Walton scored 19 points and Lamar Odom added 18 and nine rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers edged the Phoenix Suns, 94-91, in their second preseason matchup.
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Los Angeles held a 90-89 advantage before Walton drilled a 3-pointer with 42 seconds left. Following a basket by the Suns, Walton split a pair of free throws, making it 94-91 with just 9.5 seconds remaining.
After two 20-second timeouts, Jumaine Jones launched a 27-foot 3-pointer from the top of the key which bounced off the front of the rim before time expired.
First-round pick Jordan Farmar collected six assists and six rebounds, but shot just 1-of-7 from the floor for the Lakers, who sank 8-of-18 shots from the arc.
Leandro Barbosa scored 19 points and made five steals and Marcus Banks added 15 points for the Suns, who shot a dismal 4-of-23 from long distance.
Two-time reigning MVP Steve Nash finished with 10 points and 11 assists while Amare Stoudemire contributed only one point in 19 minutes for Phoenix, which defeated Los Angeles, 99-91, a week ago.
