)	30	34
1.1	Kobe Bryant makes 28-foot three pointer (Lamar Odom assists)	30	37
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	37

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, 5 May 2006

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 18,997

Referees:
Dick Bavetta
Joe DeRosa
Derrick Stafford

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

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