Suns-Lakers Preview

By JORDAN GARRETSON
Posted Feb 11 2013 6:50PM

A lengthy road trip seemed to take its toll on the Los Angeles Lakers, possibly contributing to an uncharacteristically poor rebounding performance in their last game.

They'll likely be happy to return home for Tuesday night's matchup against the struggling Phoenix Suns.

The Lakers (24-28) are looking to avenge a 92-86 loss at Phoenix on Jan. 30, which started their seven-game trip. It also gives Steve Nash another shot against his former team after he had 11 points, two assists and two turnovers in his return to Arizona.

Los Angeles bounced back from that loss with wins in four of the next five games. The schedule, dictated by Staples Center hosting Sunday's Grammy Awards, saw the Lakers travel over 6,500 miles in a span of 13 days, the effects of which perhaps manifested in a 107-97 loss at Miami on Sunday.

Los Angeles, third in the league in rebounding at 44.7 per game, was outrebounded 38-29 by a Miami team that averages a league-worst 38.9 rebounds per game.

"There were moments that we gave up a foul shot or a rebound that turned into a three-point shot," coach Mike D'Antoni said. "There were extra shots that we gave them and we didn't rebound."

Kobe Bryant drew extra attention for his increased role as a facilitator as he totaled 39 assists in the three games before the Lakers left Los Angeles, a trend that continued to a lesser extent. He had eight or more assists four times on the trip.

Bryant had 28 points on 11-of-19 shooting with nine assists against the Heat, but Metta World Peace shot just 3 of 11 for nine points.

"For the most part, we played hard," said Bryant, whose scoring average of 27.4 per game ranks third.

The Suns (17-35) have lost seven of nine and are coming off two blowout defeats at the hands of Oklahoma City, falling 127-96 on the road Friday, then 97-69 at home two days later. Wesley Johnson's tip-in with 7.8 seconds to play Sunday prevented the Suns from setting a franchise scoring low. The team scored 68 at Kansas City on March 8, 1981.

No starter scored more than eight as Phoenix shot 33.0 percent - its worst clip since hitting 26.8 percent in a 110-72 loss at New Jersey on March 27, 2006.

Markieff Morris was the only player in double figures with 12 points, while Goran Dragic, Phoenix's leading scorer with 14.2 ppg, was held to six on 2-of-7 shooting. It was his lowest total since scoring four in a loss to New York on Dec. 26.

"It is like having a bad day at work and nothing goes right for you," interim coach Lindsey Hunter said. "Look at it and you go on. ... You do not hang your head and dwell on it, you move on. And that is what we are going to do. That is my job not to let the guys have pity parties."

That could be tough for the Suns with their next three games on the road.

Phoenix owns the league's second-worst road record at 5-22, while Los Angeles has won five of six at home.

The Lakers also defeated the Suns 114-102 in Los Angeles on Nov. 16, their 11th win in the last 12 meetings at Staples Center - including the playoffs.

Bryant had 31 points in the November matchup, and is averaging 39.3 points during the Lakers' four-game home winning streak in the series.

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Lakers beat Suns with 4 points from Kobe

By GREG BEACHAM
Posted Feb 13 2013 2:32AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) Just when the Los Angeles Lakers thought their season was fully saturated with weirdness, Kobe Bryant made one shot and committed eight turnovers in one of the worst games of his career - and the Lakers still beat Phoenix.

Although the Lakers keep finding new ways to flummox their fans and themselves, they're also still finding ways to win.

Dwight Howard had 19 points and 18 rebounds, Antawn Jamison added 19 points, and the Lakers survived Bryant's bizarre four-point performance for their eighth victory in 11 games, 91-85 over the Suns on Tuesday night.

Even in this tumultuous season jam-packed with statistical oddities and high-profile failures, the Lakers' latest victory is a curiosity. Returning from a seven-game road trip, the Lakers hung on to win despite the fifth-leading scorer in NBA history, who had never played this many minutes (36) with just one field goal in his 17-season career.

Bryant didn't attempt a shot in the first half and scored his first basket with 2:13 to play, finishing 1 for 8 in his lowest-scoring game since Jan. 13, 2005, when he left a game against Cleveland after six minutes with an injury.

