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

LOS ANGELES — — Anthony Davis scored 35 factors, Austin Reaves added 26 and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the Phoenix Suns 123-116 on Friday evening for his or her first 2-0 begin since 2010-11.

LeBron James had 17 of his 21 factors within the second half for the Lakers, who trailed by 22 factors within the second quarter.

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

The Lakers have been down 61-52 at halftime, then outscored Phoenix 35-24 within the third quarter to take the lead as Davis and James every scored 11 within the interval.

Los Angeles led by 12 factors within the fourth quarter.

Takeaways

Suns: Made 21 of their first 30 pictures, together with 9 straight 3-pointers, earlier than going 21 of 52 the remainder of the sport. Phoenix was 24 of 39 from the sphere within the first half, however 9 of 27 within the third quarter. The Suns led 38-23 after the primary quarter.

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

Key second

The Lakers trailed 81-74 with three minutes left within the third quarter earlier than scoring 9 straight factors to seize the lead. That was a part of a 20-6 run throughout a virtually five-minute span from late within the third to early within the fourth.

Key stat

The Lakers have been 14 of 27 on 3-pointers. Reaves was 5 of seven from past the arc whereas James, Dalton Knecht and Rui Hachimura made two apiece.

Up subsequent

Each groups have residence video games Saturday evening. The Suns will face Dallas, and the Lakers tackle Sacramento.

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