Lakers 97-77 Suns (4 Jan, 2016) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Suns

12-25, 4-15 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	10	12	29	26	77
LAL	25	18	38	16	97

Los Angeles Lakers

8-27, 4-9 home

Louis Williams misses driving layup
Jordan Clarkson misses driving layup
Roy Hibbert makes 14-foot jumper (Louis Williams assists)
Larry Nance Jr. makes 19-foot jumper (Roy Hibbert assists)
Larry Nance Jr. misses 19-foot jumper
Larry Nance Jr. misses 17-foot jumper
Roy Hibbert makes 17-foot jumper (Anthony Brown assists)
Jordan Clarkson makes driving layup
Larry Nance Jr. makes two point shot (Jordan Clarkson assists)
Louis Williams misses 5-foot jump bank shot
Anthony Brown misses 20-foot jumper
Roy Hibbert misses 18-foot jumper
Louis Williams makes driving layup (Jordan Clarkson assists)
Roy Hibbert misses 9-foot hook shot
Jordan Clarkson makes two point shot
D'Angelo Russell makes 14-foot jumper (Brandon Bass assists)
Jordan Clarkson makes two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Julius Randle misses layup
Nick Young misses 13-foot two point shot
D'Angelo Russell misses 18-foot jumper
Alex Len blocks Julius Randle's shot
Nick Young misses 20-foot jumper
Jordan Clarkson misses 27-foot three point jumper
T.J. Warren blocks Nick Young 's 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass makes two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Brandon Bass makes layup (Julius Randle assists)
Louis Williams makes two point shot (Julius Randle assists)
Louis Williams makes 27-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Louis Williams misses 3-foot two point shot
Louis Williams makes three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Nick Young misses 25-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Roy Hibbert misses 15-foot jumper
D'Angelo Russell makes 6-foot two point shot
Anthony Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot three point jumper
Larry Nance Jr. misses jumper
Louis Williams misses 5-foot two point shot
Jordan Clarkson misses 5-foot jumper
Louis Williams misses Running Jumper
Louis Williams makes 27-foot three point jumper (Anthony Brown assists)
Larry Nance Jr. makes jumper (Louis Williams assists)
Louis Williams makes two point shot
Louis Williams makes 26-foot three point running jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists)
Louis Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Larry Nance Jr. makes 4-foot two point shot (Roy Hibbert assists)
Jordan Clarkson makes two point shot
Anthony Brown misses 27-foot three point jumper
Louis Williams makes 14-foot two point shot (Roy Hibbert assists)
Larry Nance Jr. makes 16-foot jumper (Louis Williams assists)
Roy Hibbert makes 14-foot two point shot
Larry Nance Jr. makes two point shot (Jordan Clarkson assists)
Roy Hibbert makes driving dunk (Jordan Clarkson assists)
Louis Williams makes jumper
Louis Williams makes 27-foot three point jumper
Anthony Brown makes 20-foot jumper
Roy Hibbert makes dunk (Jordan Clarkson assists)
Alex Len blocks Anthony Brown 's 1-foot layup
Jordan Clarkson misses 15-foot jumper
Roy Hibbert misses layup
Jordan Clarkson misses finger roll layup
Jordan Clarkson makes driving dunk (Brandon Bass assists)
Louis Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper
Julius Randle misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nick Young misses 19-foot jumper
Marcelo Huertas makes 8-foot two point shot
Nick Young makes 27-foot three point jumper (Marcelo Huertas assists)
Alex Len blocks D'Angelo Russell 's 2-foot layup
D'Angelo Russell misses 9-foot jumper
Marcelo Huertas misses 26-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass misses 13-foot jumper
Julius Randle misses 5-foot jumper
Marcelo Huertas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass misses 18-foot jumper
Brandon Bass misses 16-foot jumper
Nick Young misses three point jumper
Brandon Bass makes two point shot (Julius Randle assists)
Jordan Clarkson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Brown misses 17-foot jumper
Larry Nance Jr. makes dunk
Roy Hibbert makes 15-foot two point shot (Louis Williams assists)
Roy Hibbert misses 17-foot jumper
Anthony Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists)
