Mon Apr 11, 2005 · 7:30 PM
Phoenix SunsSuns
106
away
Chemistry
Tense
Los Angeles LakersLakers
120
home
Chemistry
Elite
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix SunsSuns | 22 | 20 | 27 | 37 | 106 |
| Los Angeles LakersLakers | 34 | 17 | 35 | 34 | 120 |
After Action Report
In Los Angeles, the Lakers handled the Suns 120-106. Every possession went the Lakers way. Suns' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; second-chance points piled up for the Suns. The Lakers locker room is humming, and it showed. The Suns rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night.
What tipped it
- Lakers · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
- Suns · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
- Suns · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
- Suns · Ice Cold On a 4+ game losing streak — shots aren't falling.
- Suns · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.