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LeBron James scores 28, leads Lakers past Suns 101-73 to clinch home-court advantage in 1st round

By AP•Apr 11, 2026

Game Recap

LeBron drops 28 points, dishes 12 assists in the Lakers' win over the Suns.

LOS ANGELES -- — LeBron James had 28 points, 12 assists and six rebounds, and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers clinched home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs with their 101-73 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night.

Luke Kennard scored 19 points and Rui Hachimura added 13 for the Lakers, who will be either the third or fourth seed in the Western Conference despite finishing the regular season without injured stars Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.

Los Angeles (52-29) is one game behind third-place Denver (53-28) with one game left, but LA holds the tiebreaker over the Nuggets.

The Lakers won their second straight and their 15th in 19 games with a vintage performance from the 41-year-old James, who showed no weariness on the second night of a back-to-back set in which he scored 54 points on 63.6% shooting (21 for 33).

James also recorded the 12,000th assist of his career in the first half, becoming only the fourth NBA player to reach the milestone.

The NBA scoring king racked up 14 points in the first quarter, and he added six points and seven assists in the second half while making sure the Lakers' lead stayed firm.

Dillon Brooks scored 12 points for the Suns, who are seventh in the West standings and locked into the top spot in the play-in tournament.

Devin Booker sat out for Phoenix to rest his injured right ankle for the postseason, and Jalen Green also sat with right knee soreness. Collin Gillespie and Grayson Allen played in the first half, but sat in the second half of the Suns' lowest-scoring performance of the season.

The Lakers' injury woes remain dire, but Marcus Smart had six points and seven assists against Phoenix in his return from a nine-game injury absence.

James scored or assisted on nine of the Lakers' first 10 field goals while they streaked to an early 16-point lead.

Up next

Suns: At Oklahoma City on Sunday.

Lakers: Host Utah on Sunday.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

