Suns 106-98 Lakers (18 Jan, 2008) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Suns

27-12, 14-8 away

106

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	27	29	23	27	106
LAL	24	19	18	37	98

Los Angeles Lakers

26-12, 15-6 home

Derek Fisher misses 17-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 11-foot jumper
Kwame Brown misses 13-foot jumper
Lamar Odom makes driving layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
Amare Stoudemire blocks Kwame Brown's 7-foot hook shot
Kwame Brown misses layup
Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire blocks Luke Walton's 6-foot jumper
Boris Diaw blocks Derek Fisher's layup
Lamar Odom misses layup
Kwame Brown makes layup
Luke Walton misses layup
Kobe Bryant makes 13-foot two point shot (Derek Fisher assists)
Derek Fisher misses 18-foot jumper
Lamar Odom makes layup
Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ronny Turiaf makes 18-foot jumper (Luke Walton assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 15-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes two point shot
Amare Stoudemire blocks Kobe Bryant's layup
Brian Skinner blocks Trevor Ariza's 10-foot jumper
Brian Skinner blocks Lamar Odom's layup
Brian Skinner blocks Ronny Turiaf's layup
Kobe Bryant makes 8-foot jumper
Jordan Farmar makes 26-foot three point jumper
Jordan Farmar misses jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses layup
Brian Skinner blocks Ronny Turiaf's 21-foot jumper
Lamar Odom misses layup
Trevor Ariza misses tip shot
Javaris Crittenton misses hook shot
Ronny Turiaf makes 6-foot jumper
Lamar Odom misses 18-foot jumper
Javaris Crittenton misses 9-foot jumper
Jordan Farmar misses 26-foot three point jumper
Lamar Odom misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kwame Brown makes layup
Kobe Bryant misses 11-foot jumper
Lamar Odom makes tip shot
Lamar Odom misses 10-foot jumper
Lamar Odom makes layup
Kwame Brown makes layup (Lamar Odom assists)
Luke Walton misses 7-foot jumper
Derek Fisher makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 41-foot three point jumper
Lamar Odom makes driving layup
Lamar Odom misses 13-foot jumper
Lamar Odom misses jumper
Kwame Brown misses dunk
Kwame Brown misses layup
Lamar Odom misses 7-foot hook shot
Lamar Odom makes layup
Kobe Bryant makes driving dunk
Shawn Marion blocks Luke Walton's jumper
Trevor Ariza makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
Derek Fisher misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lamar Odom misses 22-foot jumper
Ronny Turiaf makes 21-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
Derek Fisher misses 10-foot jumper
Kobe Bryant makes driving layup
Kobe Bryant makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jordan Farmar assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 22-foot jumper
Raja Bell blocks Ronny Turiaf's layup
Sasha Vujacic makes three point jumper (Lamar Odom assists)
Lamar Odom misses layup
Lamar Odom misses layup
Sasha Vujacic makes driving layup (Jordan Farmar assists)
Sasha Vujacic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Lamar Odom assists)
Lamar Odom makes dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)
Jordan Farmar misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jordan Farmar makes driving layup
Sasha Vujacic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sasha Vujacic misses layup
Jordan Farmar makes layup (Lamar Odom assists)
Jordan Farmar makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sasha Vujacic assists)
Jordan Farmar misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sasha Vujacic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ronny Turiaf makes 12-foot jumper (Lamar Odom assists)
Jordan Farmar misses layup
Kobe Bryant makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jordan Farmar assists)
Jordan Farmar makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jordan Farmar assists)
Kobe Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jordan Farmar makes layup
Kobe Bryant makes 27-foot three point jumper
Jordan Farmar misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kobe Bryant misses 23-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw blocks Sasha Vujacic's layup
Lamar Odom misses layup
Sasha Vujacic makes 7-foot jumper
Sasha Vujacic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 20-foot jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Amare Stoudemire misses 19-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 20-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 17-foot jumper
Shawn Marion makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes 5-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Raja Bell makes 15-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Shawn Marion makes 26-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Shawn Marion makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash makes layup (Shawn Marion assists)
Steve Nash makes driving layup
Steve Nash misses jumper
Boris Diaw makes two point shot (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes 14-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup
Shawn Marion makes driving dunk (Raja Bell assists)
Shawn Marion misses 26-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses layup
Shawn Marion makes 6-foot two point shot (Raja Bell assists)
Raja Bell misses 18-foot jumper
Raja Bell makes 15-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Brian Skinner misses 21-foot jumper
Shawn Marion makes 8-foot jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Boris Diaw makes 22-foot jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Boris Diaw makes 21-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup
Amare Stoudemire makes slam dunk (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Amare Stoudemire misses 18-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses layup
Steve Nash misses 22-foot three point jumper
Raja Bell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 20-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Amare Stoudemire misses layup
Steve Nash misses layup
Brian Skinner misses layup
Amare Stoudemire makes slam dunk
Raja Bell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion makes two point shot (Boris Diaw assists)
Boris Diaw makes 15-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Boris Diaw makes 17-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Amare Stoudemire misses layup
Steve Nash misses 20-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses layup
Boris Diaw makes three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Lamar Odom blocks Boris Diaw's layup
Amare Stoudemire misses layup
Shawn Marion misses 25-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw misses 13-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 25-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 14-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Boris Diaw misses 20-foot jumper
Shawn Marion misses two point shot
Shawn Marion makes layup
Raja Bell misses 23-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 15-foot jumper
Raja Bell misses 20-foot jumper
Shawn Marion misses 17-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 7-foot jumper
Boris Diaw misses 23-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 13-foot jumper (Raja Bell assists)
Boris Diaw makes 17-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Boris Diaw makes 19-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Raja Bell misses layup
Shawn Marion misses 6-foot hook shot
Raja Bell makes driving layup (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Shawn Marion misses layup
Raja Bell makes 16-foot jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup (Boris Diaw assists)
Raja Bell makes three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 21-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash makes three point jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brian Skinner misses 17-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 22-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw makes 20-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)