Jon Leuer misses jumper
Tyson Chandler misses 17-foot jumper
Jon Leuer misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler misses 4-foot hook shot
Jon Leuer makes 4-foot two point shot
Brandon Knight makes 9-foot two point shot
Devin Booker misses two point shot
Brandon Knight misses 22-foot jumper
Devin Booker makes two point shot (Brandon Knight assists)
Brandon Knight misses 15-foot two point shot
Brandon Knight misses 5-foot two point shot
Devin Booker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Alex Len makes two point shot (Jon Leuer assists)
Devin Booker misses 3-foot Running Jumper
Mirza Teletovic misses 2-foot
Alex Len misses 19-foot jumper
T.J. Warren misses 6-foot two point shot
T.J. Warren misses 23-foot jumper
Mirza Teletovic makes layup
Mirza Teletovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ronnie Price misses driving layup
Jordan Clarkson blocks Archie Goodwin's layup
Archie Goodwin makes layup
Brandon Knight misses 20-foot jumper
Archie Goodwin misses 4-foot jumper
Brandon Bass blocks Archie Goodwin 's 2-foot layup
Tyson Chandler misses alley oop dunk shot
Roy Hibbert blocks P.J. Tucker 's 5-foot jumper
Brandon Knight misses 20-foot jumper
Devin Booker makes 22-foot two point shot
Anthony Brown blocks Devin Booker 's 7-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler misses dunk
Roy Hibbert blocks Devin Booker's jumper
Tyson Chandler misses hook shot
P.J. Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Devin Booker misses 18-foot jumper
Brandon Knight misses 22-foot jumper
Mirza Teletovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandon Knight misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mirza Teletovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jon Leuer misses 27-foot three point jumper
Mirza Teletovic misses three point jumper
P.J. Tucker misses layup
P.J. Tucker makes two point shot
Brandon Knight makes two point shot
Ronnie Price misses 27-foot three point jumper
Brandon Knight misses 9-foot Running Jumper
Jon Leuer makes two point shot (Devin Booker assists)
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Brandon Knight assists)
Devin Booker makes 13-foot jumper
Devin Booker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devin Booker makes 7-foot two point shot (Brandon Knight assists)
P.J. Tucker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Knight makes 21-foot jumper
Alex Len makes two point shot (Brandon Knight assists)
Brandon Knight misses layup
Devin Booker makes 6-foot two point shot (Alex Len assists)
Brandon Knight misses 26-foot three point jumper
T.J. Warren misses 11-foot Regular Jump Shot
Ronnie Price misses 27-foot three point jumper
Brandon Knight makes driving layup
Brandon Knight makes 4-foot two point shot
Mirza Teletovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
Mirza Teletovic makes driving layup (Brandon Knight assists)
Alex Len makes dunk (Mirza Teletovic assists)
Mirza Teletovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Knight makes 13-foot two point shot
Brandon Bass blocks Brandon Knight's layup
Mirza Teletovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ronnie Price assists)
Brandon Knight makes two point shot
Brandon Knight makes 23-foot three point jumper
Brandon Knight misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ronnie Price makes three point jumper
Alex Len misses 13-foot jumper
Brandon Knight makes 17-foot two point shot
Brandon Knight misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mirza Teletovic makes three point jumper (Alex Len assists)
Ronnie Price makes two point shot (Brandon Knight assists)
Brandon Knight misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ronnie Price misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mirza Teletovic makes 3-foot two point shot (Brandon Knight assists)
P.J. Tucker misses 5-foot jumper
Brandon Knight makes driving layup (Ronnie Price assists)
Brandon Knight misses 20-foot jumper
Alex Len misses 4-foot hook shot
P.J. Tucker makes three point jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
Mirza Teletovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devin Booker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Roy Hibbert blocks Mirza Teletovic 's 4-foot jumper