Yet after the win, he greeted his horrific statistics with a smile.

"I thought it was great, actually," Bryant said. "Obviously, scoring four points, going 1 for 8, that's not necessarily a recipe for success. ... But it's not about us as individuals. It's about what we can do to help the team."

Bryant counteracted his nine assists - just one in the second half - with a raft of turnovers, yet the Lakers survived against one of the NBA's worst teams with big plays from Howard, Steve Nash and Metta World Peace, who scored 17 points. Bryant finally got an 8-foot leaner to fall, keeping the Lakers in control.

"I guess every 17 years, he's allowed that," Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said. "I wouldn't be too tough on him. It was just one of those nights. He was trying too hard to get everybody else involved. You've got to walk the fine line, and he's way over the other line. ... Just write it off and get to the next one."

Los Angeles returned from its longest road trip of the season with its fourth straight home win, but Bryant - the NBA's third-leading scorer this season - took his recent propensity for playmaking to an uncomfortable extreme, particularly in the first half. Although he blamed the Suns' double-teams, Kobe even passed up fairly decent looks to force passes to his teammates on a few occasions, voluntarily removing his shooting skills from the Lakers' offense.

"I've been doing that since January, when I was trying to make the right play, keep everybody involved, and then I try to get going a little bit," Bryant said. "But they took away my post-ups to see if the other guys could beat us, or maybe if I'd get frustrated or force things a little bit, but I just took the double-teams and just tried to make the right play."

Along with Bryant's disappearing act, the Lakers won despite managing just nine points in the third quarter, their lowest-scoring period of the season. Bryant finally started shooting in the third quarter, but was just as inept as his teammates, missing all five of his attempts.

The Lakers didn't make a basket in the third quarter after World Peace's 3-pointer with 8:58 left, and Phoenix took its first lead late in the period despite its own poor shooting while the Lakers missed 16 of their 19 shots and went 9:21 without a basket.

Michael Beasley scored 18 points and Luis Scola had 15 for the Suns, who have lost eight of 10.

"We get so close, play so well in the third quarter and figure it out, and then we went away from it in the fourth quarter for some reason," said Jared Dudley, who scored 10 points.

Jodie Meeks' layup reclaimed the lead with 8:40 to play, and the Lakers kept that small advantage down the stretch.

The Lakers began their seven-game trip necessitated by the Grammy Awards with a 92-86 loss at Phoenix on Jan. 30, blowing a big second-half lead and losing Howard to the shoulder injury that still dogs him. The Suns were 1-5 since, including an embarrassing loss to Oklahoma City last Sunday.

"I wouldn't go that far to say that we held (Bryant) down, because he's a great player," Beasley said. "But we did what we wanted to do, as far as our assignments. We just didn't finish. It's a little frustrating. Our defense really hurt us tonight, except for the third quarter. In the first half and the fourth quarter, they got whatever they wanted on the weak side."

NOTES: F Earl Clark scored 11 points, but sat in favor of Jamison down the stretch. Clark played the Lakers' entire road trip with pain in his right foot, with the Lakers attributing it to inflammation or tendinitis. Clark says the pain reminded him of a stress fracture from his college career at Louisville, but he intends to play through it. ... Will Ferrell and Shaquille O'Neal watched the game from courtside seats underneath the basket on the Lakers' end of the floor. During a third-quarter timeout, Ferrell donned the red blazer worn by Staples Center security personnel and stood on the court. Later, he jokingly escorted O'Neal off the court.

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Notebook: Lakers 91, Suns 85

Dan Arritt, for NBA.com
Posted Wed Feb 13, 2013 2:41 AM - Updated Wed Feb 13, 2013 2:41 AM

THE FACTS: The Lakers received an unexpected preview of what life might be like without Kobe Bryant in a couple years. Bryant's contributions were nearly non-existent Tuesday night against the visiting Suns. He failed to convert a field goal until the game's final minutes and committed eight turnovers in the 91-85 victory at Staples Center.

