LA Clippers @ Phoenix Suns
PLAYOFFS • PHX leads series 1-0
47-35, 20-21 Away
123
47-35, 20-21 Away
54-28, 31-10 Home
130
54-28, 31-10 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Shawn Marion makes two point shot (Boris Diaw assists)
- Chris Kaman makes layup
- Raja Bell misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Jones makes 22-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
- Quinton Ross misses free throw 2 of 2
- Quinton Ross makes free throw 1 of 2
- Boris Diaw makes driving layup
- Shawn Marion misses 13-foot jumper
- Cuttino Mobley misses 13-foot jumper
- Elton Brand misses 11-foot jumper
- Sam Cassell misses 14-foot jumper
- Quinton Ross makes free throw 1 of 2
- Quinton Ross makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shawn Marion misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Shawn Marion makes jumper (Steve Nash assists)
- Sam Cassell misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Quinton Ross makes 17-foot jumper (Elton Brand assists)
- Sam Cassell misses 14-foot jumper
- Steve Nash makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Elton Brand makes layup (Sam Cassell assists)
- Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
- Boris Diaw makes 18-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
- Sam Cassell makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sam Cassell misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Kaman misses layup
- Raja Bell misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Cuttino Mobley misses 22-foot jumper
- Chris Kaman misses 9-foot hook shot
- Steve Nash makes driving layup
- Leandro Barbosa misses layup
- Elton Brand makes free throw 1 of 2
- Elton Brand makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tim Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
- Raja Bell makes dunk
- Steve Nash makes technical free throw
- Elton Brand makes free throw 1 of 2
- Elton Brand misses free throw 2 of 2
- Sam Cassell makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sam Cassell makes free throw 2 of 2
- Boris Diaw makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)
- Elton Brand makes jumper (Vladimir Radmanovic assists)
- Elton Brand makes jumper
- Tim Thomas makes 12-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
- Elton Brand makes 15-foot two point shot
- Raja Bell makes free throw 1 of 2
- Raja Bell makes free throw 2 of 2
- Corey Maggette makes layup (Elton Brand assists)
- Vladimir Radmanovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Elton Brand misses 9-foot jumper
- Eddie House misses 10-foot running jumper
- Vladimir Radmanovic makes free throw 1 of 3
- Vladimir Radmanovic makes free throw 2 of 3
- Vladimir Radmanovic misses free throw 3 of 3
- Tim Thomas misses 78-foot three point jumper
- Chris Kaman makes 10-foot two point shot
- Tim Thomas misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Boris Diaw makes 25-foot three point jumper (Raja Bell assists)
- Eddie House misses 19-foot jumper
- Cuttino Mobley misses 15-foot jumper
- Raja Bell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
- Chris Kaman makes 8-foot two point shot
- Leandro Barbosa misses layup
- Corey Maggette makes layup (Shaun Livingston assists)
- Corey Maggette makes free throw 1 of 1
- Steve Nash makes technical free throw
- Boris Diaw misses 16-foot jumper
- Corey Maggette makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shaun Livingston assists)
- Leandro Barbosa misses 14-foot jumper
- Boris Diaw makes driving layup
- Corey Maggette misses 21-foot jumper
- Shawn Marion makes free throw 1 of 2
- Shawn Marion makes free throw 2 of 2
- Corey Maggette makes 18-foot jumper (Elton Brand assists)
- James Jones misses 20-foot jumper
- Corey Maggette makes 21-foot jumper (Shaun Livingston assists)
- Shawn Marion misses three point jumper
- Steve Nash makes layup
- James Jones makes free throw 1 of 1
- Elton Brand misses 15-foot jumper
- Raja Bell misses 18-foot jumper
- Shaun Livingston makes 19-foot jumper
- Steve Nash makes 16-foot jumper
- Elton Brand makes jumper
- Boris Diaw makes driving layup
- Shaun Livingston misses 15-foot jumper
- Steve Nash makes driving layup
- Chris Kaman misses 8-foot jumper
- Tim Thomas makes 15-foot jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
- Elton Brand makes driving layup
- Tim Thomas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
- Elton Brand makes 18-foot jumper (Shaun Livingston assists)
- Corey Maggette misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Elton Brand makes 8-foot two point shot
- Leandro Barbosa makes free throw 1 of 2
- Leandro Barbosa makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sam Cassell makes driving layup
- Steve Nash misses layup
- Elton Brand makes 11-foot jumper (Shaun Livingston assists)
- Elton Brand makes 10-foot jumper
- Boris Diaw misses 8-foot jumper
- Sam Cassell misses 15-foot jumper
- Raja Bell misses layup
- Sam Cassell makes 23-foot jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)
- Cuttino Mobley makes technical free throw
- Corey Maggette misses free throw 1 of 2
- Corey Maggette makes free throw 2 of 2
- Raja Bell misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Shaun Livingston makes 17-foot jumper
- Steve Nash misses 45-foot three point jumper
- Quinton Ross makes jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
- Shawn Marion misses jumper
- Sam Cassell misses 17-foot jumper
- Raja Bell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
- Chris Kaman misses hook shot
- Elton Brand makes 9-foot jumper
- James Jones makes jumper (Raja Bell assists)
- Cuttino Mobley misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Shawn Marion misses 9-foot running jumper
- Shawn Marion makes layup
- Sam Cassell misses 20-foot jumper
- Steve Nash makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
- Quinton Ross misses 16-foot jumper
- Shawn Marion makes slam dunk (Steve Nash assists)
- Quinton Ross makes 19-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
- Sam Cassell makes two point shot
- Steve Nash misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Elton Brand makes 17-foot jumper
- Shawn Marion makes free throw 1 of 2
- Shawn Marion makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sam Cassell makes 21-foot jumper
- Shawn Marion misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Boris Diaw misses 18-foot jumper
- Sam Cassell makes driving layup
- Sam Cassell makes free throw 1 of 1
- Sam Cassell makes 17-foot jumper (Quinton Ross assists)
- Raja Bell makes 19-foot jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
- Cuttino Mobley misses 21-foot jumper
- Steve Nash makes free throw 1 of 2
- Steve Nash makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Kaman makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Kaman makes free throw 2 of 2
- Leandro Barbosa makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
- Leandro Barbosa makes free throw 1 of 1
- Sam Cassell makes 12-foot jumper
- Shawn Marion misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup
- Shawn Marion misses 5-foot jumper
- Sam Cassell misses 19-foot jumper
- Steve Nash misses 17-foot jumper
- Shaun Livingston makes driving layup
- Shawn Marion makes free throw 1 of 2
- Shawn Marion makes free throw 2 of 2
- Elton Brand makes 15-foot two point shot
- Tim Thomas makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
- Elton Brand makes free throw 1 of 2
- Elton Brand misses free throw 2 of 2
- Boris Diaw misses 18-foot jumper
- Shaun Livingston misses 16-foot jumper
- Raja Bell makes 19-foot jumper
- Elton Brand makes 8-foot jumper
- Leandro Barbosa makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
- Elton Brand makes 17-foot jumper
- Steve Nash makes driving layup
- Raja Bell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
- Cuttino Mobley makes 18-foot two point shot
- Raja Bell misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Jones makes layup
- Corey Maggette makes 22-foot jumper (Shaun Livingston assists)
- Elton Brand makes 19-foot jumper (Shaun Livingston assists)
- Boris Diaw makes 7-foot hook shot
- Vladimir Radmanovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Shaun Livingston makes dunk
- James Jones makes 21-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
- Elton Brand misses two point shot
- Steve Nash makes free throw 1 of 2
- Steve Nash makes free throw 2 of 2
- Elton Brand makes dunk (Shaun Livingston assists)
- Steve Nash misses layup
- Boris Diaw makes driving layup
- Shaun Livingston misses 18-foot jumper
- Boris Diaw makes 9-foot two point shot
- Shawn Marion makes free throw 1 of 2
- Shawn Marion makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shaun Livingston makes driving layup (Corey Maggette assists)
- Leandro Barbosa makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
- Quinton Ross misses 18-foot jumper
- Steve Nash makes 17-foot jumper
- Corey Maggette makes free throw 1 of 2
- Corey Maggette makes free throw 2 of 2
- Raja Bell makes driving layup
- Raja Bell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
- Sam Cassell misses layup
