Lakers-Suns Preview

By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO
Posted Mar 18 2013 4:31PM

Kobe Bryant will be out again, but the Los Angeles Lakers are doing just fine without him.

With Bryant missing a second straight game, the visiting Lakers attempt to continue their surge and create some breathing room in the Western Conference playoff race Monday night against the Phoenix Suns.

Bryant is hampered by a sprained left ankle and an apparent flu, but Los Angeles (36-32) has won both games since he sustained the injury in Wednesday's 96-92 loss at Atlanta. He returned two days later, but exited after 12 minutes and no points in a 99-93 win over Indiana.

The Lakers knew they would be without their star guard Sunday, but they overcame his absence to beat Sacramento 113-102.

"We're just not making any excuses," said forward Antawn Jamison, who helped pick up the scoring slack with 27 points - his highest total in over three months - to match Bryant's season average. "We just looked ourselves in the mirror and said, 'It's up to us to turn this thing around.' And I think we've been doing that since the All-Star break. We're finally playing the way we're capable of playing."

Los Angeles is 11-3 since the All-Star break, averaging 105.8 points while hitting 39.2 percent from beyond the arc. That's moved the Lakers into eighth in the West, one game ahead of ninth-place Utah and one-half back of Houston.

They have a chance to pull level with the idle Rockets, and will likely opt to keep the ball moving through Steve Nash with Bryant out again.

"That ball moves, and there are some good guys out there on the floor," coach Mike D'Antoni said. "That ball needs to move, and if it does, then we're really good."

Nash's contributions have been key in the last two games. He had 19 points and 12 assists against the Kings, two days after getting 15 and nine, respectively, versus the Pacers.

The point guard is making his second visit to Phoenix (22-45) since being dealt for two draft picks last summer. He had 11 points and two assists while hitting 3 of 8 from the floor in a 92-86 loss in his last game there Jan. 30.

Metta World Peace is averaging 18.0 points while making 10 of 23 from 3-point range to help the Lakers win two of three season meetings with the Suns.

The forward is enjoying a terrific stretch entering this matchup, scoring 20.3 points on 56.8 percent shooting over the past three contests, including a 22-point effort Sunday.

Los Angeles may be in for another strong offensive performance against a Suns team that has been outscored by an average of 20.0 points during a four-game slide. They're surrendering 113.3 points per game during that stretch, while allowing opponents to shoot a staggering 50.6 percent from long range.

Phoenix is tied with New Orleans for the worst record in the West, and the team's defensive issues were at the forefront Saturday. They surrendered 14 3s en route to a 127-105 loss at Washington.

"I was embarrassed, and I know our guys feel the same way," coach Lindsey Hunter said. "The amount of points we gave up, the amount of 3s we gave up, rebounds, there was no aspect that we brought our focus to."

Michael Beasley, who scored 21 points against the Wizards, had a season-high 27 with five steals in the latest home meeting with the Lakers.

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Scola's big 4th helps Suns rout Kobe-less Lakers

By BOB BAUM
Posted Mar 19 2013 1:35AM

PHOENIX (AP) A worn-out Los Angeles Lakers team without Kobe Bryant fell apart in the fourth quarter in Phoenix.

Luis Scola scored all 14 of his points, including his second 3-pointer of the season, and grabbed eight of his nine rebounds in the fourth quarter Monday night and the Suns pulled away for a 99-76 rout of the Lakers, without Bryant for the second night in a row.

"I thought the game was kind of on the line," Scola said, "and I was just trying to be aggressive."

Steve Nash scored 19 against his former team, but was just 6 of 17 from the field as the Lakers shot 33 percent for the game.

"We just hit the wall," Nash said, "our ninth game in 14 days in seven cities and you could just kind of see the wheels fall off. Especially lately, with some guys being injured, we've been playing a seven-man rotation and I think it caught up with us a little bit. Our legs just came undone."

The Suns, blown out at Washington 127-105 two nights earlier, outscored the Lakers 28-10 in the fourth quarter to snap a four-game losing streak.

