The Lakers achieved their first victory of the season after overcoming an adverse score in the last quarter against the Suns, who left the third quarter winning 72-84. Los Angeles triumph by 5 points (100-95) with Anthony Davis y LeBron James in front.
Phoenix, who played without Devin Booker y Bradley Bealwas close to victory thanks to the offensive support provided by the 39 points of Kevin Durant.
This time Davis was a productive player after the break, far from what happened in the opening game of the season. The local power forward scored 19 points in the second half and 13 in the final quarter, more than all the Suns combined, since precisely one of the keys to the game was that Phoenix was limited to only 11 points in the last quarter.
Davis finished with 30 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks and 3 recoveries, being the key man of his team along with LeBron James. He had his best moments in the final quarter, finishing with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists after playing 35 minutes. And the third scorer from Los Angeles was D’Angelo Russell with 14 points, although it still doesn’t measure up.
Lakers were left with the victory despite their poor night from the triple, 5 of 29, and how heavy the first three quarters were on offense.
The last quarter was another story. With a 19-3 run in 9 minutes, the Lakers took a 91-87 lead. From there, Durant reacted with 4 consecutive points to which LeBron responded with another 4 thanks to a couple of penetrations, and in the last seconds the success of Davis in the free kicks was crucial, scoring 4 of 4 in the last 7 seconds .
Phoenix’s last quarter was the horror of horrors, in a game that never stopped being physical, defensive and intense.
Phoenix scored only 11 points in the final quarter and had 8 turnovers to end up having 20 turnovers in the game. In the last 12 minutes he was 5 of 20 from the field, 1 of 8 from three-point range, and only had one free kick that he missed.
Kevin Durant gave it his all. He finished with 39 points and 11 rebounds after absorbing his team’s entire game, losing 8 balls and taking 28 shots. He surpassed the great Hakeem Olajuwonand he is already twelfth on said list.
They accompanied him Eric Gordon with 15 points and Jordan Goodwin with 14, but the losses of Booker and Beal were too long shadows, as was the terrible game of Jusuf Nurkicwhich Anthony Davis devoured on the track.
The Phoenix Suns coach, Frank Vogelreturned to LA to reconnect with his old fans, with whom he could not experience the 2020 title with the Lakers as it was won in the middle of the pandemic.
2023-10-27 05:22:44
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