- Leandro Barbosa misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Leandro Barbosa misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Sam Cassell makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sam Cassell makes free throw 2 of 2
- Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Sam Cassell makes driving layup
- Sam Cassell makes free throw 1 of 1
- Shawn Marion makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
- Sam Cassell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shaun Livingston assists)
- Sam Cassell makes driving layup
- Steve Nash makes driving layup
- Steve Nash misses free throw 1 of 1
- Sam Cassell misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Corey Maggette misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Vladimir Radmanovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
- Steve Nash makes free throw 1 of 2
- Steve Nash makes free throw 2 of 2
- Elton Brand makes 13-foot two point shot
- Shawn Marion makes free throw 1 of 2
- Shawn Marion makes free throw 2 of 2
- Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)
- Corey Maggette makes 25-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Elton Brand vs. Shawn Marion (Steve Nash gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | Shawn Marion makes two point shot (Boris Diaw assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 11:23 | | Chris Kaman makes layup | 2 | 2 |
| 11:11 | | Raja Bell misses 25-foot three point jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 11:10 | | Steve Nash offensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:59 | | James Jones makes 22-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists) | 2 | 4 |
| 10:48 | | Quinton Ross misses free throw 2 of 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 10:48 | | Shawn Marion defensive rebound | 3 | 4 |
| 10:48 | | James Jones shooting foul (Quinton Ross draws the foul) | 2 | 4 |
| 10:48 | | Quinton Ross makes free throw 1 of 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 10:37 | | Boris Diaw makes driving layup | 3 | 6 |
| 10:22 | | Steve Nash personal foul (Sam Cassell draws the foul) | 3 | 6 |
| 10:07 | | shot clock violation | 3 | 6 |
| 9:56 | | Shawn Marion misses 13-foot jumper | 3 | 6 |
| 9:55 | | Chris Kaman defensive rebound | 3 | 6 |
| 9:30 | | Cuttino Mobley misses 13-foot jumper | 3 | 6 |
| 9:27 | | Elton Brand offensive rebound | 3 | 6 |
| 9:23 | | Elton Brand misses 11-foot jumper | 3 | 6 |
| 9:22 | | Boris Diaw defensive rebound | 3 | 6 |
| 9:18 | | Boris Diaw bad pass (Quinton Ross steals) | 3 | 6 |
| 9:10 | | Sam Cassell misses 14-foot jumper | 3 | 6 |
| 9:07 | | Shawn Marion defensive rebound | 3 | 6 |
| 8:52 | | Steve Nash lost ball (Quinton Ross steals) | 3 | 6 |
| 8:51 | | Shawn Marion shooting foul (Quinton Ross draws the foul) | 3 | 6 |
| 8:51 | | Quinton Ross makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8:51 | | Quinton Ross makes free throw 2 of 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 8:37 | | Shawn Marion misses 26-foot three point jumper | 5 | 6 |
| 8:34 | | Quinton Ross defensive rebound | 5 | 6 |
| 8:26 | | Chris Kaman bad pass | 5 | 6 |
| 8:12 | | Quinton Ross personal foul (Steve Nash draws the foul) | 5 | 6 |
| 7:58 | | Shawn Marion makes jumper (Steve Nash assists) | 5 | 8 |
| 7:35 | | Sam Cassell misses 25-foot three point jumper | 5 | 8 |
| 7:33 | | Los Angeles defensive rebound | 5 | 8 |
| 7:20 | | Elton Brand blocks Boris Diaw's layup | 5 | 8 |
| 7:20 | | Quinton Ross defensive rebound | 5 | 8 |
| 7:05 | | Quinton Ross makes 17-foot jumper (Elton Brand assists) | 7 | 8 |
| 6:58 | | Steve Nash bad pass | 7 | 8 |
| 6:46 | | James Jones personal foul (Quinton Ross draws the foul) | 7 | 8 |
| 6:46 | | Leandro Barbosa enters the game for James Jones | 7 | 8 |
| 6:37 | | Sam Cassell misses 14-foot jumper | 7 | 8 |
| 6:35 | | Shawn Marion defensive rebound | 7 | 8 |
| 6:30 | | Steve Nash makes 26-foot three point jumper | 7 | 11 |
| 6:20 | | Elton Brand makes layup (Sam Cassell assists) | 9 | 11 |
| 6:13 | | Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Steve Nash assists) | 9 | 13 |
| 6:00 | | Quinton Ross bad pass | 9 | 13 |
| 5:50 | | Boris Diaw makes 18-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists) | 9 | 15 |
| 5:35 | | Shawn Marion shooting foul (Sam Cassell draws the foul) | 9 | 15 |
| 5:35 | | Phoenix full timeout | 9 | 15 |
| 5:35 | | Tim Thomas enters the game for Shawn Marion | 9 | 15 |
| 5:35 | | Sam Cassell makes free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 15 |