SUNS

LAKERS

TIME		PHX	LAL
12:00	Tyson Chandler vs. Roy Hibbert (Devin Booker gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Jon Leuer misses jumper	0	0
11:40	Anthony Brown defensive rebound	0	0
11:25	Louis Williams misses driving layup	0	0
11:22	Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound	0	0
11:03	Jordan Clarkson misses driving layup	0	0
11:02	Jon Leuer defensive rebound	0	0
10:49	Tyson Chandler misses 17-foot jumper	0	0
10:48	Louis Williams defensive rebound	0	0
10:40	Roy Hibbert makes 14-foot jumper (Louis Williams assists)	0	2
10:26	Jon Leuer misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	2
10:26	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	0	2
10:19	P.J. Tucker personal block (Jordan Clarkson draws the foul)	0	2
10:11	Larry Nance Jr. makes 19-foot jumper (Roy Hibbert assists)	0	4
9:55	Tyson Chandler misses 4-foot hook shot	0	4
9:53	Lakers defensive team rebound	0	4
9:41	Larry Nance Jr. misses 19-foot jumper	0	4
9:40	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	0	4
9:18	Jon Leuer makes 4-foot two point shot	2	4
8:56	Larry Nance Jr. misses 17-foot jumper	2	4
8:56	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	2	4
8:47	Brandon Knight makes 9-foot two point shot	4	4
8:36	Devin Booker personal foul (Anthony Brown draws the foul)	4	4
8:25	Roy Hibbert makes 17-foot jumper (Anthony Brown assists)	4	6
8:11	Devin Booker misses two point shot	4	6
8:10	Anthony Brown defensive rebound	4	6
8:00	Jordan Clarkson makes driving layup	4	8
7:48	Brandon Knight lost ball turnover (Jordan Clarkson steals)	4	8
7:39	Anthony Brown bad pass (P.J. Tucker steals)	4	8
7:31	Devin Booker bad pass (Jordan Clarkson steals)	4	8
7:26	Larry Nance Jr. makes two point shot (Jordan Clarkson assists)	4	10
7:07	Brandon Knight misses 22-foot jumper	4	10
7:07	Roy Hibbert defensive rebound	4	10
6:52	Louis Williams misses 5-foot jump bank shot	4	10
6:50	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	4	10
6:39	Devin Booker makes two point shot (Brandon Knight assists)	6	10
6:26	Anthony Brown misses 20-foot jumper	6	10
6:24	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	6	10
6:16	Brandon Knight misses 15-foot two point shot	6	10
6:13	Roy Hibbert defensive rebound	6	10
6:01	Roy Hibbert misses 18-foot jumper	6	10
6:01	Brandon Knight defensive rebound	6	10
5:47	Brandon Knight misses 5-foot two point shot	6	10
5:45	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	6	10
5:37	Louis Williams makes driving layup (Jordan Clarkson assists)	6	12
5:37	Suns Full timeout	6	12
5:37	T.J. Warren enters the game for P.J. Tucker	6	12
5:37	Alex Len enters the game for Tyson Chandler	6	12
5:37	D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Louis Williams	6	12
5:11	Devin Booker misses 26-foot three point jumper	6	12
5:11	Roy Hibbert defensive rebound	6	12
4:52	Roy Hibbert misses 9-foot hook shot	6	12
4:50	Jon Leuer defensive rebound	6	12
4:39	Alex Len makes two point shot (Jon Leuer assists)	8	12
4:13	Jordan Clarkson makes two point shot	8	14
3:57	Devin Booker misses 3-foot Running Jumper	8	14
3:55	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	8	14
3:49	Ronnie Price enters the game for Devin Booker	8	14
3:49	Sonny Weems enters the game for Brandon Knight	8	14
3:49	Brandon Bass enters the game for Roy Hibbert	8	14
3:47	Julius Randle enters the game for Larry Nance Jr.	8	14
3:35	D'Angelo Russell makes 14-foot jumper (Brandon Bass assists)	8	16
3:28	Sonny Weems lost ball turnover (Jordan Clarkson steals)	8	16
3:26	Ronnie Price shooting foul (Jordan Clarkson draws the foul)	8	16
3:26	Jordan Clarkson makes free throw 1 of 2	8	17
3:26	Nick Young enters the game for Anthony Brown	8	17
3:26	Mirza Teletovic enters the game for Jon Leuer	8	17
3:26	Jordan Clarkson makes free throw 2 of 2	8	18
3:04	Mirza Teletovic misses 2-foot	8	18
3:02	Jordan Clarkson defensive rebound	8	18
3:00	Ronnie Price shooting foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul)	8	18
3:00	D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 1 of 2	8	19
3:00	D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 2 of 2	8	20
2:48	Mirza Teletovic bad pass (D'Angelo Russell steals)	8	20
2:43	Jordan Clarkson makes two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)	8	22
2:31	Alex Len misses 19-foot jumper	8	22
2:31	Julius Randle defensive rebound	8	22
2:19	Julius Randle misses layup	8	22
2:18	Brandon Bass offensive rebound	8	22
2:15	Alex Len shooting foul (Julius Randle draws the foul)	8	22
2:15	Lakers Full timeout	8	22
2:15	Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2	8	23
2:15	Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2	8	24
2:03	T.J. Warren misses 6-foot two point shot	8	24
2:01	Jordan Clarkson defensive rebound	8	24
1:45	Nick Young misses 13-foot two point shot	8	24
1:44	Ronnie Price defensive rebound	8	24
1:37	T.J. Warren misses 23-foot jumper	8	24
1:36	Mirza Teletovic offensive rebound	8	24
1:35	Mirza Teletovic makes layup	10	24
1:15	D'Angelo Russell misses 18-foot jumper	10	24
1:14	Mirza Teletovic defensive rebound	10	24
1:13	Mirza Teletovic misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	24
1:12	Brandon Bass defensive rebound	10	24
57.0	Mirza Teletovic shooting foul (Brandon Bass draws the foul)	10	24
57.0	Brandon Bass misses free throw 1 of 2	10	24
57.0	Lakers offensive team rebound	10	24
57.0	Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 2	10	25
35.0	Ronnie Price misses driving layup	10	25
32.0	Julius Randle defensive rebound	10	25
27.0	Alex Len blocks Julius Randle's shot	10	25
25.0	Mirza Teletovic defensive rebound	10	25
21.0	Mirza Teletovic turnover	10	25
1.0	Nick Young misses 20-foot jumper	10	25
0.0	Alex Len defensive rebound	10	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	10	25

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Lakers
101
Suns
120

Game 1

17/11

Suns
77
Lakers
97

Game 2

4/1

Suns
95
Lakers
90

Game 3

19/3

Lakers
107
Suns
119

Game 4

24/3

crypto.com Arena

2:30 AM, 4 January 2016

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 18,997

Referees:
Bill Kennedy
David Jones
Scott Twardoski

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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