THE STAT: Bryant, who entered the game as the NBA's third-leading scorer at 27.4 points, finished with four points on 1-for-8 shooting in 35 minutes, his lowest-scoring game since he scored two points in six minutes in January 2005. It also represented the lowest-scoring game of his 17-year career when playing more than 27 minutes.

QUOTABLE: "Once every 17 years, I guess he's allowed that."

-- Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni

TURNING POINT: The Lakers were met with a hail of boos when the third quarter ended and they trailed, 71-65. With Bryant on the bench to start the fourth, the Lakers quickly erased the lead and went ahead for good, 77-75, when Steve Blake spun away from defensive pressure and nailed a 17-footer. Bryant and Steve Nash checked back in with 6:32 left in the game and Nash immediately hit a runner to put L.A. ahead, 79-75. Antawn Jamison then snared Bryant's air ball and laid it in for a six-point lead and the Suns never got back within four.

HOT: Jamison was just what the Lakers needed on a night when Bryant was missing in action. He finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season. Lakers center Dwight Howard was also active on both ends of the floor, finishing with 19 points and 18 rebounds while playing 41 minutes for the second consecutive game. Suns reserve forward Michael Beasley played his second consecutive strong game against the Lakers. After scoring a season-high 27 points in a win against visiting L.A. on Jan. 31, he came back with a team-high 18 on Tuesday.

NOT: The Lakers nearly set themselves up for a painful loss by scoring nine points in the third quarter, their lowest-scoring quarter of the season. L.A. scored two points over the final 8:57 of the quarter, missing its final 14 shots. The nine points was also the lowest-scoring quarter by a Phoenix opponent this season.

GOOD MOVE: As much as Bryant struggled to get his offense going in the second half, he did an admirable job getting Howard and Metta World Peace involved early. He had six of his team-high nine assists in the opening quarter, as both Howard and World Peace took six shots each and combined for 17 points.

BAD MOVE: Bryant didn't attempt his first field goal until 7:30 remained in the third quarter, then proceeded to miss his first seven shots before finally connecting. The long delay before taking a shot seemed to affect his rhythm down the stretch, and his pass-first mentality wasn't necessarily working, as he committed eight turnovers.

QUOTABLE II: "He realizes when he needs to be aggressive and when he doesn't. You just always have to be aware of him."

-- Suns coach Lindsey Hunter on Bryant

NOTABLE: The last time Bryant did not attempt a field goal in the first half was March 5, 2005 against the SuperSonics, when he left one minute into the game after re-aggravating a shoulder injury. ... Former Lakers and Suns center Shaquille O'Neal sat courtside. ... The Lakers have won four consecutive home games. ... The Lakers had one offensive rebound in the first half and 11 in the second.

UP NEXT: For the Lakers, Thursday vs. L.A. Clippers, Feb. 20 vs. Boston, Feb. 22 vs. Portland. For the Suns, Tuesday @ Portland, Feb. 20 @ Golden State, Feb. 22 vs. Boston.

• Suns: Frye, Garrett
• Lakers: Gasol, Hill

• Suns: O'Neal
• Lakers: Bryant

• Lead Changes: 2
• Times Tied: 4

• Arena: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Officials: #9 Derrick Stafford, #27 Dick Bavetta, #72 J.T. Orr
• Attendance: 18997
• Duration: 2:13

