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Los Angeles Lakers at Phoenix Suns

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3-1, 0-1 Away
Final
105 - 109

3-1, 2-0 Home

Booker scores 33, Durant adds 30 as the Suns rally for 109-105 win and hand Lakers first loss

KD, Booker combine for 63 points to hand Lakers 1st loss

The Lakers took an 83-76 advantage into the fourth, but couldn't hold on, suffering their first loss of the season after winning three in a row. 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 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 bounced back from an early 18-point deficit to get the win. The Lakers beat the Suns 123-116 on Friday at home after climbing out of 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 lead by halftime. L.A.'s Anthony Davis scored 20 points before the break on 9-of-14 shooting. He finished with 29.

Takeaways Lakers: The most impressive part of L.A.'s early burst 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 tough night, shooting just 3 of 14 from the field.

Suns: It was a rough 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 stat There were six ties and 14 lead changes.

Up next Lakers visit Cleveland on Wednesday, and Suns visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Matchup Prediction

Suns: 49.2%
Lakers: 50.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 105 - 109
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 105 - 109
4th 0.0 Lakers offensive team rebound 105 - 109
4th 0.0 Austin Reaves misses 75-foot three point jumper 105 - 109
4th 0.1 Bradley Beal makes free throw 2 of 2 105 - 109

Statistics

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39-94 FG 40-87
41.5 Field Goal % 46.0
14-32 3PT 11-36
43.8 Three Point % 30.6
13-18 FT 18-20
72.2 Free Throw % 90.0
46 Rebounds 46
11 Offensive Rebounds 9
35 Defensive Rebounds 37
25 Assists 21
5 Steals 7
6 Blocks 11
11 Turnovers 10
1 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
8 Fast Break Points 21
42 Points in Paint 42
19 Fouls 22
18 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Footprint Center

Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 17,071 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 42 25 .627 - W2
Golden State 39 29 .574 3.5 L1
LA Clippers 38 30 .559 4.5 W3
Sacramento 34 33 .507 8 W1
Phoenix 32 37 .464 11 W1
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