| 5:35 | | Sam Cassell misses free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 15 |
| 5:33 | | Chris Kaman offensive rebound | 10 | 15 |
| 5:31 | | Chris Kaman misses layup | 10 | 15 |
| 5:31 | | Los Angeles defensive rebound | 10 | 15 |
| 5:20 | | Raja Bell misses 23-foot three point jumper | 10 | 15 |
| 5:18 | | Chris Kaman defensive rebound | 10 | 15 |
| 5:03 | | Cuttino Mobley misses 22-foot jumper | 10 | 15 |
| 5:01 | | Quinton Ross offensive rebound | 10 | 15 |
| 4:52 | | Chris Kaman misses 9-foot hook shot | 10 | 15 |
| 4:48 | | Steve Nash defensive rebound | 10 | 15 |
| 4:39 | | Steve Nash makes driving layup | 10 | 17 |
| 4:16 | | Sam Cassell lost ball (Leandro Barbosa steals) | 10 | 17 |
| 4:11 | | Leandro Barbosa misses layup | 10 | 17 |
| 4:11 | | Cuttino Mobley defensive rebound | 10 | 17 |
| 4:03 | | Tim Thomas shooting foul (Elton Brand draws the foul) | 10 | 17 |
| 4:03 | | Elton Brand makes free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 4:03 | | Elton Brand makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 17 |
| 3:47 | | Tim Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists) | 12 | 20 |
| 3:23 | | Cuttino Mobley lost ball (Raja Bell steals) | 12 | 20 |
| 3:19 | | Raja Bell makes dunk | 12 | 22 |
| 3:17 | | Cuttino Mobley technical foul (1st technical foul) | 12 | 22 |
| 3:17 | | Steve Nash makes technical free throw | 12 | 23 |
| 3:17 | | Los Angeles full timeout | 12 | 23 |
| 3:17 | | Vladimir Radmanovic enters the game for Chris Kaman | 12 | 23 |
| 3:02 | | Boris Diaw shooting foul (Elton Brand draws the foul) | 12 | 23 |
| 3:02 | | Elton Brand makes free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 23 |
| 3:02 | | Elton Brand misses free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 23 |
| 3:02 | | Sam Cassell offensive rebound | 13 | 23 |
| 3:00 | | Tim Thomas personal foul (Sam Cassell draws the foul) | 13 | 23 |
| 3:00 | | Sam Cassell makes free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 23 |
| 3:00 | | Shaun Livingston enters the game for Quinton Ross | 14 | 23 |
| 3:00 | | Sam Cassell makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 23 |
| 2:48 | | Boris Diaw makes dunk (Steve Nash assists) | 15 | 25 |
| 2:29 | | Elton Brand makes jumper (Vladimir Radmanovic assists) | 17 | 25 |
| 2:15 | | Vladimir Radmanovic blocks Tim Thomas's 25-foot three point jumper | 17 | 25 |
| 2:12 | | Elton Brand defensive rebound | 17 | 25 |
| 2:05 | | Elton Brand makes jumper | 19 | 25 |
| 1:54 | | Tim Thomas makes 12-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists) | 19 | 27 |
| 1:36 | | Elton Brand makes 15-foot two point shot | 21 | 27 |
| 1:17 | | Sam Cassell shooting foul (Raja Bell draws the foul) | 21 | 27 |
| 1:17 | | Raja Bell makes free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 28 |
| 1:17 | | Eddie House enters the game for Steve Nash | 21 | 28 |
| 1:17 | | Corey Maggette enters the game for Sam Cassell | 21 | 28 |
| 1:17 | | Raja Bell makes free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 29 |
| 1:00 | | Corey Maggette makes layup (Elton Brand assists) | 23 | 29 |
| 51.7 | | Boris Diaw traveling | 23 | 29 |
| 37.9 | | Vladimir Radmanovic misses 25-foot three point jumper | 23 | 29 |
| 35.9 | | Elton Brand offensive rebound | 23 | 29 |
| 32.9 | | Elton Brand misses 9-foot jumper | 23 | 29 |
| 30.7 | | Tim Thomas defensive rebound | 23 | 29 |
| 25.9 | | Eddie House misses 10-foot running jumper | 23 | 29 |
| 22.9 | | Vladimir Radmanovic defensive rebound | 23 | 29 |
| 1.0 | | Eddie House shooting foul (Vladimir Radmanovic draws the foul) | 23 | 29 |
| 1.0 | | Vladimir Radmanovic makes free throw 1 of 3 | 24 | 29 |
| 1.0 | | Walter McCarty enters the game for Elton Brand | 24 | 29 |
| 1.0 | | Vladimir Radmanovic makes free throw 2 of 3 | 25 | 29 |
| 1.0 | | Vladimir Radmanovic misses free throw 3 of 3 | 25 | 29 |
| 0.7 | | Tim Thomas defensive rebound | 25 | 29 |
| 0.1 | | Tim Thomas misses 78-foot three point jumper | 25 | 29 |
| 0.0 | | Phoenix offensive rebound | 25 | 29 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 25 | 29 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Phoenix, AZ
Referee:Jim Clark
Referee:Bernie Fryer
Referee:Monty McCutchen
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 31 | 19 | .620 | - | W2 |
| Phoenix | 31 | 21 | .596 | 1 | L1 |
| Golden State | 28 | 24 | .538 | 4 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 23 | 27 | .460 | 8 | L2 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 40 | .231 | 20 | L10 |
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