It was just one of those games for the Phoenix Suns where throwing it in the hoop was like throwing it into the ocean. Shooting a blistering 50%+ from the three point line is nothing to sneeze at. Setting a franchise record for made three’s is also incredible against a perimeter defense like the champion LA Lakers. Then again, it’s a whole lot easier to get open looks when you have Steve Nash doing his drive and kick routine. Over and over again, Nash cut into the heart of the defense only to kick it out to an open man on the arc. But all of that said the Suns players still had to knock down the shots. What a performance…
The Suns nearly made history Sunday. Draining three-pointer after three-pointer, the Suns sank a franchise-record 22 threes, one shy of the NBA record, en route to a 121-116 shootout victory against the Lakers at Staples Center.
For the Suns (5-4), Jason Richardson was on fire in the first three quarters, scoring a game-high 35 points including seven 3-pointers. Steve Nash had 21 points and 13 assists, and Channing Frye chipped in a season-high 20 points, including four 3s.
The Lakers (8-2) have now dropped back-to-back games and suffered their first home loss of the season. In the loss, Kobe Bryant filled the stat sheet: 25 points, 14 assists, nine rebounds and eight turnovers. Pau Gasol tallied 28 points and 17 rebounds and Lamar Odom added 22 and 17.
QUOTABLE: “I didn’t know what the record was. I know we made a lot of them. I didn’t know we were close to the record or anything like that.”
— Richardson on the team nearly matching the NBA record for most threes made in a game
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