"I think they were a little tired," Scola said. "We know they've got some injuries and we know they've got some guys that have been playing for many years. They played yesterday late and got here late. It was a good chance for us and you've got to use those chances."

Dwight Howard had 16 points and 11 rebounds, but was just 6 of 18 from the field for the Lakers, still without injured Pau Gasol.

Wesley Johnson added 14 points for the Suns, who beat the Lakers in Phoenix for the fourth time in a row.

"A lot of it was caused by our sloppiness on offense and not getting back and loose balls," Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said. "The 50-50 balls were all theirs. They had more athleticism, more legs, more energy than we had. `'

Goran Dragic had 12 points and 10 assists for the Suns, who had six players in double figures. Jared Dudley scored 13, Kendall Marshall 11 and Michael Beasley 10 for Phoenix.

Bryant, who had played in every game this season, missed his second in a row because of a sprained left ankle, an injury that occurred last week against Atlanta. He played the first quarter of the next game at Indiana, but sat out the rest of that game, then missed the win against Sacramento on Sunday night.

The Lakers lost for only the second time in eight games. They are 11-4 since the All-Star break.

"We did miss a lot of shots and they made a lot of shots but we were a step slow tonight," Howard said. "They capitalized. All their guys hit tough shots and they were running the floor. They had a good game. It's one game. We can't allow it to stop us from what our mission is."

With Utah's loss to New York, the Lakers remain a game ahead of the Jazz for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West.

Los Angeles shot 19 percent (4 of 21) in the fourth quarter. The 76 points were the fewest allowed by the Suns this season.

Phoenix led 71-66 after three, then scored the first six of the fourth quarter to go up 77-66 on Beasley's reverse layup with 9:15 to go. Los Angeles twice cut it to eight before Scola scored four in a 9-0 surge that put Phoenix up 87-70. Scola's second 3 in 13 tries this season gave Phoenix a 92-75 lead with 3:38 to go.

Howard did not take a shot in his 10 minutes on the court in the Lakers' awful final quarter.

He scored 12 in the first half but was just 4 of 14 from the field.

Rookie Kendall Marshall sank consecutive 3s to put Phoenix up 43-35 with 5:46 left in the half and Phoenix led the rest of the way. Nash scored the next four, two on a nifty vintage layup in traffic, and Los Angeles cut it to 43-40. Marshall's 14-footer and Johnson's 19-footer put the Suns up 47-40 with 1:44 left in the half.

But Phoenix, averaging 20 turnovers in their four-game losing streak, finished the half with three of them. Meeks scored the final four of the half to cut it to 47-44 at the break.

The Lakers cut it to 58-56 on Steve Blake's driving layup with 6:37 left in the third, then Jermaine O'Neal's tip-in started an 11-2 run that was capped by two spectacular assists by Dragic. First, he skidded a long bounce pass between Nash's legs to Dudley for a layup, then he found O'Neal for a dunk and Phoenix led 69-58 with 3:19 left in the quarter.

Consecutive 3s by Blake and Antawn Jamison cut the Suns' lead to 71-66 entering the fourth quarter. It would have been closer but the Lakers' Earl Clark missed two free throws with 23.8 seconds left in the third.

NOTES: The Suns, with Nash leading the way, beat the Lakers six times in a row in Phoenix from Nov. 19, 2004, to April 13, 2007. ... Scola started every game in Houston's 22-game winning streak in 2007-08, the mark surpassed by Miami with its 23rd win in a row Monday night. ... Los Angeles was called for four fouls in the first half, the Suns 10. For the game, it was the Lakers 13 fouls, Phoenix 16. ... Nash led the Lakers in scoring for the first time this season.

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Notebook: Suns 99, Lakers 76

Jonathan Dalton, for NBA.com
Posted Tue Mar 19, 2013 1:26 AM - Updated Tue Mar 19, 2013 2:35 AM

THE FACTS: Luis Scola scored all 14 of his points in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Suns ran past the Kobe Bryant-less Los Angeles Lakers 99-76 on Monday night.

Wesley Johnson also scored 14, Jared Dudley added 13 and Goran Dragic has 12 points and 10 assists for the Suns, who snapped a four-game losing streak.