SUNS

LAKERS

TIME		PHX	LAL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Amare Stoudemire vs. Kwame Brown (Steve Nash gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Steve Nash makes 20-foot jumper (Shawn Marion assists)	2	0
11:26	Luke Walton bad pass	2	0
11:25	Boris Diaw bad pass (Luke Walton steals)	2	0
11:22	Derek Fisher misses 17-foot jumper	2	0
11:19	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound	2	0
11:11	Amare Stoudemire misses 19-foot jumper	2	0
11:10	Luke Walton defensive rebound	2	0
10:59	Kobe Bryant misses 11-foot jumper	2	0
10:56	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound	2	0
10:52	Steve Nash misses 20-foot jumper	2	0
10:51	Phoenix defensive rebound	2	0
10:41	Boris Diaw personal foul (Lamar Odom draws the foul)	2	0
10:29	Kwame Brown misses 13-foot jumper	2	0
10:26	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	2	0
10:18	Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:18	Kwame Brown defensive rebound	2	0
10:14	Lamar Odom makes driving layup (Kobe Bryant assists)	2	2
9:57	Amare Stoudemire misses 17-foot jumper	2	2
9:56	Boris Diaw offensive rebound	2	2
9:51	Shawn Marion makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)	5	2
9:34	Amare Stoudemire blocks Kwame Brown's 7-foot hook shot	5	2
9:34	Los Angeles offensive rebound	5	2
9:22	shot clock violation	5	2
9:07	Amare Stoudemire makes 5-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	7	2
9:07	Kwame Brown shooting foul (Amare Stoudemire draws the foul)	7	2
9:07	Amare Stoudemire makes free throw 1 of 1	8	2
8:59	Los Angeles full timeout	8	2
8:57	Jumpball: Amare Stoudemire vs. Kwame Brown (Steve Nash gains possession)	8	2
8:57	Kwame Brown lost ball (Amare Stoudemire steals)	8	2
8:41	Raja Bell bad pass (Lamar Odom steals)	8	2
8:30	Raja Bell shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul)	8	2
8:30	Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2	8	3
8:30	Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2	8	4
8:18	Boris Diaw bad pass (Kobe Bryant steals)	8	4
7:58	Kwame Brown misses layup	8	4
7:56	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	8	4
7:37	Raja Bell makes 15-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	10	4
7:24	Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot jumper	10	6
7:07	Shawn Marion makes 26-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)	13	6
6:48	Amare Stoudemire blocks Luke Walton's 6-foot jumper	13	6
6:47	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	13	6
6:43	Shawn Marion makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	15	6
6:31	Boris Diaw blocks Derek Fisher's layup	15	6
6:30	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	15	6
6:28	Steve Nash makes layup (Shawn Marion assists)	17	6
5:56	Lamar Odom misses layup	17	6
5:54	Kwame Brown offensive rebound	17	8
5:54	Kwame Brown makes layup	17	8
5:41	Steve Nash makes driving layup	19	8
5:24	Luke Walton misses layup	19	8
5:22	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	19	8
5:18	Steve Nash bad pass	19	8
5:18	Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Raja Bell	19	8
