The final game of the In-Season Tournament quarterfinals pitted Pacific Division rival Phoenix Suns against the Los Angeles Lakers. With one spot left in Las Vegas, where the semifinals and finals will occur, it was the Lakers who would take advantage of interesting officiating in the final minutes to advance.
The Suns did their part in being their own worst enemy. The Suns allowed the Lakers to have 27 more shots, doing so by permitting 21 offensive rebounds and committing 22 turnovers.
Kevin Durant was 12-of-17 from the field, with one of his misses being a game-tying three-pointer as time expired.