Los Angeles Lakers @ Phoenix Suns
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ | Game ID: 22400039
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHX 31 31 36 29 127LAL 25 35 18 22 100
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Bradley Beal, Kevin Durant both return from injury, lead the Suns past the Lakers 127-100
PHOENIX -- — Bradley Beal and Kevin Durant each scored 23 points and the Phoenix Suns celebrated the healthy return of both players with a 127-100 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.
Devin Booker led the way with 26 points and had 10 assists as the Suns snapped a five-game losing streak.
Beal had missed the past five games while Durant had missed seven in a row — both players were sidelined by a strained left calf.
Beal made 10 of 15 shots, including 3 of 6 from 3-point range.
The Lakers were led by Anthony Davis , who scored 25 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. LeBron James added 18 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists. Los Angeles has lost three straight.
The Suns outscored the Lakers 36-18 in the third quarter, turning a tight game into a 98-78 advantage. Booker had 11 points during the run while Jusuf Nurkic had 10.
Takeaways Lakers: Los Angeles held its own throughout the first half, but went cold after the break. The Lakers made just 8 of 34 (23.5%) from beyond the 3-point arc. D'Angelo Russell scored 16 points while Austin Reaves had 15.
Suns: Phoenix looked more like its former self with Durant and Beal back on the court. Nurkic recovered from a rough start to finish with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Grayson Allen added 10 points off the bench while Royce O'Neale added nine on three 3-pointers, which came as the Suns built their second-half lead.
Key moment Booker made three consecutive shots during the Suns' 14-2 run midway through the third quarter, helping push the lead to 86-72.
Key stat The Suns are 9-1 when Durant is in the lineup and 1-6 when he's not.
Up Next The Suns host the Nets on Wednesday night. The Lakers are on the road against the Spurs on Wednesday night.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXBB B. Beal
DB D. Booker
GA G. Allen
JN J. Nurkić
JO J. Okogie
KD K. Durant
MM M. Morris
MP M. Plumlee
NU Nurkic
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
TJ T. Jones
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
CR C. Reddish
DK D. Knecht
DR D. Russell
GV G. Vincent
JH J. Hayes
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
RH R. Hachimura
PHX/LAL 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
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