Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns Live Streaming

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9:00 pm EDT Tue May 25, 2010

Losing one game in Phoenix was tolerable for the Los Angeles Lakers. Two losses and things start to get uncomfortable for the reigning NBA champions. It’s safe to say that coach Phil Jackson was giving his team a refresher course on how to beat a zone defense when the Lakers worked out at US Airways Center on Monday after Phoenix employed the strategy to great success in its 118-109 victory on Sunday night. The Suns can square the series at 2-2 with another home win in Game 4 on Tuesday night. Jackson said he had never seen a team use the zone so much in a playoff game since the NBA legalized the defense in the 2001-02 season, not that Kobe Bryant seemed all that concerned. When asked if a day of practice would be enough to work out how to attack the zone, he answered sarcastically. The Suns used the zone much of the second quarter and the entire second half. Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry said that was more than he anticipated but he stuck with it because it worked when nothing else had against the Lakers, who averaged 126 points and shot 58 percent in the series’ first two games.

Steve Nash’s nose and Andrew Bynum’s knee were main subjects of discussion on Monday. Nash has a small nasal fracture from a fourth-quarter collision with Derek Fisher but said he’s had “a handful” of broken noses and expected to be fine for Game 4. After all, he played the fourth quarter of Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals with his right eye swollen shut after taking an elbow from Tim Duncan. Bynum got in early foul trouble and had just two points and two rebounds in 7 1/2 minutes on Sunday night. After the game, Jackson talked about perhaps having the big center, who has a small meniscus tear in his right knee, sit out the next game. But Jackson said on Monday that Bynum would play. Jackson isn’t about to rest Bynum just to get him more ready for a finals matchup against Boston.

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Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Indians Live Streaming

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7:05 pm EDT Tue May 25, 2010

Chicago White Sox starter Jake Peavy said his team needed to win its three-game road series against the Cleveland Indians. He’ll get his chance to deliver that victory Tuesday night. Seeking his fourth win of the month, Peavy will try to overcome the Indians and help the White Sox claim their first road series win of 2010. Six games under .500 and seven games behind AL Central-leading Minnesota with the season more than one-fourth complete, Chicago must play more consistent ball if it hopes to contend. The White Sox hadn’t done that earlier this season against the last-place Indians, dropping five of six including a three-game sweep in Cleveland from April 16-18. They appeared to get going in Monday’s series opener, beating the Indians 7-2 for their third win in four games overall. Mark Teahen went 3 for 4 with three RBIs and Alex Rios added a homer to lead the White Sox.

Peavy has been somewhat effective in two starts against the Indians this season, allowing five runs over 12 1-3 innings, but didn’t receive a decision either time as the White Sox lost both games. He’s 1-1 with a 4.70 ERA in four career starts against Cleveland, earning the lone win for San Diego on June 12, 2003. Indians starter Mitch Talbot beat the White Sox much more recently. The rookie right-hander threw his only career complete game and earned his first victory at home against Chicago on April 16, allowing six hits without a walk in the 6-2 win. That effort launched a three-start win streak for Talbot, who hasn’t been as successful lately, going 2-2 with a 5.67 ERA over his last four outings. He surrendered six runs in six innings of Thursday’s 9-3 loss to Kansas City. After a night off, Cleveland designated hitter Travis Hafner could return and try to extend an 11-game hitting streak and delay the White Sox’s first road series win since Oct. 2-4 at Detroit.

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