5:18	Official timeout	19	8
5:05	Kobe Bryant makes 13-foot two point shot (Derek Fisher assists)	19	10
4:48	Steve Nash misses jumper	19	10
4:48	Lamar Odom defensive rebound	19	10
4:43	Derek Fisher misses 18-foot jumper	19	10
4:41	Lamar Odom offensive rebound	19	10
4:39	Lamar Odom makes layup	19	12
4:18	Boris Diaw makes two point shot (Leandro Barbosa assists)	21	12
4:07	Kwame Brown offensive foul (Leandro Barbosa draws the foul)	21	12
4:07	Kwame Brown turnover	21	12
4:07	Brian Skinner enters the game for Boris Diaw	21	12
4:07	Ronny Turiaf enters the game for Kwame Brown	21	12
3:53	Brian Skinner turnover	21	12
3:39	Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	12
3:38	Brian Skinner defensive rebound	21	12
3:26	Amare Stoudemire makes 14-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	23	12
3:00	Ronny Turiaf makes 18-foot jumper (Luke Walton assists)	23	14
2:46	Leandro Barbosa turnover	23	14
2:46	Phoenix full timeout	23	14
2:46	Raja Bell enters the game for Steve Nash	23	14
2:46	Jordan Farmar enters the game for Derek Fisher	23	14
2:46	Trevor Ariza enters the game for Luke Walton	23	14
2:24	Kobe Bryant misses 15-foot jumper	23	14
2:23	Raja Bell defensive rebound	23	14
2:10	Brian Skinner bad pass (Kobe Bryant steals)	23	14
2:05	Kobe Bryant makes two point shot	23	16
2:00	Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup	25	16
1:43	Amare Stoudemire blocks Kobe Bryant's layup	25	16
1:39	Brian Skinner defensive rebound	25	16
1:38	Leandro Barbosa turnover	25	16
1:20	Brian Skinner blocks Trevor Ariza's 10-foot jumper	25	16
1:16	Trevor Ariza offensive rebound	25	16
1:15	Brian Skinner blocks Lamar Odom's layup	25	16
1:13	Raja Bell defensive rebound	25	16
1:10	Shawn Marion makes driving dunk (Raja Bell assists)	27	16
53.9	Brian Skinner blocks Ronny Turiaf's layup	27	16
52.6	Kobe Bryant offensive rebound	27	16
52.6	Kobe Bryant makes 8-foot jumper	27	18
52.6	Ronny Turiaf loose ball foul (Brian Skinner draws the foul)	27	18
36.9	Shawn Marion misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	18
34.9	Kobe Bryant defensive rebound	27	18
26.6	Leandro Barbosa shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul)	27	18
26.6	Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2	27	19
26.6	Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2	27	20
7.9	Leandro Barbosa misses layup	27	20
6.7	Lamar Odom defensive rebound	27	20
0.8	Jordan Farmar makes 26-foot three point jumper	27	23
0.8	Raja Bell technical foul (2nd technical foul)	27	23
0.8	Kobe Bryant makes technical free throw	27	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	24

Regular Season Series

LAL lead 2-1

Lakers
119
Suns
98

Game 1

2/11

Suns
115
Lakers
122

Game 2

25/12

Suns
106
Lakers
98

Game 3

18/1

Lakers
130
Suns
124

Game 4

21/2

crypto.com Arena

12:30 AM, 18 January 2008

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 18,997

Referees:
Dan Crawford
Matt Boland
Rodney Mott

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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