A very rare occasion where Ron Artest beat the buzzer with a put back shot after boarding Kobe Bryant's miss and the LA Lakers beat the Phoenix Suns 103-101 on Thursday night to advance a 3-2 edge in the Western Conference finals.
Kobe scored 30 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists for the Lakers, but Artest was the unsung hero with just his second goal of the night.
Phoenix Suns’ Jason Richardson made 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds left to tie the ball game.
Kobe missed a corner shot, but Artest got the rebound and put the ball back into the goal, luckily went in.
Lakers can finish the series on Game 6 in Phoenix. Steve Nash had 29 points and 11 assists in a stirring second-half effort for the Suns, who hacked away at Los Angeles' lead throughout the fourth quarter.
Pau Gasol had 21 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers, who rebounded from consecutive losses in Phoenix with their best defensive performance of the series, forcing 15 turnovers and holding Phoenix to mediocre shooting - yet the Suns came agonizingly close to handing Los Angeles its first home loss of the postseason.
The Lakers improved to 8-0 at home, where they'll play Game 7 on Monday night if the Suns hold serve in a series featuring five wins for the home team.
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