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NBA2006 Western First Round Game 4

LakersVERSUSSuns

2006 Western First Round Game 4 · Apr 30, 2006

Los Angeles and Phoenix played a fast, tense first-round game that swung on two final possessions.

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Starting fives

Verified starters

Home starting five
Los Angeles Lakers
StarterDGDevean George
StarterKBKobe Bryant
StarterKBKwame Brown
StarterLOLamar Odom

Before the game

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Phoenix had won 54 games despite losing Amar'e Stoudemire for nearly the entire season, while the seventh-seeded Lakers depended heavily on Kobe Bryant's scoring. Los Angeles unexpectedly took control of the series through defense and deliberate pace.

  • The Lakers led 2–1 and could move one win from eliminating the favored Suns.
  • Bryant had spent the regular season carrying an uneven roster, making the series a test of whether his scoring could produce a genuine upset.

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94.6

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★ 4.79

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Starter
SVSasha Vujacic
Away starting five
Phoenix Suns
StarterBDBoris Diaw
StarterJJJames Jones
StarterSMShawn Marion
StarterSNSteve Nash
StarterTTTim Thomas

The five starters come from each team’s saved NBA box-score order. Exact positions are omitted because this archive does not reliably provide them.