Lakers 123-116 Suns (Oct. 25, 2024) Game Recap

LOS ANGELES – Anthony Davis scored 35 points, Austin Reaves added 26 and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the Phoenix Suns 123-116 on Friday night, their first 2-0 start since 2010-11.

LeBron James scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half for the Lakers, who trailed by 22 points in the second quarter.

Kevin Durant led Phoenix (1-1) with 30 points. Devin Booker had 23.

The Lakers trailed 61-52 at halftime, then outscored Phoenix 35-24 in the third quarter to take the lead as Davis and James each scored 11 points in the quarter.

Los Angeles led by 12 points in the fourth quarter.

Takeaways

Suns: They made 21 of their first 30 shots, including nine straight 3-pointers, before going 21 of 52 the rest of the game. Phoenix was 24 of 39 from the field in the first half but 9 of 27 in the third quarter. The Suns led 38-23 after the first quarter.

Lakers: JJ Reddick is the first Los Angeles coach to win his first two games since Phil Jackson in 1999.

Key moment

The Lakers trailed 81-74 with three minutes left in the third quarter before scoring nine straight points to take the lead. That was part of a 20-6 run that spanned nearly five minutes from the end of the third to the start of the fourth.

Key statistics

The Lakers were 14 of 27 on 3-point shots. Reaves was 5 of 7 from distance, while James, Dalton Knecht and Rui Hachimura each had two goals.

Next

Both teams have home games on Saturday evening. The Suns face Dallas and the Lakers face Sacramento.

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