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PHX wins series 3-2

Regular Season Series

PHX at LAL

Tue, Dec 2

125 - 108

Final

LAL at PHX

Mon, Dec 15

116 - 114

Final

LAL at PHX

Wed, Dec 24

108 - 132

Final

LAL at PHX

Fri, Feb 27

110 - 113

Final

PHX at LAL

Sat, Apr 11

73 - 101

Final

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Game Analysis

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Game Stats

PHX

LAL

26-77FG35-69

34Field Goal %51

7-403PT8-20

17Three Point %40

14-21FT23-30

18Offensive Rebounds4

29Defensive Rebounds31

17Assists27

8Steals17

1Blocks3

23Turnovers11

2Technical Fouls0

24Points Conceded Off Turnovers8

3Fast Break Points19

18Fouls18

1Largest Lead29

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	PHX
12:00	Mark Williams vs. Deandre Ayton (LeBron James gains possession)	0	0
11:36	Rui Hachimura makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)	2	0
11:19	Grayson Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
11:19	Dillon Brooks offensive rebound	2	0
11:01	Collin Gillespie makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryan Dunn assists)	2	3
10:40	LeBron James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luke Kennard assists)	5	3
10:28	Dillon Brooks lost ball turnover (Luke Kennard steals)	5	3
10:23	Luke Kennard makes running layup (Jake LaRavia assists)	7	3
10:07	Grayson Allen makes 28-foot three point jumper	7	6
9:48	Dillon Brooks shooting foul	7	6
9:48	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 3	8	6
9:48	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 3	9	6
9:48	LeBron James makes free throw 3 of 3	10	6
9:36	Mark Williams makes driving layup (Collin Gillespie assists)	10	8
9:14	Luke Kennard misses 12-foot fade away jump shot	10	8
9:12	Collin Gillespie defensive rebound	10	8
9:05	Dillon Brooks bad pass turnover (LeBron James steals)	10	8
8:54	Deandre Ayton misses 15-foot jumper	10	8
8:52	Grayson Allen defensive rebound	10	8
8:42	Dillon Brooks misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	10	8
8:39	Grayson Allen offensive rebound	10	8
8:35	Dillon Brooks makes two point shot (Grayson Allen assists)	10	10
8:16	LeBron James makes 24-foot three point jumper	13	10
7:56	Collin Gillespie misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	13	10
7:52	LeBron James defensive rebound	13	10
7:49	Deandre Ayton makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)	15	10
7:32	Dillon Brooks misses 10-foot two point shot	15	10
7:30	Mark Williams offensive rebound	15	10
7:30	Deandre Ayton shooting foul	15	10
7:30	Mark Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	15	11
7:30	Mark Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	15	12
7:18	Deandre Ayton misses 5-foot two point shot	15	12
7:16	Mark Williams defensive rebound	15	12
7:13	Lakers Full timeout	15	12
7:13	(07:13) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lakers] retain their timeout	15	12
7:13	Grayson Allen lost ball turnover	15	12
6:50	LeBron James makes 15-foot two point shot	17	12
6:38	Dillon Brooks misses driving layup	17	12
6:37	Mark Williams offensive rebound	17	12
6:36	Mark Williams makes tip shot	17	14
6:15	Luke Kennard makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	20	14
6:15	Dillon Brooks shooting foul	20	14
6:15	(06:15) [Suns] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	20	14
6:15	Royce O'Neale enters the game for Grayson Allen	20	14
6:15	Jamaree Bouyea enters the game for Collin Gillespie	20	14
6:15	Luke Kennard makes free throw 1 of 1	21	14
