Phoenix Suns Jae Crowder starts strong, gets last laugh over Lakers

Jae Crowder's night started with a shooting streak. It ended with a little salsa dancing, a long sprint, and a series win.

The dance seemed curiously similar to that of a certain LeBron James in a Mountain Dew commercial, and came just before Crowder was ejected with 30.6 seconds left. But by then, the outcome was inevitable. Crowder may as well have been dancing on the Lakers' grave, as the Phoenix Suns defeated the defending champions 113-100 in Los Angeles to win the series 4-2 Thursday night at STAPLES Center.

A veteran forward, Crowder finished with 18 points, all from 3. He drained three of those in the first 3½ minutes of the game, as the Suns began to mount a lead that they would…