Steve Nash had 19 points and Dwight Howard added 16 for the Lakers, but 26 of their combined 35 points came in the first half as the Suns took a 47-44 halftime lead.

Steve Blake pulled the Lakers within 58-56 with 6:37 left in the third quarter but the Suns closed the game on a 41-20 run, including a 28-10 advantage in the fourth.

QUOTABLE: "We just tidn't play well, didn't shoot well and didn't take care of the ball very good and got beat. If you don't have Kobe it's harder, if you don't have Pau (Gasol) it's harder, but there's no excuse."
-- Mike D'Antoni.

THE STAT: Scola, who picked up his fourth foul without scoring a paint 90 seconds into the fourth quarter, finished the final period with 14 points and eight rebounds to the Lakers' 10 and seven.

TURNING POINT: Hamed Haddadi's blocked shot on Howard with 4:05 left in the first quarter didn't decide the outcome -- Howard scored on a put-back dunk 90 seconds later. But it did change Howard's game, and thus the Lakers. Howard scored nine points in eight minutes before the block and only seven more in his remaining 29 minutes.

QUOTABLE II: "He (Howard) came over and said, 'how tall are you, 7-5?' I said, no, I'm 7-2. But I've got huge arms, though. Don't see my height, see my arms."

-- Haddadi.

HOT: Dragic threw a bounce pass between Nash's legs to Markieff Morris with 3:19 left in the third to give the Suns a 69-58 lead.

NOT: The Lakers led 25-21 after one despite shooting 10 of 29 from the floor for 34.5 percent. Los Angeles finished the game at 33.3 percent including 5 of 22 from beyond the arc.

GOOD MOVE: A pair of defensive changes early paid dividends for Suns coach Lindsey Hunter. First, after seeing Howard go through and around Jermaine O'Neal for six points in the game's first 4:27, Hunter inserted 7-foot-2, 265-pound Haddadi into the lineup. Haddadi didn't stop Howard, but he used his considerable bulk and slight height advantage to frustrate the Lakers' center. Hunter also switched P.J. Tucker off Nash after the former two-time MVP scored 10 points in the first quarter.

BAD MOVE: Without Bryant on Sunday, Lakers coach D'Antoni shortened his rotation from eight players to seven. Playing the second of back-to-back games, D'Antoni again used only seven of his 11 available players until the final 2:48 when the Suns led by 18.

NOTABLE: Dragic has double-digit assists in a league-leading eight of 15 games since the All-Star Break after posting only five double-digit nights in Phoenix's first 51 games. ... The Lakers' 76 points were an opponent season low for Phoenix. ... The Suns are 71-1 when holding opponents under 80. ... Los Angeles was held under 90 for just the second time in its last 54 games, both times by Phoenix.

UP NEXT: For the Lakers, Friday vs. Washington, Monday @ Golden State, March 27 @ Minnesota. For the Suns, Wednesday vs. Washington, Friday vs. Minnesota, Sunday vs. Brooklyn.

• Lakers: Hill
• Suns: Frye, Gortat

• Lakers: --
• Suns: --

• Lead Changes: 7
• Times Tied: 4

• Arena: US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
• Officials: #10 Ron Garretson, #52 Scott Twardoski, #31 Scott Wall
• Attendance: 17102
• Duration: 2:04

