The Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 113-100, at Staples Center on Thursday night in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs. The Suns won the series 4-2.

The Suns won their third straight game on the series and once again used a strong start to get past the Lakers, as they jumped out to a 36-14 lead in the first quarter -- that score would set the tone for the rest of the contest. The Lakers didn't give up and won the subsequent two quarters, 27-26 and 35-27, respectively, but they were still down by 13 points with only 12 minutes left on the clock. Even though Los Angeles never gave up and attempted to turn things around down the stretch, Phoenix did a good job of closing things out and managed to escape with the win and the victory in the series, advancing to the Conference Semifinals for the first time in 11 years.

Devin Booker saved his best game of the current playoff run for Game 6, as the star shooting guard scored 47 points and pulled down 11 rebounds while logging 46 minutes. Jae Crowder had 18 points with eight rebounds, while Miles Bridges delivered 10 points. DeAndre Ayton and Chris Paul only scored eight points apiece, but the latter also added 12 assists. Cameron Johnson added 10 points off the bench.

LeBron James did what he could to turn things around for the Lakers but it wasn't enough, and he ended with 29 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Anthony Davis only lasted five minutes before departing the game injured and didn't score a single point. Dennis Schroder ended with 20 points, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope chipped in with 19 points. Wesley Matthews also added 12 points.