LOS ANGELES (AP) -Steve Nash kept Phoenix hanging around in the fourth quarter until Jason Richardson tied it up in the waning seconds only to see the Suns get eclipsed by a buzzer-beating offensive rebound.
Phoenix tangled up Kobe Bryant on a last-ditch 3-point attempt, but Ron Artest sneaked in, grabbed the rebound and scored to give the Los Angeles Lakers a 103-101 victory Thursday night.
The loss left Phoenix trailing the best-of-seven series 3-2 heading back to the desert for Game 6 on Saturday.
Nash had 29 points and 11 assists, taking over the final 5 minutes in a showcase of shotmaking. He made a three-point play, hit a fadeaway, then scored in the face of Pau Gasol before Richardson’s 3-pointer tied it at 101 with 3.5 seconds to go.
It still wasn’t enough.
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