Game ID: 22300015
Los Angeles Lakers @ Phoenix Suns
Friday, November 10, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET
Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHX 34 29 33 23 119LAL 25 30 34 33 122
LAL @ PHX ScoutingLAL @ PHX Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
PHX availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 3 since 10/26, returns tonight: 35 min (97% of 36)
BACK Bates-Diop back 10/28 after 2, 6 min since (39% of 15)
BACK Metu back 10/28 after 2, 3 min since (21% of 12)
BACK Bol back 10/28 after 2, 4 min since (38% of 11)
NEW Okogie 16 to 29 min over the last 4
NEW Goodwin 14 to 21 min over the last 4
PHX availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Metu missed 2 since 10/31, returns tonight: 5 min (41% of 12)
OUT Bol missed 2 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Booker back 11/02 after 3, 35 min since (97% of 36)
BACK Bates-Diop back 10/28 after 2, 12 min since (78% of 15)
NEW Okogie 16 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Watanabe 13 to 20 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/05 · back-to-backOUT Bol missed 3 since 10/31, returns tonight: 3 min (24% of 11)
BACK Booker back 11/02 after 3, 35 min since (97% of 36)
BACK Bates-Diop back 10/28 after 2, 16 min since (104% of 15)
BACK Metu back 10/28 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 12)
NEW Okogie 16 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Goodwin 14 to 19 min over the last 5
NEW Watanabe 13 to 21 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/08 · 2 days' restOUT Booker missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Bates-Diop back 10/28 after 2, 17 min since (110% of 15)
BACK Metu back 10/28 after 2, 3 min since (25% of 12)
BACK Bol back 10/28 after 2, 3 min since (31% of 11)
NEW Okogie 16 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Watanabe 13 to 22 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Metu back 11/04 after 2, 3 min since (27% of 12)
BACK Bol back 11/05 after 3, 3 min since (24% of 11)
NEW Okogie 16 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Bates-Diop 15 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Watanabe 13 to 21 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 4 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Metu missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 1 min (6% of 12)
OUT Bol missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
NEW Bates-Diop 15 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Watanabe 13 to 20 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/15 · 2 days' restOUT Booker missed 5 since 11/04, returns tonight: 26 min (71% of 36)
OUT Bol missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Metu back 11/04 after 2, 2 min since (20% of 12)
NEW Okogie 16 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Bates-Diop 15 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Watanabe 13 to 18 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Bol missed 4 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Booker back 11/15 after 5, 26 min since (71% of 36)
BACK Metu back 11/12 after 2, 2 min since (17% of 12)
NEW Bates-Diop 15 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Watanabe 13 to 18 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 2 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 5 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Booker back 11/15 after 5, 29 min since (79% of 36)
BACK Metu back 11/12 after 2, 2 min since (17% of 12)
NEW Bates-Diop 15 to 24 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Christie missed 3 since 10/26, returns tonight: 22 min (155% of 14)
NEW Vincent 18 to 28 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restOUT Hachimura missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Christie back 11/01 after 3, 22 min since (155% of 14)
NEW Vincent 18 to 28 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Hachimura missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Prince missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 34 min (129% of 27)
OUT Vincent missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Christie back 11/01 after 3, 23 min since (160% of 14)
NEW Wood 17 to 24 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Hachimura missed 4 since 10/30, returns tonight: 26 min (94% of 27)
OUT Vincent missed 3 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Prince back 11/06 after 2, 34 min since (129% of 27)
BACK Christie back 11/01 after 3, 20 min since (143% of 14)
NEW Wood 17 to 26 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 4 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 2 since 11/06, returns tonight: 5 min (39% of 12)
BACK Hachimura back 11/08 after 4, 26 min since (94% of 27)
BACK Prince back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (114% of 27)
BACK Christie back 11/01 after 3, 22 min since (157% of 14)
NEW Reddish 20 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Wood 17 to 27 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 5 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/08 after 4, 23 min since (85% of 27)
BACK Prince back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (117% of 27)
BACK Christie back 11/01 after 3, 22 min since (157% of 14)
BACK Hayes back 11/10 after 2, 5 min since (39% of 12)
NEW Reddish 20 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Wood 17 to 26 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 6 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/08 after 4, 26 min since (97% of 27)
BACK Prince back 11/06 after 2, 32 min since (119% of 27)
BACK Hayes back 11/10 after 2, 6 min since (48% of 12)
NEW Reddish 20 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Wood 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Christie 14 to 20 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/15 · back-to-backOUT Vincent missed 7 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/08 after 4, 26 min since (95% of 27)
BACK Prince back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (117% of 27)
BACK Hayes back 11/10 after 2, 11 min since (90% of 12)
NEW Reddish 20 to 29 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 8 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/08 after 4, 24 min since (89% of 27)
BACK Hayes back 11/10 after 2, 12 min since (95% of 12)
NEW Reddish 20 to 29 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Durant at 30 and Allen at 17 a game. Without Booker (3 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; James at 25 and Davis at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. They have lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Vincent (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-3 a night and the Lakers minus-8 and the arc, Phoenix at 40 percent from three to the Lakers' 30. Call it Phoenix 116, the Lakers 110.