Phoenix Suns (17-36)		Los Angeles Lakers (25-28)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Howard vs Gortat (Nash gains possession)
	11:43 [LAL 2-0]	Howard Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nash (1 AST)
Gortat Running Hook Shot: Missed	11:28
	11:25	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:18 [LAL 4-0]	Howard Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)
Scola Hook Shot: Missed	11:03
	11:00	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Scola Foul: Personal (1 PF)	10:56
	10:40	Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Scola (1 ST)
Tucker 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gortat (1 AST)	10:27 [PHX 3-4]
	10:14 [LAL 6-3]	Nash Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Gortat Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Dudley (1 AST)	10:03 [PHX 5-6]
	09:49 [LAL 8-5]	Clark Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nash (2 AST)
Gortat Foul: Shooting Block (1 PF) (1 FTA)	09:49
	09:49	Clark Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:48
Gortat Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Scola (1 AST)	09:35 [PHX 7-8]
	09:11	Howard Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
Dudley Jump Shot: Missed	08:59
	08:58	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:46	Howard Hook Bank Shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:42
Gortat Jump Shot: Missed	08:25
	08:25	Clark Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:08	World Peace Jump Shot: Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:06
	08:04	Nash Violation:Kicked Ball
Dragic 3pt Shot: Missed	07:49
	07:48	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:35	Howard Hook Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:34
Dragic Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:World Peace (1 ST)	07:26
	07:21 [LAL 10-7]	Clark Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Nash (3 AST)
Scola Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:World Peace (2 ST)	07:03
	06:50	Clark Jump Shot: Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:49
Scola Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	06:43
Tucker Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	06:33
	06:33 [LAL 11-7]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	06:33	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:32
Dudley Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Scola (2 AST)	06:16 [PHX 9-11]
	05:59	Nash Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Scola (2 ST)
Scola Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Tucker (1 AST)	05:55 [PHX 11-11]
	05:39 [LAL 14-11]	World Peace 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Bryant (2 AST)
Dragic Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (1 BLK)	05:25
Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:22
Gortat Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Howard (1 ST)	05:21
	05:16 [LAL 16-11]	World Peace Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:10
	05:10	Clark Substitution replaced by Jamison
Gortat Jump Shot: Missed	04:51
	04:49	Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:40 [LAL 18-11]	World Peace Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Jamison (1 AST)
Gortat Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: World Peace (1 BLK)	04:23
	04:21	World Peace Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:17	World Peace Layup Shot: Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:14
	04:12	Jamison Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Gortat Substitution replaced by O'Neal	04:12
Dudley Substitution replaced by Beasley	04:12
Beasley Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	04:07
	04:03	Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:58 [LAL 20-11]	World Peace Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Bryant (3 AST)
Dragic Foul: Offensive (1 PF)	03:47
Dragic Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	03:47
Dragic Foul: Personal (2 PF)	03:40
Dragic Substitution replaced by Marshall	03:40
	03:34 [LAL 22-11]	Howard Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Bryant (4 AST)
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	03:16
	03:15	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	03:03	Nash 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:02	Team Rebound
O'Neal Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF) (2 FTA)	03:02
	03:02 [LAL 23-11]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	03:02	Nash Substitution replaced by Blake
Scola Substitution replaced by Morris	03:02
	03:02	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:00
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Marshall (1 AST)	02:48 [PHX 13-23]
	02:28	Jamison Running Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:27
Tucker Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (1 AST)	02:16 [PHX 15-23]
	01:56	Howard Jump Bank Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:53
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	01:44
	01:42	Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Tucker Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	01:31
	01:31	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:31	World Peace Substitution replaced by Clark
	01:31 [LAL 24-15]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	01:31 [LAL 25-15]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
O'Neal Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:10 [PHX 17-25]
	00:59.9	Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Morris (1 ST)
Morris Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Tucker (2 AST)	00:56.5 [PHX 19-25]
	00:44.5 [LAL 27-19]	Jamison Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bryant (5 AST)
Marshall 3pt Shot: Missed	00:25.9
	00:24.3	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	00:04.6 [LAL 30-19]	Jamison 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Bryant (6 AST)
Tucker 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Marshall (2 AST)	00:01.4 [PHX 22-30]
End of 1st Quarter
Phoenix Suns (17-36)		Los Angeles Lakers (25-28)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
O'Neal Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Marshall (3 AST)	11:41 [PHX 24-30]
	11:22	Jamison Jump Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:21
Morris Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Missed	11:11