Los Angeles Lakers (36-33)		Phoenix Suns (23-45)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball O'Neal vs Howard (Meeks gains possession)
Nash Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:45 [LAL 2-0]
	11:29 [PHX 2-2]	O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Tucker (1 AST)
	11:22	O'Neal Foul: Personal (1 PF)
World Peace Jump Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (1 BLK)	11:11
	11:09	Morris Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Howard Violation:Defensive Goaltending	11:07
	11:07 [PHX 4-2]	Tucker Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Nash Jump Shot: Missed	10:55
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:53
Howard Jump Bank Shot: Missed	10:51
	10:48	Morris Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:34 [PHX 6-2]	Morris Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Clark 3pt Shot: Missed	10:21
	10:19	Morris Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:07	Tucker Jump Shot: Missed
Meeks Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:06
Howard Jump Bank Shot: Missed	09:50
	09:47	Morris Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	09:33	O'Neal Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Clark Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:30
Howard Hook Shot: Missed	09:24
Meeks Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:20
Howard Jump Hook Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (1 BLK)	09:14
Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	09:11
Howard Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: World Peace (1 AST)	09:09 [LAL 4-6]
	09:09	Dragic Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	09:09 [LAL 5-6]
	08:57	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Clark Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:55
Howard Jump Bank Shot: Made (5 PTS)	08:45 [LAL 7-6]
	08:34	Dragic Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:World Peace (1 ST)
Meeks Layup Shot: Missed Block: Dragic (1 BLK)	08:29
Meeks Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	08:29
Meeks Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	08:29
	08:19 [PHX 8-7]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
World Peace 3pt Shot: Missed	08:06
	08:04	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:48	O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	07:46
Howard Dunk Shot: Missed	07:38
	07:34	Tucker Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:33	Tucker Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:World Peace (2 ST)
	07:33	O'Neal Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	07:33 [LAL 8-8]
	07:33	O'Neal Substitution replaced by Haddadi
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	07:33 [LAL 9-8]
	07:15	Morris Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	07:04	Dragic Foul: Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
Nash Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)	07:04 [LAL 10-8]
World Peace Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:54 [LAL 12-8]
	06:42	Tucker Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	06:41
Howard Jump Shot: Missed	06:21
	06:19	Haddadi Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:11	Dragic Jump Shot: Missed
	06:09	Morris Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	06:00 [PHX 10-12]	Morris Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS)
World Peace 3pt Shot: Missed	05:48
Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	05:46
Howard Jump Hook Shot: Made (9 PTS)	05:40 [LAL 14-10]
	05:28	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:26	Haddadi Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Clark Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	05:23
	05:23	Team Timeout : Regular
World Peace Substitution replaced by Jamison	05:23
Clark Substitution replaced by Blake	05:23
	05:23	Haddadi Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:23	Team Rebound
	05:23	Haddadi Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	05:20	Morris Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	05:05 [PHX 12-14]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Dragic (1 AST)
Nash 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:50 [LAL 17-12]
	04:29 [PHX 14-17]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Dragic (2 AST)
Howard Jump Shot: Missed Block: Haddadi (1 BLK)	04:05
Team Rebound	04:04
Nash Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Blake (1 AST)	04:01 [LAL 19-14]
	03:41 [PHX 16-19]	Haddadi Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Nash Jump Shot: Missed	03:24
	03:23	Morris Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	03:12	Dragic Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Blake (1 ST)
Nash Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Blake (2 AST)	03:05 [LAL 21-16]
	02:45	Tucker 3pt Shot: Missed
Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:44
Nash Layup Shot: Missed	02:38
Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	02:35
Howard Putback Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS)	02:35 [LAL 23-16]
	02:31	Team Timeout : Short
Team Timeout : Regular	02:31
Howard Substitution replaced by Clark	02:31
Nash Substitution replaced by World Peace	02:31
	02:31	Tucker Substitution replaced by Dudley
	02:31	Haddadi Substitution replaced by Scola
	02:17	Scola Jump Shot: Missed
Blake Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:16
	02:04	Scola Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Blake 3pt Shot: Missed	01:58
Clark Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:56
Meeks Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Morris (1 BLK)	01:48
	01:44	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:42 [PHX 18-23]	Dragic Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
World Peace Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	01:37
	01:37	Dragic Substitution replaced by Marshall
	01:32	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
World Peace Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:30
World Peace Jump Shot: Missed	01:21
Clark Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:20
Clark Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Johnson (1 ST)	01:18
	01:06 [PHX 21-23]	Morris 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Scola (1 AST)
World Peace 3pt Shot: Missed	00:45.9
