Phoenix Suns Flashback: Suns vs Lakers Game 6 2006 NBA Playoffs

Phoenix Suns, Steve Nash (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)
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Phoenix Suns (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)
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Overtime:

  • 4:33: Kobe easy drive and bucket to start overtime. Lakers 107-105, Kobe has 40.
  • 3:02: Beautiful Nash to Marion alley-oop off of a pick-and-roll, Suns 111-109.
  • 2:34: Lamar Odom turnover (Kwame Brown, stone hands) leads to Suns steal and a bucket for Diaw. Suns lead 113-109, Diaw has 19 after a slow start.
  • 1:47: Diaw with an absolutely gorgeous pass from the post as Odom comes to double-team, leaving the hot hand Tim Thomas wide open in the corner for three. Suns lead 116-109.
  • 1:32: Kobe with a beautiful right to left-hand layup on a drive, Suns lead 116-111.
  • 0:57: Odom misses three and the Lakers failed full-court trap leads to a skying Shawn Marion finishing a one-handed oop on a pass from Diaw on the fast break. Suns 120-111.
  • 0:53: Kobe nails pull-up three-pointer from deep. Suns 120-114. Kobe has 47.
  • 0:33: Kobe banks in 30-foot three-pointer… incredible… Suns 122-117, Kobe has 50.
  • 0:21: George fouled on 3-pointer (why??) by Barbosa, only makes one of three. Suns 124-118.
  • 0:19: Tim Thomas puts the game on ice with two free throws to give Suns 126-118 lead, he has 21 points on the night.

Final Score: Phoenix Suns 126, Los Angeles Lakers 118