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

PHOENIX – Devin Booker scored 33 points, Kevin Durant added 30 and the Phoenix Suns battled past the Los Angeles Lakers 109-105 on Monday night.

The Lakers took the lead in the fourth game with a lead of 83:76, but could not hold on to it and suffered their first loss of the season after three consecutive wins. Durant made back-to-back jumpers to give the Suns a 105-101 lead with 2:17 left.

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

The Suns rallied from an early 18-point deficit to take the win. The Lakers beat the Suns 123-116 at home on Friday after rallying from an early 22-point hole.

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. Los Angeles' Anthony Davis scored 20 points on 9 of 14 shooting before halftime. He finished with 29.

Takeaways

Lakers: The most impressive thing about LA's early breakthrough was that James didn't even take a shot as the team built an 18-point lead. Davis continues to shine as the team's primary offensive option, shooting 12-for-24 and adding 15 rebounds. James had a tough night, only making three of 14 shots from the field.

Suns: It was a tough game for starting center Jusuf Nurkic, who scored just two points in 15 minutes. He had his best game of the season – 18 points and 14 rebounds in Saturday's win over the Mavericks.

Key moment

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

Key statistics

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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