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Mon Oct 25, 2004 · 7:30 PM · Preseason
Phoenix SunsSuns
119
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Chemistry Hot
Los Angeles LakersLakers
127
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Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Phoenix SunsSuns 29 28 32 30 119
Los Angeles LakersLakers 29 29 37 32 127

After Action Report

In Los Angeles, the Lakers outlasted the Suns 127-119. The breakneck pace played right into Lakers' hands. The Lakers owned the glass, generating extra possessions; Suns' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim. The Lakers locker room is humming, and it showed.

What tipped it

  • Lakers · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • 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.