11/02 vs SAS 121-132 — PHX notes
PHX lost 121-132. PHX shot 54% (43 of 80) to SAS's 52%, 16 of 32 from three, and went to the line 26 times to SAS's 13 — 19 points from the stripe to their 12. PHX turned it over 14 times to SAS's 8. Booker led with 31 (10 of 19, 5 of 7 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Durant added 28, Allen 16. Q3 was theirs, 34-28, the deficit cut from 20 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 104-87 against them. Durant's -17 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/04 @ PHI 100-112 — PHX notes
PHX lost 100-112. PHX shot 36% (32 of 89) to PHI's 48%, 9 of 35 from three, and went to the line 33 times to PHI's 18 — 27 points from the stripe to their 15. PHX turned it over 10 times to PHI's 17. Durant led with 31 (9 of 20, 1 of 4 from three, 12 of 14 at the line); Gordon added 13, Nurkić 11. Q3 was theirs, 30-28, the deficit cut from 7 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 84-70 against them. Gordon's -19 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/05 @ DET 120-106 — PHX notes
PHX won 120-106. PHX shot 50% (43 of 86) to DET's 49%, 8 of 21 from three, and went to the line 29 times to DET's 14 — 26 points from the stripe to their 12. The glass went 43-33 for them. Durant led with 41 (14 of 27, 1 of 3 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); Gordon added 21, Allen 14. The hinge was Q2, 30-22: a lead of 1 became 9, and the lead reached 21. Gordon was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
11/08 @ CHI 116-115 — PHX notes
PHX won 116-115 in 1 overtime. PHX shot 42% (38 of 90) to CHI's 44%, 19 of 48 from three. PHX turned it over 21 times to CHI's 14, and CHI turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 54-39 for them. Allen led with 26 (9 of 16, 8 of 13 from three); Durant added 25, Nurkić 20. The hinge was Q1, 36-28: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 18.
11/10 vs LAL 119-122 — PHX notes
PHX lost 119-122. PHX took 10 more shots (94 to 84), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to LAL's 50%, 15 of 37 from three, and got to the line 27 times to LAL's 34. Durant led with 38 (13 of 27, 4 of 6 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Beal added 24, Nurkić 14. Q1 was theirs, 34-25, but the other 3 periods went 97-85 against them. They led by as many as 14. Beal's -14 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/12 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Durant at 33 and Allen at 15 a game. Without Booker (4 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Holmgren at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-8. Call it Phoenix 117, OKC 115, OKC keeping it close.
11/15 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 29 free throws a game; Durant at 33 and Beal at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Booker (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Towns at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-9 a night and Minnesota plus-3 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 106 a night to Phoenix's 113. Call it Minnesota 111, Phoenix 110, Phoenix keeping it close.
11/17 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Markkanen at 24 and Clarkson at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Kessler (3 straight), Hendricks (10 straight), Sensabaugh (10 straight). 2 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 25 free throws a game; Durant at 33 and Beal at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 114 a night to Utah's 121 and the line, where Phoenix takes 25 free throws a game to Utah's 19. Call it Phoenix 116, Utah 115, Utah keeping it close.
11/19 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Clarkson at 27 and Markkanen at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Kessler (4 straight), Hendricks (11 straight), Sensabaugh (11 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 44 from three, 25 free throws a game; Durant at 32 and Beal at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Beal (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 44 percent from three to Utah's 40. Call it Utah 119, Phoenix 118, Phoenix keeping it close.
11/01 vs LAC 130-125 — LAL notes
LAL won 130-125 in 1 overtime. LAL shot 51% (46 of 90) to LAC's 47%, 11 of 32 from three, and went to the line 36 times to LAC's 27 — 27 points from the stripe to their 17. James led with 35 (13 of 19, 4 of 8 from three, 5 of 10 at the line); Davis added 27, Russell 27. The hinge was Q3, 39-24: LAL came in trailing by 13 and left it ahead by 2. LAL trailed 48-61 at the half and won the second half 82-64.
11/04 @ ORL 101-120 — LAL notes
LAL lost 101-120. LAL shot 44% (37 of 84) to ORL's 46%, 8 of 30 from three. The glass went 40-51 against them. Davis led with 28 (10 of 15, 8 of 8 at the line); James added 24, Reaves 20. Q4 was theirs, 21-19, the deficit cut from 21 to 19, but the other 3 periods went 101-80 against them. Davis's -24 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 @ MIA 107-108 — LAL notes
LAL lost 107-108. LAL shot 54% (44 of 81) to MIA's 47%, 8 of 26 from three. James led with 30 (13 of 23, 0 of 4 from three); Reaves added 23, Russell 13. Q4 was theirs, 28-18, the deficit cut from 11 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 90-79 against them.