	11:10	World Peace Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:56 [LAL 33-24]	Clark 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: World Peace (1 AST)
O'Neal Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	10:36 [PHX 26-33]
	10:23	World Peace Jump Shot: Missed
Tucker Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:22
Marshall Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Clark (1 ST)	10:11
O'Neal Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)	10:11
Tucker Substitution replaced by Brown	10:11
	09:59	Clark Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Morris Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:55
	09:46	Clark Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Morris Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	09:46 [PHX 27-33]
Morris Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	09:46 [PHX 28-33]
	09:35	Clark 3pt Shot: Missed
Morris Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:34
Morris Jump Shot: Missed	09:19
	09:19	Clark Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:10	Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:08
Brown Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:54 [PHX 30-33]
	08:52	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:52	World Peace Substitution replaced by Howard
	08:33 [LAL 35-30]	Howard Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Blake (1 AST)
Beasley Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Clark (2 ST)	08:17
	08:09	Meeks Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
O'Neal Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Clark (3 ST)	07:54
	07:47 [LAL 38-30]	Blake 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:36
O'Neal Technical	07:36
	07:36 [LAL 39-30]	Meeks Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
	07:24	Howard Foul: Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Brown Free Throw Technical Missed	07:24
Team Rebound	07:24
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	07:11
	07:10	Clark Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:57 [LAL 41-30]	Jamison Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Blake (2 AST)
Beasley 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Morris (1 AST)	06:43 [PHX 33-41]
	06:34	Blake Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Morris Substitution replaced by Scola	06:34
Marshall Substitution replaced by Dragic	06:34
	06:34	Blake Substitution replaced by Nash
	06:34	Jamison Substitution replaced by World Peace
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Dragic (1 AST)	06:21 [PHX 35-41]
	06:01 [LAL 43-35]	Clark Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Nash (4 AST)
Dragic Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Missed	05:45
	05:44	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	05:30	Nash Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:29
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	05:22
	05:21	Clark Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
O'Neal Foul: Personal (3 PF)	05:14
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Gortat	05:14
Brown Substitution replaced by Dudley	05:14
	05:14	Meeks Substitution replaced by Bryant
	04:58	Clark Jump Shot: Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	04:58
Gortat Jump Shot: Missed	04:55
	04:38	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	04:24	Howard Hook Bank Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:19
Dragic Jump Shot: Missed	04:06
	04:06	Team Rebound
Scola Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)	04:06
	03:48 [LAL 45-35]	Nash Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	03:44	World Peace Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:44
Team Rebound	03:44
	03:44	Howard Substitution replaced by Jamison
Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	03:44 [PHX 36-45]
	03:37	Nash Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	03:21
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:20
Dudley Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Dragic (2 AST)	03:13 [PHX 38-45]
Gortat Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	02:53
	02:53
	02:53 [LAL 46-38]	Clark Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	02:53 [LAL 47-38]	Clark Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Scola Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Dudley (2 AST)	02:37 [PHX 40-47]
	02:13	Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Scola (3 ST)
Dragic Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Scola (3 AST)	02:09 [PHX 42-47]
	02:00 [LAL 50-42]	Jamison 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Nash (5 AST)
Dragic Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Bryant (1 ST)	01:49
	01:40 [LAL 52-42]	Jamison Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Bryant (7 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	01:33
	01:33	Clark Substitution replaced by Howard
Dudley 3pt Shot: Missed	01:25
	01:23	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)
	01:10 [LAL 54-42]	Howard Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Nash (6 AST)
Gortat Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	01:06
	00:54.9	World Peace Jump Shot: Missed
	00:53.4	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:53.4	Jamison Tip Shot: Missed
Dudley Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:48.8
Scola Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Beasley (1 AST)	00:45.1 [PHX 44-54]
	00:38.9	Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Gortat (1 ST)
Dragic Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:32.5 [PHX 46-54]
	00:32.5	Howard Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Dragic Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	00:32.5 [PHX 47-54]
	00:19.9	Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:18.9
Dragic Floating Jump shot: Missed	00:04.9
	00:02.9	Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:00.7 [LAL 56-47]	Jamison Driving Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Bryant (8 AST)
Beasley 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.1
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Phoenix Suns (17-36)		Los Angeles Lakers (25-28)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Dudley Layup Shot: Missed	11:44
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	11:43
Tucker Jump Shot: Missed	11:36
	11:35	Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Gortat Violation:Kicked Ball	11:28
