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Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers

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1-1, 1-1 Away
Final
116 - 123

2-0, 2-0 Home

Anthony Davis scores 35 points, the Lakers rally in second half to beat the Suns 123-116

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LeBron James had 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 were down 61-52 at halftime, then outscored Phoenix 35-24 in the third quarter to take the lead as Davis and James each scored 11 in the period.

Los Angeles led by 12 points in the fourth quarter.

Takeaways Suns: 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 grab the lead. That was part of a 20-6 run during a nearly five-minute span from late in the third to early in the fourth.

Key stat The Lakers were 14 of 27 on 3-pointers. Reaves was 5 of 7 from beyond the arc while James, Dalton Knecht and Rui Hachimura made two apiece.

Up next Both teams have home games Saturday night. The Suns will face Dallas, and the Lakers take on Sacramento.

Regular Season Series

LAL lead series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Lakers: 56.0%
Suns: 44.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 116 - 123
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 116 - 123
4th 4.1 Devin Booker makes layup (Royce O'Neale assists) 116 - 123
4th 15.0 shot clock turnover 114 - 123
4th 37.1 Anthony Davis defensive rebound 114 - 123

Statistics

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42-82 FG 40-75
51.2 Field Goal % 53.3
17-37 3PT 14-27
45.9 Three Point % 51.9
15-17 FT 29-39
88.2 Free Throw % 74.4
34 Rebounds 37
5 Offensive Rebounds 6
29 Defensive Rebounds 31
35 Assists 33
8 Steals 10
4 Blocks 5
16 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 1
17 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
26 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 19
21 Fast Break Points 28
46 Points in Paint 50
26 Fouls 18
22 Largest Lead 12

Game Information

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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,997 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 41 25 .621 - W1
Golden State 39 28 .582 2.5 W7
LA Clippers 38 30 .559 4 W3
Sacramento 33 33 .500 8 L4
Phoenix 31 37 .456 11 L1
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