11/08 @ HOU 94-128 — LAL notes
LAL lost 94-128. LAL shot 42% (36 of 85) to HOU's 55%, 7 of 25 from three. The glass went 34-57 against them. Hachimura led with 24 (10 of 15, 2 of 3 from three); Russell added 22, James 18. Q4 was theirs, 23-29, but the other 3 periods went 99-71 against them. Reaves's -28 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/10 @ PHX 122-119 — LAL notes
LAL won 122-119. LAL shot 50% (42 of 84) to PHX's 45%, 12 of 27 from three, and went to the line 34 times to PHX's 27 — 26 points from the stripe to their 20. James led with 32 (11 of 17, 3 of 4 from three, 7 of 11 at the line); Russell added 19, Davis 18. The hinge was Q4, 33-23: LAL came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 3. LAL trailed 55-63 at the half and won the second half 67-56.
11/12 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; James at 28 and Davis at 20 a game. They have lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Vincent (5 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Grant at 27 and Sharpe at 20 a game. Without Simons (7 straight), Henderson (3 straight), Rupert (5 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Portland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 108 a night to the Lakers' 120 and the glass, where Portland has been minus-1 a night and the Lakers minus-9. Call it Portland 112, the Lakers 111, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/14 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 31 from three, 26 free throws a game; James at 26 and Davis at 21 a game. They have lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Vincent (6 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Bane at 28 and Jackson Jr. at 22 a game. Without Morant (10 straight), Williams Jr. (4 straight), Jackson (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been minus-1 a night and the Lakers minus-9 and the line, where the Lakers take 26 free throws a game to Memphis's 18. Call it the Lakers 113, Memphis 112, Memphis keeping it close.
11/15 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; James at 24 and Davis at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Vincent (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sabonis at 17 and Huerter at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 40 percent from three to Sacramento's 33 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-2 a night and the Lakers minus-3. Call it the Lakers 114, Sacramento 113, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/17 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Grant at 26 and Sharpe at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Simons (10 straight), Brogdon (3 straight), Henderson (6 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 28 free throws a game; James at 24 and Russell at 21 a game. Without Vincent (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 41 percent from three to Portland's 33 and the line, where the Lakers take 28 free throws a game to Portland's 18. Call it Portland 113, the Lakers 112, the Lakers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
CR C. Reddish
CW C. Wood
DR D. Russell
JH J. Hayes
LJ L. James
RH R. Hachimura
TP T. Prince
PHXBB B. Beal
DE D. Eubanks
EG E. Gordon
GA G. Allen
JG J. Goodwin
JN J. Nurkić
JO J. Okogie
KB K. Bates-Diop
KD K. Durant
NU Nurkic
YW Y. Watanabe
LAL/PHX the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
LeBron James scores 32 points, Lakers rally to beat Suns 122-119 to snap 3-game skid
PHOENIX -- — LeBron James looked liked an aging veteran for a few seconds Friday night, limping around the baseline and grabbing at his lower left leg after getting fouled during the first quarter.
The moment was fleeting.
James scored 32 points, D'Angelo Russell had 19 and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped a three-game losing streak, beating the Phoenix Suns 122-119 in the NBA In-Season Tournament opener for both teams.
“It was good to just finally get over the hump at this early stage of the season," James said. “We've been playing from behind in a lot of our games and haven't been able to take the lead. That was a good feeling.”
The 38-year-old had another vintage performance, defying age in his 21st season, shooting 11 of 17 from the field, including 3 of 4 on 3s. He added 11 rebounds and six assists in 36 minutes.
Kevin Durant led the Suns with 38 points and Bradley Beal added 24, including 20 in the first half. Devin Booker missed his fourth straight game because of a strained right calf.
Austin Reaves made a layup with 9:25 remaining — part of a 14-0 run — to give the Lakers their first lead of the second half at 97-96. Reaves added a couple mid-range jumpers in the fourth to help Los Angeles stay ahead.
Cam Reddish had 17 points, including a corner 3 on a pass from James that put the Lakers up 118-113 with 1:10 remaining. Los Angeles grabbed three offensive rebounds on the position before Reddish made the shot.
Lakers coach Darvin Ham made a starting lineup change, starting Reddish and having Reaves come off the bench. Both of them had good games and Reaves was still a vital part of the rotation, playing 35 minutes and closing the game.
“It was a good team win,” Ham said. "A lot of what we saw in the second half, that has to be our identity.
James came up limping after getting fouled in the first quarter, grabbing at his lower left leg. The 19-time All-Star said he took a knee to the shin and got some medical treatment on the bench before returning for the start of the second quarter.
He looked fine the rest of the evening, helping orchestrate the comeback. Los Angeles shot 9 of 17 (53%) from 3-point range in the second half.
Durant scored 15 points in the third quarter as the Suns nursed a single-digit lead. Reddish hit a 3 at the buzzer to cut the Phoenix advantage to 96-89 heading to the fourth.
“They kind of controlled the game from there,” Durant said. “The momentum switched in their favor when they started knocking down threes."
L.A.'s Anthony Davis returned after missing one game with a hip injury and had 18 points, 11 rebounds and four assists.
Beal — who was making his home debut with the Suns — made a layup in traffic at the halftime buzzer to give the Suns a 63-55 lead after they led by as many as 14. James had 19 points in the half.