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Sunday, May 23, 2010Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed LAL by 3 after the first quarter and won 118–109.

Final · CF · G3 · Box score
Lakers109
Suns118
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +9
On this day · 2008–09May 23, 2009: 1 game. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Nuggets), 41 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · Lakers-Suns

Amar'e Stoudemire posts 42 and 11 as Phoenix beats Lakers

Kobe Bryant goes for 36 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+7+2+9PHX AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers32153725109
Suns29253232118
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 22, 23, 23, 7, 29, 23, 18, 42PHX42 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Robin LopezPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 12, 19, 4, 6, 14, 14, 7, 20PHX20 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 32, 31, 30, 35, 32, 40, 21, 36LAL36 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 9, 25, 22, 14, 33, 21, 29, 23LAL23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Final · Lakers-Suns
Lakers 109Suns 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers32153725109
Suns29253232118
The story
Steve Nash had 17 points and 15 assists as Phoenix beat Los Angeles 118-109

Pau Gasol led Los Angeles with 23 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 15 AST, 2 REB · 5-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Suns took the second 25-15.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −3+7+2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.3Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.3 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 23 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.4 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.3Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 19.3 a game in the regular season (51 games). Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 42

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 22, 23, 23, 7, 29, 23, 18, 42Suns-Lakers · W
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +21.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Antawn Jamison WAS, Nov 24, 2007: 41 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
42 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 32, 31, 30, 35, 32, 40, 21, 36Lakers-Suns · L
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 9, 25, 22, 14, 33, 21, 29, 23Lakers-Suns · L
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Robin LopezPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 12, 19, 4, 6, 14, 14, 7, 20Suns-Lakers · W
13.7 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 28, 27, 19, 21, 11, 15, 27, 19Suns-Lakers · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 11, 10, 5, 20, 10, 5, 7, 18Lakers-Suns · L
10.5 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Suns12