Mattie T’s Western Conference Finals Recap: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on May 30, 2010
Game 1:
128
107
Star Player of the Game: Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who scored 40 points, grabbed 5 rebounds & dished out 5 assists in 35 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Los Angeles shot 58.0% from the field.
Game 2:
124
112
Star Player of the Game: Lakers forward Pau Gasol, who scored 29 points, grabbed 9 rebounds & dished out 5 assists in 44 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Los Angeles outscored Phoenix 34-22 during the 4th quarter. (Game was tied at 80 after 3 quarters)
Game 3:
118
109
Star Player of the Game: Suns forward Amar’e Stoudemire, who scored 42 points & grabbed 11 rebounds in 41 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Phoenix won despite connecting on just 5-of-20 (25.0%) of their three-point attempts.
Game 4:
115
106
Star Player of the Game: Suns forward Amar’e Stoudemire, who scored 21 points, grabbed 8 rebounds & dished out 5 assists in 31 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Phoenix outscored Los Angeles’ bench 54-20.
Game 5:
103
101
Star Player of the Game: Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who scored 30 points, grabbed 11 rebounds & dished out 9 assists in 42 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Phoenix connected on just 20-of-29 (69.0%) of their free-throw attempts.
Game 6:
111
103
Star Player of the Game: Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who scored 37 points & grabbed 6 rebounds in 40 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Los Angeles outrebounded Phoenix 41-31.
Congratulations to Phil Jackson’s Los Angeles Lakers, who will return to the NBA Finals for a 3rd consecutive season.
The last time the Lakers accomplished this feat was from 2000 to 2002, as they won three straight championships.
As for Alvin Gentry’s Phoenix Suns, they fail to reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 1993.
Los Angeles will face Boston in the 2010 NBA Finals, which will begin on Thursday evening at the STAPLES Center.