5:58	Jamaree Bouyea bad pass turnover (Jake LaRavia steals)	21	14
5:46	Rui Hachimura misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	21	14
5:42	Royce O'Neale defensive rebound	21	14
5:40	Royce O'Neale bad pass turnover (Jake LaRavia steals)	21	14
5:28	Dillon Brooks personal foul	21	14
5:28	Bronny James enters the game for Jake LaRavia	21	14
5:28	Oso Ighodaro enters the game for Dillon Brooks	21	14
5:28	Rasheer Fleming enters the game for Mark Williams	21	14
5:16	Rasheer Fleming shooting foul	21	14
5:16	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	22	14
5:16	LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2	22	14
5:14	Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound	22	14
5:00	Deandre Ayton blocks Ryan Dunn 's 8-foot floating jump shot	22	14
4:58	Luke Kennard defensive rebound	22	14
4:53	LeBron James makes running dunk (Luke Kennard assists)	24	14
4:53	Suns Full timeout	24	14
4:53	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Luke Kennard	24	14
4:45	Rasheer Fleming steps out of bounds turnover	24	14
4:30	Rui Hachimura makes 9-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	26	14
4:12	Royce O'Neale misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	26	14
4:07	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	26	14
4:04	Rui Hachimura makes 24-foot running jump shot (LeBron James assists)	29	14
3:44	Royce O'Neale misses 30-foot three point jumper	29	14
3:42	Bronny James defensive rebound	29	14
3:37	Bronny James bad pass turnover (Royce O'Neale steals)	29	14
3:33	Ryan Dunn misses 26-foot three point jumper	29	14
3:28	Bronny James defensive rebound	29	14
3:09	Ryan Dunn shooting foul	29	14
3:09	Rui Hachimura misses free throw 1 of 2	29	14
3:09	Lakers offensive team rebound	29	14
3:09	Luke Kennard enters the game for LeBron James	29	14
3:09	Grayson Allen enters the game for Ryan Dunn	29	14
3:09	Collin Gillespie enters the game for Jamaree Bouyea	29	14
3:09	Rui Hachimura makes free throw 2 of 2	30	14
2:45	Rasheer Fleming makes 24-foot three point jumper (Royce O'Neale assists)	30	17
2:27	Bronny James bad pass turnover (Grayson Allen steals)	30	17
2:16	Royce O'Neale misses 27-foot three point jumper	30	17
2:11	Collin Gillespie offensive rebound	30	17
2:08	Grayson Allen misses 28-foot three point jumper	30	17
2:05	Suns offensive team rebound	30	17
2:05	Maxi Kleber enters the game for Deandre Ayton	30	17
2:05	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Rui Hachimura	30	17
1:58	Royce O'Neale makes 24-foot three point jumper (Collin Gillespie assists)	30	20
1:39	Luke Kennard makes 24-foot three pointer	33	20
1:27	Grayson Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper	33	20
1:24	Oso Ighodaro offensive rebound	33	20
1:17	Collin Gillespie misses 29-foot three point jumper	33	20
1:15	Oso Ighodaro offensive rebound	33	20
1:07	Grayson Allen misses driving floating jump shot	33	20
1:04	Oso Ighodaro offensive rebound	33	20
1:04	Oso Ighodaro makes tip shot	33	22
53.3	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 23-foot three point jumper	33	22
49.8	Grayson Allen defensive rebound	33	22
31.4	Grayson Allen out of bounds lost ball turnover	33	22
16.0	Maxi Kleber misses 6-foot floating jump shot	33	22
12.9	Royce O'Neale defensive rebound	33	22
5.2	Collin Gillespie makes 11-foot two point shot	33	24
0.7	Luke Kennard misses heave jump shot	33	24
0.1	Lakers offensive team rebound	33	24
0.0	(00:00) [Suns] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL REPLAYCENTER)	33	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	24