	11:13 [LAL 58-47]	Howard Reverse Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Clark (1 AST)
Scola Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Dragic (3 AST)	10:49 [PHX 49-58]
	10:36	Nash Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	10:32
Tucker Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Dragic (4 AST)	10:29 [PHX 51-58]
	10:10 [LAL 60-51]	Nash Jump Bank Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Dragic Jump Shot: Missed	09:56
	09:55	World Peace Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:53	World Peace Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Scola (4 ST)
	09:52	World Peace Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:52
Team Rebound	09:52
Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:52
	09:51	World Peace Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	09:35	Clark 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:34	Team Rebound
Gortat Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF)	09:34
	09:21	World Peace Jump Shot: Missed Block: Tucker (1 BLK)
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	09:18
Dragic Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Tucker (3 AST)	09:14 [PHX 53-60]
	08:58 [LAL 63-53]	World Peace 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Nash (7 AST)
Gortat Jump Shot: Missed	08:30
	08:28	Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:07	Nash 3pt Shot: Missed
Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	08:06
	08:03	World Peace Foul: Personal (3 PF)
	07:49	Clark Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Tucker 3pt Shot: Missed	07:39
	07:38	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:10)
	07:30	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
Dragic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:29
Dudley Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Dragic (5 AST)	07:23 [PHX 55-63]
	07:02	Clark Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Dudley (1 ST)
Tucker Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	06:57
Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	06:54
Scola Layup Shot: Missed	06:54
Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:54
Dudley Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:54 [PHX 57-63]
	06:54	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:54	Clark Substitution replaced by Jamison
Gortat Substitution replaced by O'Neal	06:54
	06:41	Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Dudley (2 ST)
Tucker Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (2 AST)	06:38 [PHX 59-63]
	06:38	Jamison Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
Tucker Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)	06:38 [PHX 60-63]
	06:15	Jamison Jump Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (1 BLK)
Tucker Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:13
Dragic 3pt Shot: Missed	05:52
	05:50	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:11)
	05:42	World Peace Jump Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	05:41
Dudley Layup Shot: Missed	05:37
	05:34	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:25	Jamison Jump Shot: Missed
	05:24	Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	05:24	Jamison Tip Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:22
Dudley Layup Shot: Missed	05:18
	05:15	World Peace Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	05:13	World Peace Substitution replaced by Meeks
Dudley Substitution replaced by Beasley	05:13
O'Neal Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	05:05
	05:05 [LAL 64-60]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	05:05	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	05:04
O'Neal Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	04:47
	04:33	Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:32
O'Neal Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Missed	04:19
	04:18	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:12)
	04:08	Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	04:07
Beasley 3pt Shot: Missed	03:57
	03:56	Meeks Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:43	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	03:41
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Dragic (6 AST)	03:31 [PHX 62-64]
	03:31	Meeks Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Beasley Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)	03:31 [PHX 63-64]
	03:16	Bryant Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Missed Block: Tucker (2 BLK)
	03:14	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:12)
	03:13	Howard Jump Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:11
	03:01	Bryant Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	03:01 [PHX 64-64]
Scola Substitution replaced by Morris	03:01
	03:01	Meeks Substitution replaced by Clark
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	03:01 [PHX 65-64]
	02:48	Bryant Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (6 TO)
	02:48	Bryant Technical
Team Timeout : Regular	02:48
Dragic Free Throw Technical Missed	02:48
Team Rebound	02:48
Beasley Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Tucker (4 AST)	02:31 [PHX 67-64]
	02:17	Clark Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:O'Neal (1 ST)
Beasley Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	02:13
	02:13	Nash Substitution replaced by Blake
Morris Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	02:02
	02:02	Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:02	Team Rebound
	02:02 [LAL 65-67]	Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Tucker Foul: Offensive Charge (3 PF)	01:41
Tucker Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	01:41
	01:28	Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (7 TO) Steal:Tucker (1 ST)
Dragic Jump Shot: Missed	01:17
O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	01:16
	01:08	Howard Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	01:08 [PHX 68-65]
	01:08	Clark Substitution replaced by World Peace
Dragic Substitution replaced by Marshall	01:08
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	01:08 [PHX 69-65]
	00:46.9	World Peace 3pt Shot: Missed
Tucker Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:45.6
O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Marshall (4 AST)	00:38.3 [PHX 71-65]
	00:27.9	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	00:26.8
