Phoenix Suns Flashback: Suns vs Lakers Game 6 2006 NBA Playoffs
By Ryan Bawek
![Phoenix Suns, Steve Nash (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images) Phoenix Suns, Steve Nash (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/eb1c02275b9477287c92b3622196f00b878cd88a393941693699ca6cf8b0850a.jpg)
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