The Lakers blinked before their Boston counterparts did, many times in fact, getting shoved aside by Amare Stoudemire and the Phoenix Suns, 118-109, in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals Sunday at US Airways Center.
Something funny happened on the way to a 3-0 series lead, though the Lakers weren’t giggling after Phoenix ended their eight-game winning streak and closed to within 2-1 in the best-of-seven series. Game 4 is Tuesday in Phoenix.
The Lakers were flummoxed by the Suns’ zone defense, got another no-show from injured center Andrew Bynum (two points, two rebounds, four fouls) and witnessed the return of Lamar Odom to playoff mediocrity, the 6-10 forward coming perilously close to a single-single with only 10 points and six rebounds after starting the series with a strong two-game push.
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