The Suns didn't exactly run the Lakers out of the playoffs. Nudged them out is more like it.

Amare Stoudemire scored 27 points and Shawn Marion added 26, and the Suns overcame an inspired performance by Lamar Odom and a late scoring binge by Kobe Bryant to beat the Lakers 119-110 on Wednesday night.

The Suns won the best-of-seven first-round series in five games and advanced to a Western Conference semifinal matchup with the Spurs, who eliminated Denver earlier in the evening. Game 1 of the series is Sunday afternoon in Phoenix.