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Los Angeles Lakers at Phoenix Suns

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34-24, 18-12 Away
Final
110 - 113

34-26, 20-12 Home

Royce O'Neale hits last-second 3 to lift short-handed Suns over Lakers, 113-110

Royce O’Neale sends Suns past Lakers with last-second shot

Allen drove into the lane on the Suns' final possession before finding Collin Gillespie in the corner. Gillespie quickly swung the ball to an open O'Neale.

L.A.'s Austin Reaves missed an open corner 3 at the buzzer. Luka Doncic led the Lakers with 41 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.

Reaves' miss capped a thrilling final few minutes.

The Lakers bounced back from a 12-point deficit with 6:28 left to tie it at 108 on Reaves' 3-pointer with a minute to go. O'Neale responded with a layup after an offensive rebound to take a 110-108, but LeBron James had a tip-in on the ensuing possession to tie it at 110 with 22.7 seconds left.

Phoenix bounced back from a 13-point deficit early in the third quarter to tie it at 80 going into the fourth. Allen scored 16 points in the third, hitting four 3-pointers.

Gillespie made four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and finished with 21 points. The Suns shot 22 of 50 (44%) from 3-point range.

The Lakers opened the second half on a 11-0 run for a 60-49 advantage, capped by DeAndre Ayton's alley-oop dunk on a nice pass from Doncic.

The Suns improved to 2/3 since the All-Star break. Phoenix was playing without its top two scorers — All-Star guard Devin Booker (hip strain) and forward Dillon Brooks (fractured hand).

The Booker-Brooks duo is averaging roughly 45 points per game and the Suns are struggling to find scoring options without them. It was the first time the team topped 100 points in regulation over the past five games.

Up next Lakers: At Golden State on Saturday night.

Suns: At Sacramento on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

PHX leads series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 110 - 113
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 110 - 113
4th 0.0 Lakers offensive team rebound 110 - 113
4th 0.0 Austin Reaves misses 23-foot three point jumper 110 - 113
4th 0.9 Suns Full timeout 110 - 113

Statistics

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38-75 FG 40-87
51 Field Goal % 46
11-29 3PT 22-50
38 Three Point % 44
23-26 FT 11-14
88 Free Throw % 79
39 Rebounds 41
10 Offensive Rebounds 15
29 Defensive Rebounds 26
20 Assists 22
8 Steals 9
2 Blocks 5
12 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
1 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 23
8 Fast Break Points 9
46 Points in Paint 30
15 Fouls 23
13 Largest Lead 12
10 Lead Changes 10
39 Percent Led 54
Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Devin Booker, G Out Feb 27
Jordan Goodwin, G Out Feb 24
Dillon Brooks, F Out Feb 23
Haywood Highsmith, F Out Feb 21
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

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2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 36 24 .600 - W2
Phoenix 34 26 .567 2 W1
Golden State 31 29 .517 5 L1
LA Clippers 28 31 .475 7.5 W1
Sacramento 14 48 .226 23 L1
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