Suns 109-105 Lakers (October 28, 2024) Game Recap

PHOENIX — — Devin Booker scored 33 points, Kevin Durant added 30 and the Phoenix Suns rallied to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 109-105 on Monday night.

The Lakers took an 83-76 advantage into the fourth but couldn’t hold on as they suffered their first loss of the season after winning three straight. Durant made back-to-back jumpers to give the Suns a 105-101 lead with 2:17 left.

LeBron James answered with a 3-pointer with 1:58 left to cut the margin to 105-104, but the Lakers never regained the lead. James finished with 11 points, narrowly extending his NBA record streak of at least 10 points in a game to 1,226.

The Suns came back from an early 18-point deficit to win. The Lakers beat the Suns 123-116 on Friday at home after climbing out of an early 22-point deficit.

Austin Reaves hit a 3-pointer with 5:16 left in the first quarter to give the Lakers a 26-8 lead, but the Suns rallied to take a 50-48 halftime lead. LA’s Anthony Davis scored 20 points before halftime on 9-of-14 shooting. He finished with 29.

Takeaways

Lakers: The most impressive part of LA’s early outburst was that James didn’t even take a shot as the team built an 18-point lead. Davis continues to excel as the team’s primary offensive option, shooting 12 for 24 and adding 15 rebounds. James had a rough night, shooting just 3 of 14 from the field.

Suns: It was a tough game for starting center Jusuf Nurkic, who scored just two points in 15 minutes. He was coming off his best game of the season – an 18-point, 14-rebound effort in Saturday’s win over the Mavericks.

Key moment

Phoenix’s Royce O’Neale hit a crucial 15-foot floater to give the Suns a 107-104 lead with 1:25 left.

Key state

There were six draws and 14 lead changes.

Next

The Lakers visit Cleveland on Wednesday and the Suns visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday.

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