Schedule and 2009-10 Results
Regular Season Records: L.A. Lakers 57-25, Phoenix 54-28
Game 1 on Monday, 17 May: Phoenix loses at L.A. Lakers, 128-pts-107
Game 2 on Wednesday, 19 May: Phoenix loses at L.A. Lakers, 124-pts-112
Game 3 on Sunday, 23 May: L.A. Lakers lose at Phoenix, 118-pts-109
Game 4 on Tuesday, 25 May: L.A. Lakers lose at Phoenix, 115-pts-106
Game 5 on Thursday, 27 May: Phoenix loses at L.A. Lakers, 103-pts-101
Game 6 on Saturday, 29 May: L.A. Lakers win at Phoenix, 111-pts-103

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The Los Angeles Lakers visited and defeated the Phoenix Suns 111-pts-103 for a 4-games-2 MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1117 victory. With the series 1117 win, the Los Angeles Lakers improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 65-28 overall (with an active seven-series winning streak) and 25-5 in the Semifinals (with an active seven-Semifinals winning streak). With the series 1117 loss, the Phoenix Suns see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 15-20 overall and 2-7 in the Semifinals. The win order for the victorious Los Angeles Lakers in series 1117 was WWLLWW: Series 1117 among best-of-7 playoff series thus becomes the ninth NBA Semifinals, the 26th NBA series (all rounds), and the 65th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The 681 total Los Angeles Laker points in series 1117 are the most in a best-of-7 NBA Semifinals series lasting six games since series 439, in which the Lakers scored 701 total points in the 1984 NBA Semifinals (also against Phoenix).

After Game 5: With MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1117 back in southern California for Game 5, the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Phoenix Suns 103-pts-101 to take a 3-games-2 series lead. When leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-2, the Los Angeles Lakers have a series record of 28-4 (with an active four-series winning streak) and a 19-13 Game 6 record. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-2, the Phoenix Suns have a series record of 2-9 and a Game 6 record of 4-7. The two series won by Phoenix upon trailing 3-games-2 were series 319 (in the 1976 NBA Semifinals against the Golden State Warriors) and series 977 (in the 2006 NBA Preliminary round against the Los Angeles Lakers); Phoenix enjoyed home-court advantage in series 977 against Los Angeles (unlike in this series), but not in series 319.

After Game 4: The Phoenix Suns hosted and defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 115-pts-106 to knot MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1117 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Los Angeles Lakers have a 20-7 series record (with an active five-series winning streak) and a 21-6 Game 5 record (with an active five-Game 5 winning streak), while the Phoenix Suns have a 6-7 series record and a 6-7 Game 5 record. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff series from 1947 through 2009, teams such as the Lakers which win Games 1-2 at home and lose Games 3-4 on the road have a 15-3 (.833) series record and a 14-4 (.778) Game 5 record - this is the "reward" Phoenix gets for "evening up" series 1117.

After Game 3: With MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1117 in Arizona for Games 3-4, the Phoenix Suns hosted and defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 118-pts-109 to cut the Laker series 1117 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-1, the Los Angeles Lakers have a 38-5 series record with a seven-series winning streak, and a 24-19 Game 4 record. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-1, the Phoenix Suns have a 2-10 series record and a 7-5 Game 4 record.

After Game 2: The Los Angeles Lakers hosted and defeated the Phoenix Suns 124-pts-112 to take a 2-games-nil lead in MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1117. When leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-nil, the Los Angeles Lakers have a series record of 40-1 with an active 33-series winning streak, and a Game 3 record of 20-21. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-nil, the Phoenix Suns have a series record of 0-12 and a Game 3 record of 6-6. The sole Los Angeles Lakers best-of-7 NBA playoff series loss upon leading 2-games-nil occurred in series 215, to the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA Finals.

After Game 1: The Los Angeles Lakers hosted and defeated the Phoenix Suns 128-pts-107 to take a 1-game-nil lead in MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1117. When leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 1-game-nil, the Los Angeles Lakers have a series record of 54-7 with an active 19-series winning streak, and a Game 2 record of 41-20. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 1-game-nil, the Phoenix Suns have a series record of 4-14 and a Game 2 record of 6-12. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff series from 1947 through the 2010 NBA Quarterfinals, when the home team won Game 1 by 20+ points, its series record was 47-9 with an active 11-series winning streak.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2009-10 regular season, Los Angeles finished three games ahead of Phoenix. From 1947 through the 2010 NBA Quarterfinals, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by three regular-season games, they have posted a 13-14 (.481) best-of-7 series record in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1117 is the 35th best-of-7 playoff series for Phoenix, and the 93rd for Los Angeles. In best-of-7 playoff series, Phoenix has a 15-19 series record, a 2-6 Semifinals-round series record, and a 16-18 Game 1 record, while the Los Angeles Lakers have a 64-28 series record with an active six-series winning streak, a 24-5 Semifinals-round record with an active six-series winning streak, and a 61-31 Game 1 record with a four-Game 1 winning streak. Series 1117 is the tenth best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between Phoenix and Los Angeles; Los Angeles has won six of the previous nine.