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	PHX
12:00	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Bronny James	33	24
12:00	Marcus Smart enters the game for Luke Kennard	33	24
11:38	Royce O'Neale makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Rasheer Fleming assists)	33	26
11:16	Maxi Kleber misses 22-foot three point jumper	33	26
11:11	Royce O'Neale defensive rebound	33	26
11:10	Marcus Smart personal foul	33	26
11:01	Maxi Kleber shooting foul	33	26
11:01	Grayson Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	33	27
11:01	Grayson Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	33	28
10:47	Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper	33	28
10:45	Nick Smith Jr. offensive rebound	33	28
10:37	Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot dunk (Marcus Smart assists)	35	28
10:30	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	35	28
10:30	LeBron James enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	35	28
10:09	Rasheer Fleming lost ball turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	35	28
9:55	LeBron James misses 13-foot two point shot	35	28
9:51	Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound	35	28
9:46	Suns Full timeout	35	28
9:46	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Maxi Kleber	35	28
9:46	Mark Williams enters the game for Rasheer Fleming	35	28
9:38	Jake LaRavia personal foul	35	28
9:32	Oso Ighodaro misses driving layup	35	28
9:28	Collin Gillespie offensive rebound	35	28
9:28	Collin Gillespie misses tip shot	35	28
9:27	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	35	28
9:10	Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper	35	28
9:06	Grayson Allen defensive rebound	35	28
8:59	Grayson Allen misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	35	28
8:54	Collin Gillespie offensive rebound	35	28
8:53	Grayson Allen makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	35	30
8:53	Marcus Smart shooting foul	35	30
8:53	Grayson Allen makes free throw 1 of 1	35	31
8:33	Nick Smith Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	35	31
8:31	Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound	35	31
8:22	Suns Full timeout	35	31
8:22	Luke Kennard enters the game for Jake LaRavia	35	31
8:22	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	35	31
8:22	Amir Coffey enters the game for Grayson Allen	35	31
8:22	Rasheer Fleming enters the game for Mark Williams	35	31
8:10	Royce O'Neale misses two point shot	35	31
8:08	LeBron James defensive rebound	35	31
8:01	Rui Hachimura misses 24-foot three point jumper	35	31
7:57	Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound	35	31
7:48	Collin Gillespie misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	35	31
7:43	Royce O'Neale offensive rebound	35	31
7:42	Royce O'Neale makes two point shot	35	33
7:22	LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper	35	33
7:17	Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound	35	33
7:14	Royce O'Neale makes 25-foot three pointer (Oso Ighodaro assists)	35	36
6:53	Royce O'Neale personal foul	35	36
6:53	Dillon Brooks enters the game for Oso Ighodaro	35	36
6:53	Mark Williams enters the game for Rasheer Fleming	35	36
6:46	Luke Kennard makes 11-foot fade away jump shot (Marcus Smart assists)	37	36
6:27	Dillon Brooks makes 15-foot step back jumpshot	37	38
6:18	Amir Coffey shooting foul	37	38
6:18	Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2	38	38
6:18	Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2	39	38
6:05	Royce O'Neale misses 29-foot three point jumper	39	38
6:01	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	39	38
5:57	LeBron James makes running layup (Marcus Smart assists)	41	38
5:49	Dillon Brooks makes driving layup (Collin Gillespie assists)	41	40
5:43	Ryan Dunn enters the game for Royce O'Neale	41	40
5:39	Luke Kennard makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Marcus Smart assists)	43	40
5:24	Dillon Brooks misses 30-foot three point step back jumpshot	43	40
5:20	Collin Gillespie offensive rebound	43	40
5:16	Dillon Brooks makes driving layup	43	42
4:55	Mark Williams shooting foul	43	42
4:55	Luke Kennard makes free throw 1 of 2	44	42
4:55	Jake LaRavia enters the game for LeBron James	44	42
4:55	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Marcus Smart	44	42
4:55	Jamaree Bouyea enters the game for Collin Gillespie	44	42
4:55	Luke Kennard makes free throw 2 of 2	45	42
4:33	Dillon Brooks misses 13-foot two point shot	45	42
4:31	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	45	42
4:18	Luke Kennard misses 23-foot three point jumper	45	42
4:17	Lakers offensive team rebound	45	42
4:17	Dillon Brooks loose ball foul	45	42
4:05	Amir Coffey shooting foul	45	42
4:05	Amir Coffey technical foul	45	42
4:05	Luke Kennard makes technical free throw	46	42
4:05	Rui Hachimura makes free throw 1 of 2	47	42
4:05	Rui Hachimura makes free throw 2 of 2	48	42
3:42	Jamaree Bouyea misses two point shot	48	42
3:39	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	48	42
3:19	Luke Kennard misses 11-foot fade away jump shot	48	42
3:15	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	48	42
3:12	Luke Kennard misses layup	48	42
3:11	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	48	42
3:10	Deandre Ayton makes tip shot	50	42
3:09	Suns Full timeout	50	42
3:09	LeBron James enters the game for Rui Hachimura	50	42
2:58	Ryan Dunn out of bounds bad pass turnover	50	42
2:43	Deandre Ayton misses 9-foot two point shot	50	42
2:39	Mark Williams defensive rebound	50	42
2:32	Dillon Brooks makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Jamaree Bouyea assists)	50	44
2:17	Mark Williams defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	50	44
2:17	Luke Kennard makes technical free throw	51	44
2:07	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 22-foot three point jumper	51	44
2:04	Amir Coffey defensive rebound	51	44
1:42	Amir Coffey makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Dillon Brooks assists)	51	46
1:29	LeBron James makes driving layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	53	46
1:13	Mark Williams bad pass turnover (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	53	46
53.3	LeBron James makes 11-foot two point shot	55	46
29.5	Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul	55	46
29.5	(00:29.5) [Suns] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	55	46
29.5	Jamaree Bouyea makes free throw 1 of 2	55	47
29.5	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	55	47
29.5	Rasheer Fleming enters the game for Dillon Brooks	55	47
29.5	Jamaree Bouyea makes free throw 2 of 2	55	48
9.2	LeBron James makes 12-foot two point shot	57	48
1.9	Jamaree Bouyea misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	57	48
1.0	Suns offensive team rebound	57	48
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	57	48

