| Chicago Bulls | 93 |
| Miami Heat | 87 |
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| Los Angeles Lakers | 99 |
| Phoenix Suns | 98 |
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| Sacramento Kings | 102 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 84 |
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| Washington Wizards | 106 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 96 |
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Phoenix 98, L.A. Lakers 99
Opening Round - Phoenix wins 4-3
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Officials: N/A
Team Rebounds: Phoenix (0) Los Angeles (0)
Technicals: Phoenix (0) Los Angeles (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX (54-28) | 26 | 15 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 98 |
| LAL (45-37) | 25 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 99 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 97 | 101.3 | 102.4 |
| LAL | 97 | 102.4 | 101.3 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | .478 | 0.114 | 0.171 | 0.146 |
| LAL | .487 | 0.176 | 0.214 | 0.312 |
Phoenix Suns
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Raja Bell | Starter | SG | 44:44 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6.5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Boris Diaw | Starter | C | 46:07 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 14.2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21 |
| 22 | James Jones | Starter | SF | 34:38 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 4.9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 31 | Shawn Marion | Starter | PF | 44:29 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 18.0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 13 | Steve Nash | Starter | PG | 43:27 | 9-22 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 16.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 19 | Leandro Barbosa | Bench | SG | 15:50 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 50 | Eddie House | Bench | PG | 10:30 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Tim Thomas | Bench | PF | 25:15 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 9.2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 265 | 39-89 | 7-20 | 13-15 | 83.6 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 98 | ||||
| 43.8% | 35.0% | 86.7% |
Los Angeles Lakers
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Kwame Brown | Starter | C | 34:49 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5.8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 24 | Kobe Bryant | Starter | SG | 38:30 | 9-14 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 12.2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | Lamar Odom | Starter | PF | 49:17 | 7-16 | 0-4 | 11-14 | 14.8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25 |
| 1 | Smush Parker | Starter | PG | 41:03 | 2-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -1.8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Luke Walton | Starter | SF | 39:31 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13.2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 43 | Brian Cook | Bench | PF | 11:55 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Devean George | Bench | SF | 20:49 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 18 | Sasha Vujacic | Bench | SG | 29:06 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 8.4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 265 | 34-77 | 7-21 | 24-31 | 94.4 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 99 | ||||
| 44.2% | 33.3% | 77.4% |
Phoenix Suns Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Steve Nash 18.8p, 4.2r, 10.5a |
Raja Bell 14.7p, 3.2r, 2.6a |
James Jones 9.3p, 3.4r, 0.8a |
Shawn Marion 21.8p, 11.8r, 1.8a |
Boris Diaw 13.3p, 6.9r, 6.2a |
| Rotation | Eddie House 9.8p, 1.6r, 1.8a |
Leandro Barbosa 13.1p, 2.6r, 2.8a |
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Tim Thomas 10.3p, 4.5r, 0.7a |
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Los Angeles Lakers Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Smush Parker 11.5p, 3.3r, 3.7a |
Kobe Bryant 35.4p, 5.3r, 4.5a |
Luke Walton 5p, 3.6r, 2.3a |
Lamar Odom 14.8p, 9.2r, 5.5a |
Kwame Brown 7.4p, 6.6r, 1a |
| Rotation | |
Sasha Vujacic 3.9p, 1.9r, 1.7a |
Devean George 6.3p, 3.9r, 1a |
Brian Cook 7.9p, 3.4r, 0.9a |
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