	00:44.5	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:27.9	Morris Jump Shot: Missed
Clark Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:26.7
Blake Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:03.9 [LAL 25-21]
	00:00.1	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (36-33)		Phoenix Suns (23-45)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:48 [PHX 23-25]	Beasley Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	11:30	Scola Foul: Personal (2 PF)
World Peace Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	11:19
	11:17	Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:11	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Meeks Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	11:09
	11:04	Johnson Violation:Kicked Ball
Meeks Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	11:00
	10:57	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:51 [PHX 26-25]	Dudley 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Marshall (1 AST)
Blake 3pt Shot: Missed	10:29
	10:28	Team Rebound
	10:15 [PHX 28-25]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Marshall (2 AST)
Meeks Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Blake (3 AST)	10:04 [LAL 27-28]
	09:41	Scola Layup Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:39
Jamison Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Beasley (1 ST)	09:37
	09:35	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
	09:33	Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Clark Substitution replaced by Howard	09:33
	09:33	Scola Substitution replaced by Haddadi
	09:24 [PHX 30-27]	Beasley Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Blake Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:07 [LAL 29-30]
	08:59	Marshall Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	08:59
Meeks Substitution replaced by Clark	08:59
Howard Running Hook Shot: Missed	08:42
	08:38	Haddadi Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:26	Beasley Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:World Peace (3 ST)
Clark Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Blake (4 AST)	08:15 [LAL 31-30]
	07:50 [PHX 33-31]	Dudley 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Marshall (3 AST)
Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed	07:29
	07:27	Marshall Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:23	Marshall Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Clark (1 ST)
Blake Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Clark (1 AST)	07:19 [LAL 33-33]
	07:10 [PHX 35-33]	Haddadi Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Dudley (1 AST)
Blake Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:52 [LAL 35-35]
Howard Foul: Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	06:40
	06:40	Johnson Free Throw Technical Missed
	06:40	Team Rebound
Clark Substitution replaced by Nash	06:40
	06:40	Johnson Substitution replaced by Dragic
	06:32 [PHX 37-35]	Dudley Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Nash Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	06:19
	06:16	Dragic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:08 [PHX 40-35]	Marshall 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Dragic (3 AST)
Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Dudley (1 ST)	05:53
	05:46 [PHX 43-35]	Marshall 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Dragic (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:45
	05:29	Dragic Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Nash Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	05:29 [LAL 36-43]
Nash Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	05:29 [LAL 37-43]
Blake Foul: Personal (1 PF)	05:21
	05:15	Dragic Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:13
Nash Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	04:58 [LAL 39-43]
	04:36	Marshall 3pt Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:35
	04:28	Dudley Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Jamison Substitution replaced by Meeks	04:28
	04:21	Haddadi Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:21
Team Rebound	04:21
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	04:21 [LAL 40-43]
	03:56	Dudley 3pt Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	03:52
World Peace Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Dragic (1 ST)	03:42
	03:34	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	03:32
Howard Foul: Offensive (1 PF)	03:27
Howard Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	03:27
	03:13	Dragic Jump Shot: Missed
World Peace Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:11
Howard Jump Bank Shot: Missed	03:00
	02:57	Marshall Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:47 [PHX 45-40]	Marshall Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Howard Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	02:28
	02:28	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:28	Dragic Substitution replaced by Johnson
	02:10	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Nash Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:08
Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	02:01
	01:44 [PHX 47-40]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed	01:26
	01:24	Haddadi Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:14	Marshall Jump Shot: Missed
World Peace Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:12
Meeks Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Nash (1 AST)	01:08 [LAL 42-47]
	00:54.9	Marshall Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Meeks (1 ST)
Blake 3pt Shot: Missed	00:47.8
Meeks Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	00:45.9
Nash 3pt Shot: Missed	00:42.9
Nash Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:40.9
	00:37.5	Haddadi Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Meeks Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:37.5 [LAL 43-47]
Meeks Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	00:37.5 [LAL 44-47]
Nash Foul: Personal (1 PF)	00:31.7
	00:27.9	Haddadi Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Howard (1 ST)
Howard Hook Bank Shot: Missed	00:09.9
	00:06.5	Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:00.9	Marshall Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)
Team Timeout : Short	00:00.9
World Peace Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Dudley (2 ST)	00:00.1
