Kobe Bryant pleads his case after a foul against the Suns. (Wally Skalij / LAT)
Amare Stoudemire of the Suns dunks as Kobe Bryant looks on. (Wally Skalij / LAT)
Phoenix’s Raja Bell drives to the basket against the Lakers’ Jordan Farmar and Lamar Odom. (Alex Gallardo / LAT)
Kobe Bryant seems to be dancing with a referee, who has just called a foul for a three-point play. (Alex Gallardo / LAT)
Amare Stoudemire of the Suns is called for blocking as Kobe Bryant runs into a wall. (Alex Gallardo / LAT)
Lamar Odom of the Lakers applies pressure to Steve Nash. (Wally Skalij / LAT)
Shammond Williams of the Lakers and Leandro Barbosa of the Suns vie for a loose ball. (Wally Skalij / LAT)
Suns defenders can only watch as Kobe Bryant scores a layup. (Wally Skalij / LAT)
Raja Bell steals the ball from Kobe Bryant. (Alex Gallardo / LAT)
Laker Girls present Jack Nicholson with a birthday cake during a playoff game. (Andrew Gombert / EPA)
Lakers Coach Phil Jackson complains to a referee after the Phoenix Suns start Game 3 with an 11-0 run. (Alex Gallardo / LAT)
Phoenix’s Amare Stoudemire goes up against Lamar Odom. (Alex Gallardo / LAT)
Lakers fans Jesus Gomez of Downey takes his one-year-old son Rickey to Game 3. (Alex Gallardo / LAT)