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	PHX
12:00	Royce O'Neale enters the game for Amir Coffey	57	48
12:00	Dillon Brooks enters the game for Rasheer Fleming	57	48
11:38	Jamaree Bouyea makes driving layup (Royce O'Neale assists)	57	50
11:14	Deandre Ayton makes 2-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)	59	50
11:00	Dillon Brooks misses 10-foot fade away jump shot	59	50
10:59	LeBron James defensive rebound	59	50
10:59	Suns Full timeout	59	50
10:59	(10:59) [Suns] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Suns] retain their timeout	59	50
10:59	LeBron James steps out of bounds turnover	59	50
10:56	Jamaree Bouyea bad pass turnover (Luke Kennard steals)	59	50
10:41	LeBron James lost ball turnover (Royce O'Neale steals)	59	50
10:24	Dillon Brooks misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	59	50
10:18	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	59	50
10:08	Luke Kennard bad pass turnover (Dillon Brooks steals)	59	50
10:05	Rui Hachimura shooting foul	59	50
10:05	Dillon Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2	59	51
10:05	Dillon Brooks misses free throw 2 of 2	59	51
10:02	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	59	51
9:41	Luke Kennard misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	59	51
9:40	Suns defensive team rebound	59	51
9:27	Ryan Dunn misses 23-foot three point jumper	59	51
9:26	Lakers defensive team rebound	59	51
9:06	Rui Hachimura misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	59	51
9:05	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	59	51
9:05	Mark Williams shooting foul	59	51
9:05	Deandre Ayton makes free throw 1 of 2	60	51
9:05	Deandre Ayton makes free throw 2 of 2	61	51
8:54	LeBron James shooting foul	61	51
8:54	Mark Williams misses free throw 1 of 2	61	51
8:54	Suns offensive team rebound	61	51
8:54	Mark Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	61	52
8:48	Rui Hachimura out of bounds lost ball turnover	61	52
8:35	Dillon Brooks bad pass turnover (Luke Kennard steals)	61	52
8:22	Mark Williams shooting foul	61	52
8:22	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	61	52
8:22	Lakers offensive team rebound	61	52
8:22	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	62	52
7:57	Dillon Brooks misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	62	52
7:53	LeBron James defensive rebound	62	52
7:31	Rui Hachimura makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	65	52
7:19	Lakers Full timeout	65	52
7:19	(07:19) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lakers] retain their timeout	65	52
7:19	Amir Coffey enters the game for Ryan Dunn	65	52
7:19	Mark Williams vs. Deandre Ayton (Luke Kennard gains possession)	65	52
7:19	Mark Williams lost ball turnover	65	52
7:01	Mark Williams blocks Deandre Ayton 's 5-foot layup	65	52
6:58	Mark Williams defensive rebound	65	52
6:50	Amir Coffey vs. Deandre Ayton (LeBron James gains possession)	65	52
6:50	Amir Coffey bad pass turnover (Deandre Ayton steals)	65	52
6:33	Luke Kennard makes 5-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	67	52
6:20	Oso Ighodaro enters the game for Mark Williams	67	52
6:20	Royce O'Neale vs. LeBron James	67	52
6:17	Rui Hachimura personal foul	67	52
6:06	Jake LaRavia shooting foul	67	52
6:06	Royce O'Neale misses free throw 1 of 2	67	52
6:06	Suns offensive team rebound	67	52
6:06	Royce O'Neale makes free throw 2 of 2	67	53
5:43	Deandre Ayton makes alley oop dunk (Luke Kennard assists)	69	53
5:36	Deandre Ayton shooting foul	69	53
5:36	Oso Ighodaro misses free throw 1 of 2	69	53
5:36	Suns offensive team rebound	69	53
5:36	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for LeBron James	69	53
5:36	Oso Ighodaro misses free throw 2 of 2	69	53
5:36	Lakers defensive team rebound	69	53
