PHOENIX, ARIZONA – OCTOBER 28: Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns reacts after scoring towards the Los Angeles Lakers in the course of the second half of the NBA recreation at Footprint Heart on October 28, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona. The Suns defeated the Lakers 1
PHOENIX – Devin Booker scored 33 factors, Kevin Durant added 30 and the Phoenix Suns rallied to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 109-105 on Monday night time.
The Lakers took an 83-76 benefit into the fourth, however couldn’t maintain on, struggling their first lack of the season after profitable three in a row. Durant made back-to-back jumpers to offer the Suns a 105-101 lead with 2:17 left.
LeBron James responded with a 3-pointer with 1:58 left to chop the margin to 105-104, however the Lakers by no means regained the lead. James completed with 11 factors, narrowly extending his NBA-record streak of a minimum of 10 factors in a recreation to 1,226.
The Suns bounced again from an early 18-point deficit to get the win. The Lakers beat the Suns 123-116 on Friday at house after climbing out of an early 22-point gap.
Austin Reaves hit a 3-pointer with 5:16 left within the first quarter to offer the Lakers a 26-8 lead, however the Suns rallied to take a 50-48 lead by halftime. L.A.’s Anthony Davis scored 20 factors earlier than the break on 9-of-14 taking pictures. He completed with 29.
Takeaways
Lakers: Probably the most spectacular a part of L.A.’s early burst was that James didn’t even take a shot because the workforce constructed an 18-point lead. Davis continues to excel because the workforce’s main offensive choice, taking pictures 12 for twenty-four and including 15 rebounds. James had a troublesome night time, taking pictures simply 3 of 14 from the sphere.
Suns: It was a tough recreation for beginning middle Jusuf Nurkic, who scored simply two factors in quarter-hour. He was coming off his finest recreation of the season — an 18-point, 14-rebound effort in Saturday’s win over the Mavericks.
Key second
Phoenix’s Royce O’Neale hit an important 15-foot floater to offer the Suns a 107-104 lead with 1:25 left.
Key stat
There have been six ties and 14 lead modifications.
Up subsequent
The Lakers go to Cleveland on Wednesday, and the Suns go to the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday.
