Here is a by-the-numbers look at L.A.’s 114-108 overtime loss to the Phoenix Suns:
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Number of Lakers that reached double figures. Kobe Bryant (27), Jeremy Lin (15), Wesley Johnson (15), Jordan Hill (14), Carlos Boozer (12) and Ed Davis (11) combined to go 36-for-61 (59 percent) from the field, while each individual player shot at least 50 percent.
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Points scored by Bryant in the final 2:06 of regulation. He also added four points before checking out midway through the overtime period. Bryant netted a game-high 27 points on 10-for-20 shooting, along with a 7-for-8 mark on free throws.
”I feel good,” Bryant said. “I experiment with moves every now and then throughout the course of the game. Then when it’s money time, I just go to the bread and butter. That’s always there, and when the regular season starts, I’ll do that from (the) tip.”
26
Points from Phoenix’s Isaiah Thomas, who went 6-for-12 from the field and 12-for-13 at the free throw line. Thomas also nailed the game-tying buzzer-beater that forced overtime.
”He’s a great, crafty player,” Lin said. “He’s quick and so it was a great test. Players don’t get quicker than that, so that’s the good news.”
30
Free throws shot by both teams. However, while the Suns missed only three of their attempts, the Lakers were off on seven, including two crucial foul shots by Johnson with 9.5 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
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Percentage of field goal attempts made by the Lakers. L.A., which hadn’t topped 45 percent this preseason, went 40-for-80 on the night and finished 8.7 percent better than the Suns (38-for-92).