Game ID: 22400111
Los Angeles Lakers @ Phoenix Suns
Monday, October 28, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHX 25 25 26 33 109LAL 34 14 35 22 105
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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 10/23 · season opener
full strength
PHX availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
PHX availability going into 10/26 · back-to-backOUT Bol missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
PHX availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Allen missed 2 since 10/25, returns tonight: 12 min (51% of 24)
OUT Bol missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
NEW Jones 27 to 33 min over the last 3
PHX availability going into 10/31 · 2 days' restOUT Bol missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Allen back 10/28 after 2, 12 min since (51% of 24)
NEW Jones 27 to 32 min over the last 4
PHX availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Gillespie missed 2 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Allen back 10/28 after 2, 16 min since (65% of 24)
NEW Jones 27 to 32 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Gillespie missed 3 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 6 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Allen back 10/28 after 2, 17 min since (69% of 24)
PHX availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Ighodaro missed 2 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 4 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Okogie missed 2 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 7 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Allen back 10/28 after 2, 18 min since (76% of 24)
LAL availability going into 10/22 · season opener
full strength
LAL availability going into 10/25 · 2 days' rest
full strength
LAL availability going into 10/26 · back-to-backOUT Reddish missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
LAL availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
NEW Hachimura 32 to 37 min over the last 3
NEW Russell 26 to 32 min over the last 3
LAL availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 4 since 10/22, returns tonight: 9 min (51% of 18)
NEW Russell 26 to 32 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restBACK Reddish back 10/30 after 4, 9 min since (51% of 18)
LAL availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restBACK Reddish back 10/30 after 4, 9 min since (51% of 18)
LAL availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restBACK Reddish back 10/30 after 4, 12 min since (65% of 18)
10/23 @ LAC 116-113 — PHX notes
PHX won 116-113 in 1 overtime. PHX shot 49% (38 of 78) to LAC's 46%, 15 of 38 from three. Durant led with 25 (8 of 17, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Beal added 24, Booker 15. The hinge was Q2, 24-17: a lead of 1 became 8. O'Neale was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
10/25 @ LAL 116-123 — PHX notes
PHX lost 116-123. PHX shot 51% (42 of 82) to LAL's 53%, 17 of 37 from three, and got to the line 17 times to LAL's 39. Durant led with 30 (11 of 17, 2 of 3 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Booker added 23, Beal 15. Q1 was theirs, 38-23, but the other 3 periods went 100-78 against them. They led by as many as 22. Nurkić's -19 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/26 vs DAL 114-102 — PHX notes
PHX won 114-102. PHX shot 45% (36 of 80) to DAL's 40%, 14 of 39 from three, and went to the line 37 times to DAL's 18 — 28 points from the stripe to their 15. Durant led with 31 (10 of 21, 4 of 8 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Booker added 21, Nurkić 18. The hinge was Q2, 35-29: a lead of 2 became 8, and the lead reached 15. O'Neale was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
10/28 vs LAL 109-105 — PHX notes
PHX won 109-105. PHX shot 46% (40 of 87) to LAL's 41%, 11 of 36 from three. Booker led with 33 (11 of 23, 3 of 8 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Durant added 30, Beal 15. The hinge was Q2, 25-14: PHX came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 2. O'Neale was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/02 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Durant at 27 and Booker at 26 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Simons at 19 and Grant at 19 a game. Without Sharpe (6 straight), Thybulle (6 straight), Williams III (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-2 a night and Phoenix minus-4. Call it Phoenix 117, Portland 109.
11/04 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Booker at 29 and Durant at 26 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 116, shooting 41 percent and 31 from three, 32 free throws a game; Maxey at 30 and Oubre Jr. at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Edwards (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 38 percent from three to Philadelphia's 31 and the glass, where Phoenix has been minus-1 a night and Philadelphia minus-7. Call it Phoenix 116, Philadelphia 107.
11/06 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Durant at 27 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Ighodaro (2 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Herro at 23 and Butler III at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Phoenix 112, Miami 108, Miami keeping it close.
10/22 vs MIN 110-103 — LAL notes
LAL won 110-103. LAL shot 44% (42 of 95) to MIN's 41%, 5 of 30 from three. LAL turned it over 7 times to MIN's 15. Davis led with 36 (11 of 23, 1 of 3 from three, 13 of 15 at the line); Hachimura added 18, L. James 16. The hinge was Q2, 33-19: LAL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 13, and the lead reached 19. Hachimura was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
10/25 vs PHX 123-116 — LAL notes
LAL won 123-116. LAL shot 53% (40 of 75) to PHX's 51%, 14 of 27 from three, and went to the line 39 times to PHX's 17 — 29 points from the stripe to their 15. Davis led with 35 (11 of 18, 13 of 17 at the line); Reaves added 26, James 21. The hinge was Q3, 35-24: LAL came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 2. LAL trailed 52-61 at the half and won the second half 71-55. James was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
10/26 vs SAC 131-127 — LAL notes
LAL won 131-127. LAL shot 52% (48 of 92) to SAC's 51%, 14 of 34 from three. LAL turned it over 19 times to SAC's 14, and SAC turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 45-32 for them. James led with 32 (12 of 22, 4 of 9 from three); Davis added 31, Hachimura 18. The hinge was Q4, 44-33: LAL came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 4, and the lead reached 15. Hayes was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
10/28 @ PHX 105-109 — LAL notes
LAL lost 105-109. LAL shot 41% (39 of 94) to PHX's 46%, 14 of 32 from three. Davis led with 29 (12 of 24, 5 of 6 at the line); Reaves added 23, Hachimura 20. Q1 was theirs, 34-25, but the other 3 periods went 84-71 against them. They led by as many as 18.
11/01 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Barnes at 19 and Dick at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Quickley (4 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Davis at 31 and James at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 19 times a game to the Lakers' 14 and the glass, where Toronto has been plus-8 a night and the Lakers plus-3. Call it the Lakers 119, Toronto 118, Toronto keeping it close.
11/04 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Cunningham at 22 and Ivey at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 122, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 31 free throws a game; Davis at 31 and James at 23 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 31 free throws a game to Detroit's 19 and the defense, Detroit allowing 109 a night to the Lakers' 122. Call it the Lakers 114, Detroit 113, Detroit keeping it close.
11/06 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 21 and Morant at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Bane (3 straight), Smart (3 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 29 free throws a game; Davis at 31 and James at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-12 a night and the Lakers minus-1 and the defense, Memphis allowing 111 a night to the Lakers' 122. Call it Memphis 120, the Lakers 113.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXBB B. Beal
DB D. Booker
GA G. Allen
JN J. Nurkić
KD K. Durant
MM M. Morris
MP M. Plumlee
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
TJ T. Jones
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
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
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
Booker scores 33, Durant adds 30 as the Suns rally for 109-105 win and hand Lakers first loss
PHOENIX -- — Devin Booker scored 33 points, Kevin Durant added 30 and the Phoenix Suns rallied to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 109-105 on Monday night.
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.