End of 2nd Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (36-33)		Phoenix Suns (23-45)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:44	Johnson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Nash (1 ST)
Meeks Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Tucker (1 ST)	11:40
	11:40	Tucker Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
World Peace 3pt Shot: Missed	11:27
Clark Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	11:26
Clark Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Morris (1 ST)	11:23
	11:18 [PHX 49-44]	Tucker Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Dragic (5 AST)
Howard Jump Shot: Missed Block: Dragic (2 BLK)	11:00
	10:57	Dragic Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:54	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
	10:51	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Howard Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	10:42
	10:42 [PHX 50-44]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	10:42	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
World Peace Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:42
Meeks Floating Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)	10:21 [LAL 46-50]
	09:56	Morris Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Clark Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	09:52
	09:51	Tucker Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Howard Jump Shot: Missed	09:38
	09:36	Morris Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	09:16 [PHX 52-46]	Dragic Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Howard Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)	09:05
	08:54	Morris Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:World Peace (4 ST)
World Peace Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:51 [LAL 48-52]
	08:37 [PHX 54-48]	Dragic Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (1 AST)
Nash Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Morris (2 ST)	08:26
	08:23 [PHX 56-48]	Tucker Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Morris (1 AST)
	07:58	O'Neal Foul: Defense 3 Second (2 PF)
Nash Free Throw Technical (15 PTS)	07:58 [LAL 49-56]
World Peace 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Meeks (1 AST)	07:48 [LAL 52-56]
Nash Substitution replaced by Blake	07:43
	07:27 [PHX 58-52]	O'Neal Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Howard Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: World Peace (2 AST)	07:08 [LAL 54-58]
	06:49	Dragic Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Blake Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	06:37 [LAL 56-58]
	06:14	Morris Jump Shot: Missed
	06:12	O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:12 [PHX 60-56]	O'Neal Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)
World Peace Jump Bank Shot: Missed	05:52
Howard Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)	05:51
World Peace Jump Shot: Missed	05:47
	05:45	O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:40 [PHX 62-56]	Dragic Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Howard Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Meeks (2 AST)	05:24 [LAL 58-62]
	05:05 [PHX 65-58]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Dragic (6 AST)
Clark Jump Shot: Missed	04:42
Team Rebound	04:41
	04:41	Team Timeout : Regular
World Peace Substitution replaced by Jamison	04:41
Meeks Substitution replaced by Nash	04:41
	04:41	Tucker Substitution replaced by Dudley
Clark Jump Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (2 BLK)	04:26
	04:24	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	04:20	Dudley 3pt Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:17
Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed	04:06
	04:04	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	03:59 [PHX 67-58]	Dudley Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Dragic (7 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:58
Clark Substitution replaced by World Peace	03:58
Jamison Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF)	03:43
Jamison Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	03:43
	03:31	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
	03:29	Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:19 [PHX 69-58]	Morris Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Dragic (8 AST)
	03:04	Dragic Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Nash Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	03:04 [LAL 59-69]
Howard Substitution replaced by Clark	03:04
	03:04	O'Neal Substitution replaced by Scola
Nash Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	03:04 [LAL 60-69]
	02:49 [PHX 71-60]	Dudley Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Dragic (9 AST)
Jamison Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Johnson (2 ST)	02:37
	02:29	Morris Jump Shot: Missed
Nash Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:27
Nash Floating Jump shot: Missed	02:16
Nash Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	02:13
Nash Jump Shot: Missed	02:10
	02:08	Dudley Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:04	Dragic 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:01	Dudley Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	01:43	Dragic Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)
Blake 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: World Peace (3 AST)	01:22 [LAL 63-71]
	01:06	Dragic Floating Jump shot: Missed
World Peace Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	01:02
Jamison 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Nash (2 AST)	00:51.3 [LAL 66-71]
	00:44.0	Team Timeout : Short
	00:35.9	Dudley 3pt Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:33.6
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed	00:24.9
Clark Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	00:23.8
	00:23.8	Scola Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Clark Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:23.8
Team Rebound	00:23.8
Clark Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:23.8
	00:23.8	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	00:01.0	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Clark Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	00:00.1
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Meeks Jump Shot: Missed	11:45
	11:43	Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:23	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
