MANILA, Philippines – The Phoenix Suns fashioned out a dominant 115-85 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, who were without Anthony Davis, in a pivotal Game Five at the Phoenix Suns Arena in Arizona on Tuesday (Wednesday, Manila). Taking a 3-2 series lead against the defending champions, the Suns used a huge second quarter where they outscored the Lakers 32-10 to blow the game wide open. It only seemed to worsen after halftime with the Suns’ lead ballooning to 36 points, 78-42, in the third quarter after a step back jumper by Devin Booker. The Suns also forced the Lakers to commit 16 turnovers — scoring 23 points off them — and took care of the ball on their side with only four. Booker led the onslaught for the Suns with 30 points while Chris Paul, who was injured in the game, had only nine.

Source: Philippine Star June 02, 2021 04:41 UTC