Game Seven of the LA Lakers and Phoenix Suns was supposed to be a great game. It never materialized. The Lakers lost to the Suns by a score of 121-90.

Once upon a time, the LA Lakers had a 3-1 lead in the best of seven series versus the Phoenix Suns. Not only did the Suns come back and tie the series, they won the remaining three games, thus sending the LA Lakers home to pack. In the end, the Lakers could not overcome the Suns that woke up after Game Four of the first round NBA Playoffs series.

Let's face it, Kobe Bryant cannot carry the entire team. Last night proved the point. Kobe was held to just one point in the second half of the game, but he finished with twenty-four points. The Lakers allowed the Suns to shoot over sixty-percent from the field. It was a pitiful Game Seven performance by the Lakers.

The Suns were led by great performances from Leandro Barbosa, who finished with twenty-six points and Boris Diaw's twenty-one points. They helped the blue collar team from Phoenix extinguish the big city LA team from the playoffs.

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