5:21	Rasheer Fleming enters the game for Jamaree Bouyea	69	53
5:21	Royce O'Neale vs. Jake LaRavia (Oso Ighodaro gains possession)	69	53
5:21	Jake LaRavia lost ball turnover (Royce O'Neale steals)	69	53
5:13	Rasheer Fleming misses 22-foot running jump shot	69	53
5:08	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	69	53
4:52	Rui Hachimura misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	69	53
4:47	Royce O'Neale defensive rebound	69	53
4:41	Amir Coffey makes two point shot (Royce O'Neale assists)	69	55
4:24	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 2-foot reverse layup	69	55
4:22	Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound	69	55
4:16	Dillon Brooks misses running layup	69	55
4:16	Dillon Brooks offensive rebound	69	55
4:16	Rui Hachimura personal foul	69	55
4:16	Dillon Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2	69	56
4:16	Maxi Kleber enters the game for Deandre Ayton	69	56
4:16	Marcus Smart enters the game for Jake LaRavia	69	56
4:16	Dillon Brooks misses free throw 2 of 2	69	56
4:13	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	69	56
3:55	Luke Kennard misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	69	56
3:53	Royce O'Neale defensive rebound	69	56
3:48	Oso Ighodaro makes 2-foot layup (Rasheer Fleming assists)	69	58
3:47	Lakers Full timeout	69	58
3:47	Ryan Dunn enters the game for Dillon Brooks	69	58
3:37	Royce O'Neale shooting foul	69	58
3:37	Maxi Kleber misses free throw 1 of 2	69	58
3:37	Lakers offensive team rebound	69	58
3:37	Maxi Kleber misses free throw 2 of 2	69	58
3:34	Royce O'Neale defensive rebound	69	58
3:21	Amir Coffey misses driving floating jump shot	69	58
3:18	Rasheer Fleming offensive rebound	69	58
3:16	Rasheer Fleming bad pass turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	69	58
3:07	Marcus Smart makes 5-foot two point shot (Rui Hachimura assists)	71	58
2:54	Rasheer Fleming misses 25-foot three point jumper	71	58
2:51	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	71	58
2:44	Marcus Smart makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	73	58
2:32	Royce O'Neale misses 26-foot three point jumper	73	58
2:28	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	73	58
2:26	Royce O'Neale personal foul	73	58
2:26	LeBron James enters the game for Luke Kennard	73	58
2:26	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Rui Hachimura	73	58
2:26	Koby Brea enters the game for Royce O'Neale	73	58
2:12	Marcus Smart misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	73	58
2:08	Ryan Dunn defensive rebound	73	58
2:07	Ryan Dunn bad pass turnover (Maxi Kleber steals)	73	58
2:04	Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk (Marcus Smart assists)	75	58
1:46	Maxi Kleber shooting foul	75	58
1:46	Oso Ighodaro makes free throw 1 of 2	75	59
1:46	Oso Ighodaro makes free throw 2 of 2	75	60
1:33	LeBron James makes 3-foot layup (Marcus Smart assists)	77	60
1:14	Rasheer Fleming bad pass turnover (LeBron James steals)	77	60
1:12	LeBron James makes 1-foot running dunk	79	60
1:11	Suns Full timeout	79	60
56.8	Koby Brea misses 25-foot three point jumper	79	60
52.7	LeBron James defensive rebound	79	60
39.1	Marcus Smart bad pass turnover (Amir Coffey steals)	79	60
29.6	Nick Smith Jr. shooting foul	79	60
29.6	Ryan Dunn makes free throw 1 of 2	79	61
29.6	Ryan Dunn misses free throw 2 of 2	79	61
27.7	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	79	61
12.4	Nick Smith Jr. makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (LeBron James assists)	81	61
1.8	Amir Coffey makes 26-foot three pointer (Oso Ighodaro assists)	81	64
0.3	LeBron James misses heave jump shot	81	64
0.1	Lakers offensive team rebound	81	64
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	81	64