	11:22	Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	11:17	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
World Peace Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	11:15
Meeks Jump Shot: Missed	10:59
	10:58	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
Jamison Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	10:51
	10:51	Dudley Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:51	Team Rebound
	10:51 [PHX 72-66]	Dudley Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Blake 3pt Shot: Missed	10:39
	10:37	Dudley Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	10:31	Beasley 3pt Shot: Missed
Meeks Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	10:28
	10:17	Scola Foul: Personal (4 PF)
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed	10:12
	10:11	Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	09:58	Scola Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)	09:57
Howard Foul: Offensive (3 PF)	09:48
Howard Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	09:48
	09:37 [PHX 74-66]	Scola Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Marshall (4 AST)
World Peace 3pt Shot: Missed	09:26
	09:25	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	09:15 [PHX 76-66]	Beasley Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:15
World Peace Substitution replaced by Nash	09:15
Meeks Substitution replaced by Clark	09:15
Clark Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Howard (1 AST)	09:01 [LAL 68-76]
	08:43	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed Block: Howard (1 BLK)
Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	08:41
Blake Jump Shot: Missed	08:22
	08:20	Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	08:12 [PHX 78-68]	Scola Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Marshall (5 AST)
Nash Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	07:59 [LAL 70-78]
	07:39	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)	07:37
	07:27	Dudley Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed	07:24
	07:22	Dudley Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	07:15	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:13	Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	07:10 [PHX 80-70]	Scola Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Nash Jump Shot: Missed	06:57
	06:56	Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:44 [PHX 82-70]	Beasley Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	06:43
Clark Substitution replaced by World Peace	06:43
Jamison Substitution replaced by Meeks	06:43
	06:43	Johnson Substitution replaced by Dragic
Nash Jump Shot: Missed	06:34
	06:33	Dudley Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	06:09 [PHX 84-70]	Scola Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Dragic (10 AST)
World Peace 3pt Shot: Missed	05:52
	05:50	Marshall Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:36 [PHX 86-70]	Beasley Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Nash Jump Shot: Missed	05:22
	05:20	Marshall Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Meeks Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	05:17
	05:17
	05:17	Dragic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:17	Team Rebound
	05:17 [PHX 87-70]	Dragic Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
World Peace Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Nash (3 AST)	05:01 [LAL 72-87]
	04:44	Scola Jump Shot: Missed
	04:42	Dragic Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
World Peace Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	04:33
	04:33 [PHX 88-72]	Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	04:33 [PHX 89-72]	Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
World Peace 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Nash (4 AST)	04:19 [LAL 75-89]
	03:59	Scola Layup Shot: Missed
	03:57	Dragic Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:38 [PHX 92-75]	Scola 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS)
World Peace 3pt Shot: Missed	03:21
	03:21	Team Rebound
Howard Foul: Personal (4 PF)	03:21
	03:12	Dragic Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:World Peace (5 ST)
	03:12	Scola Foul: Personal Take (5 PF)
Nash Jump Shot: Missed	03:04
	03:02	Marshall Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	02:48	Beasley Running Jump Shot: Missed
	02:48	Scola Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
Meeks Foul: Shooting Block (2 PF) (2 FTA)	02:48
	02:48	Team Timeout : Regular
World Peace Substitution replaced by Morris	02:48
Howard Substitution replaced by Ebanks	02:48
Meeks Substitution replaced by Clark	02:48
Nash Substitution replaced by Duhon	02:48
Blake Substitution replaced by Sacre	02:48
	02:48	Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:48	Team Rebound
	02:48 [PHX 93-75]	Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Morris Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Dragic (2 ST)	02:34
	02:31 [PHX 95-75]	Dragic Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Morris Driving Layup Shot: Missed	02:19
	02:16	Scola Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
Duhon Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	01:57
	01:57	Dragic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:57	Team Rebound
	01:57 [PHX 96-75]	Dragic Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
	01:54	Marshall Foul: Away From Play (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Morris Free Throw 1 of 1 (1 PTS)	01:54 [LAL 76-96]
	01:54	Dragic Substitution replaced by Garrett
Sacre Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	01:37
	01:35	Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	01:18	Scola Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Clark Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	01:15
Ebanks 3pt Shot: Missed	01:02
	01:00	Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	00:49.9	Beasley 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:47.9	Garrett Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:35.3 [PHX 99-76]	Marshall 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Scola (2 AST)
Morris Jump Shot: Missed	00:29.9
	00:26.9	Scola Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	00:04.9	Garrett Jump Shot: Missed
Sacre Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:02.6
End of 4th Quarter