Overview
- Los Angeles beat Phoenix 116-114 after LeBron James made two free throws with 3.9 seconds left to overturn a brief late deficit.
- Dillon Brooks hit a go-ahead three with 12.2 seconds remaining, then was ejected for a second technical after confronting James.
- Crew chief Tyler Ford said in the pool report that replay showed no unsportsmanlike act for James making contact with an official during a third-quarter altercation, and the incident has been sent to the League Office for review.
- Lakers coach JJ Redick said Luka Doncic should have taken the technical free throw that James stepped in to shoot following Brooks’ ejection.
- Suns coach Jordan Ott criticized the officiating and game flow, with Phoenix pointing to a 43–25 free-throw disparity as late calls drew scrutiny.