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	PHX
12:00	Jamaree Bouyea enters the game for Amir Coffey	81	64
11:49	Nick Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	81	64
11:45	Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound	81	64
11:41	Rasheer Fleming misses 24-foot running jump shot	81	64
11:38	Ryan Dunn offensive rebound	81	64
11:30	Koby Brea misses 26-foot three point jumper	81	64
11:26	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	81	64
11:21	Nick Smith Jr. bad pass turnover (Ryan Dunn steals)	81	64
11:13	Marcus Smart blocks Jamaree Bouyea 's 6-foot driving layup	81	64
11:10	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	81	64
11:03	Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk (LeBron James assists)	83	64
10:44	Koby Brea traveling turnover	83	64
10:29	Maxi Kleber makes dunk (LeBron James assists)	85	64
10:09	Jamaree Bouyea misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	85	64
10:05	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	85	64
9:51	LeBron James misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	85	64
9:50	Suns defensive team rebound	85	64
9:50	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Marcus Smart	85	64
9:45	Nick Smith Jr. personal foul	85	64
9:45	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	85	64
9:26	Jamaree Bouyea misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	85	64
9:22	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	85	64
9:17	LeBron James misses running layup	85	64
9:14	Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound	85	64
9:10	Koby Brea misses 23-foot running jump shot	85	64
9:05	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	85	64
9:02	Oso Ighodaro shooting foul	85	64
9:02	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	85	64
9:02	Lakers offensive team rebound	85	64
9:02	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Maxi Kleber	85	64
9:02	Bronny James enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	85	64
9:02	Amir Coffey enters the game for Rasheer Fleming	85	64
9:02	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	86	64
8:44	Oso Ighodaro makes 1-foot dunk (Jamaree Bouyea assists)	86	66
8:22	Bronny James misses 28-foot three point jumper	86	66
8:18	Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound	86	66
8:03	Oso Ighodaro lost ball turnover (LeBron James steals)	86	66
7:59	Rui Hachimura out of bounds bad pass turnover	86	66
7:59	Khaman Maluach enters the game for Oso Ighodaro	86	66
7:44	Koby Brea bad pass turnover (LeBron James steals)	86	66
7:34	LeBron James misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	86	66
7:31	Amir Coffey defensive rebound	86	66
7:20	Amir Coffey misses 25-foot three point jumper	86	66
7:17	LeBron James defensive rebound	86	66
6:59	LeBron James misses 17-foot two point shot	86	66
6:56	Koby Brea defensive rebound	86	66
6:44	Jamaree Bouyea misses 6-foot two point shot	86	66
6:41	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	86	66
6:35	Jake LaRavia makes 2-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)	88	66
6:19	Lakers Full timeout	88	66
6:19	Drew Timme enters the game for Deandre Ayton	88	66
6:19	Marcus Smart enters the game for LeBron James	88	66
6:19	Rasheer Fleming enters the game for Ryan Dunn	88	66
6:08	Rasheer Fleming misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot	88	66
6:03	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	88	66
5:50	Marcus Smart bad pass turnover (Koby Brea steals)	88	66
5:45	Koby Brea misses running pullup jump shot	88	66
5:42	Suns offensive team rebound	88	66
5:36	Koby Brea makes 26-foot three pointer (Jamaree Bouyea assists)	88	69
5:13	Drew Timme makes 14-foot floating jump shot (Rui Hachimura assists)	90	69
4:57	Drew Timme personal foul	90	69
4:48	Koby Brea misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	90	69
4:44	Drew Timme defensive rebound	90	69
4:30	Bronny James makes 27-foot three pointer (Rui Hachimura assists)	93	69
4:10	Amir Coffey misses driving floating jump shot	93	69
4:10	Suns offensive team rebound	93	69
4:10	Rui Hachimura loose ball foul	93	69
4:10	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Jake LaRavia	93	69
4:10	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Rui Hachimura	93	69
4:10	CJ Huntley enters the game for Amir Coffey	93	69
3:55	Rasheer Fleming misses 26-foot three point jumper	93	69
3:50	Khaman Maluach offensive rebound	93	69
3:50	Khaman Maluach makes two point shot	93	71
3:23	Nick Smith Jr. misses 14-foot two point shot	93	71
3:20	Khaman Maluach defensive rebound	93	71
3:04	Dalton Knecht blocks Khaman Maluach 's 2-foot layup	93	71
3:02	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	93	71
2:59	Dalton Knecht makes 22-foot running jump shot (Marcus Smart assists)	96	71
2:43	Koby Brea misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	96	71
2:38	CJ Huntley offensive rebound	96	71
2:31	Koby Brea misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	96	71
2:26	Dalton Knecht defensive rebound	96	71
2:15	Drew Timme misses 15-foot floating jump shot	96	71
2:13	Khaman Maluach defensive rebound	96	71
2:07	CJ Huntley misses 22-foot three point jumper	96	71
2:02	Jamaree Bouyea offensive rebound	96	71
1:52	Jamaree Bouyea bad pass turnover (Bronny James steals)	96	71
1:47	Lakers Full timeout	96	71
1:47	Adou Thiero enters the game for Bronny James	96	71
1:47	Chris Manon enters the game for Marcus Smart	96	71
1:35	Khaman Maluach shooting foul	96	71
1:35	Nick Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	97	71
1:35	Nick Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	98	71
1:18	Rasheer Fleming bad pass turnover (Adou Thiero steals)	98	71
1:11	Nick Smith Jr. misses running pullup jump shot	98	71
1:09	Jamaree Bouyea defensive rebound	98	71
1:03	Jamaree Bouyea bad pass turnover (Chris Manon steals)	98	71
57.0	Rasheer Fleming shooting foul	98	71
57.0	Dalton Knecht makes free throw 1 of 2	99	71
57.0	Dalton Knecht makes free throw 2 of 2	100	71
41.9	Khaman Maluach makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Koby Brea assists)	100	73
19.8	Koby Brea shooting foul	100	73
19.8	Chris Manon misses free throw 1 of 2	100	73
19.8	Lakers offensive team rebound	100	73
19.8	Chris Manon makes free throw 2 of 2	101	73
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	101	73
0.0	End of Game	101	73

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crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles, CA

Date & Time

2:30 AM, April 11, 2026

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Attendance

18,997

Referees

Marat Kogut, Kevin Cutler, Kevin Scott

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	53	29	.646	W3
Phoenix	45	37	.549	W1
LA Clippers	42	40	.512	W1
Golden State	37	45	.451	L3
Sacramento	22	60	.268	L1

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