Beasley Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	00:02.9
	00:01.0	Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	00:00.7	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Phoenix Suns (17-36)		Los Angeles Lakers (25-28)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:37 [LAL 68-71]	Meeks 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Blake (3 AST)
Morris Jump Shot: Missed	11:09
O'Neal Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	11:07
O'Neal Layup Shot: Missed	11:06
Dudley Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	11:04
Dudley Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (3 AST)	10:51 [PHX 73-68]
Dudley Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	10:35
	10:35 [LAL 69-73]	World Peace Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	10:35	World Peace Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	10:34
O'Neal Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)	10:22
	10:09	World Peace Jump Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (2 BLK)
	10:07	World Peace Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	10:06	World Peace Jump Shot: Missed
	10:04	World Peace Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	10:03 [LAL 71-73]	World Peace Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:56
	09:56	Clark Substitution replaced by Howard
Marshall Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:World Peace (3 ST)	09:50
Beasley Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	09:48
	09:48 [LAL 72-73]	World Peace Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	09:48 [LAL 73-73]	World Peace Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
	09:37	Jamison Violation:Kicked Ball
Morris Foul: Offensive (2 PF)	09:34
Morris Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:34
	09:13	Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	09:12
Morris 3pt Shot: Missed	09:01
	09:00	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:13)
	08:45	Meeks Layup Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (3 BLK)
	08:43	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:13)
	08:42	Howard Layup Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (4 BLK)
	08:41	Meeks Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:39 [LAL 75-73]	Meeks Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	08:15
	08:14	Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	08:07	Howard Foul: Offensive (3 PF)
	08:07	Howard Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Gortat	08:07
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	07:56 [PHX 75-75]
	07:42	Jamison Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	07:31
	07:29	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:14)
	07:14 [LAL 77-75]	Blake Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Made (5 PTS)
Dudley Jump Shot: Missed Block: Jamison (1 BLK)	06:52
	06:49	Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
Dudley Foul: Personal (2 PF)	06:32
	06:32	Meeks Substitution replaced by Bryant
	06:32	Blake Substitution replaced by Nash
Dudley Substitution replaced by Tucker	06:32
Marshall Substitution replaced by Dragic	06:32
	06:25 [LAL 79-75]	Nash Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Gortat Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	06:07
	05:44	Bryant Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Missed
	05:43	Jamison Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	05:41 [LAL 81-75]	Jamison Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	05:40
	05:40
Gortat Substitution replaced by O'Neal	05:40
Morris Substitution replaced by Scola	05:40
Scola Running Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Tucker (5 AST)	05:17 [PHX 77-81]
	04:51	Nash Layup Shot: Missed
	04:49	Jamison Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	04:48 [LAL 83-77]	Jamison Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	04:28
Tucker Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:27
Dragic Step Back Jump shot: Missed	04:16
	04:15	Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:07	Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (8 TO)
	03:55	Jamison Foul: Personal (3 PF)
Dragic Foul: Offensive (3 PF)	03:50
Dragic Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	03:50
	03:41 [LAL 85-77]	Howard Driving Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Nash (8 AST)
Scola Driving Layup Shot: Missed	03:21
Team Rebound	03:21
	03:16	Howard Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	03:16 [PHX 78-85]
Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	03:16 [PHX 79-85]
	02:58 [LAL 87-79]	Howard Hook Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Bryant (9 AST)
Scola Turnaround Bank Hook Shot: Made (13 PTS)	02:39 [PHX 81-87]
	02:20	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:19	World Peace Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	02:17	World Peace Layup Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (5 BLK)
	02:16	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:14)
	02:15	Howard Layup Shot: Missed Block: Beasley (1 BLK)
	02:12	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:10 [LAL 89-81]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Tucker Layup Shot: Missed	01:48
O'Neal Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	01:47
O'Neal Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bryant (1 BLK)	01:46
O'Neal Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)	01:44
O'Neal Hook Shot: Missed Block: Howard (2 BLK)	01:44
Scola Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	01:44
Scola Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	01:43 [PHX 83-89]
Dragic Foul: Personal (4 PF)	01:29
	01:29	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:22	Nash Pullup Jump shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:4 Def:9)	01:20
Beasley Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:World Peace (4 ST)	01:09
	01:06	World Peace Foul: Offensive Charge (4 PF)
	01:06	World Peace Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Team Timeout : Short	01:02
Tucker 3pt Shot: Missed	00:45.9
	00:44.9	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:15)
	00:29.4 [LAL 91-83]	Nash Floating Jump shot: Made (10 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:26.3
Tucker Substitution replaced by Dudley	00:26.3
Beasley Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (4 AST)	00:22.4 [PHX 85-91]
End of 4th Quarter