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The Lakers–Suns rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns.The rivalry began as early as the 1969–70 season when the Lakers and Suns met against each other in the first round of the 1970 NBA playoffs, with peaks being had throughout the 1980s, early 1990s, and 2000s.
This was the 183rd series sweep in NBA playoffs history. Ja Morant scored 22 straight points for the Memphis Grizzlies in game 3 against the Los Angeles Lakers, becoming the first player to score at least 22 straight points for their team in a playoff game since Kobe Bryant in 2010.
It was also the second largest margin of victory in playoff history by a team facing elimination, surpassed only by the Minneapolis Lakers' 58-point victory over the St. Louis Hawks in the 1956 NBA Playoffs. The Pacers set an NBA playoff record for shooting percentage, making 67.1% of their shots in game 7 against the Knicks. [26]
No. 3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. No. 6 Phoenix Suns. No. 4 Los Angeles Clippers vs. No. 5 Dallas Mavericks. 2024 NBA Finals schedule. Thursday, June 6: Game 1 Sunday, June 9: Game 2 Wednesday ...
The Phoenix Suns clinched the Western Conference's No. 6 seed in the NBA playoffs with a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, coupled with the Los Angeles Lakers defeating the New Orleans Pelicans.
NBA Playoff Picture: Key games, tiebreakers and everything at stake on the season's final day. Ben Rohrbach. April 13, 2024 at 12:34 PM. ... Lakers at Pelicans (3:30 p.m., ESPN)
The 2021 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2020–21 season.With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting the NBA for the second consecutive year, the regular season was reduced to 72 games for each team and the start date of the playoffs was moved from its usual time in mid-April to May 22, 2021.
In a matchup of teams struggling for playoff position, the Suns made the big shots down the stretch in defeating the Lakers on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix.