Grayson Allen scored 24 points, Kevin Durant added 22 and the Phoenix Suns pulled away late in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 123-113.
Allen and Royce O’Neale hit crucial 3-pointers to put the Suns up 116-104 with three minutes left. Jusuf Nurkic added 18 points, 22 rebounds and seven assists.
The Lakers trailed by 20 points at the end of the first quarter, but slowly cut the deficit to 92-90 at the end of the third. Phoenix responded with the next six points and never stopped in the next quarter.
LeBron James led the Lakers with 28 points on 12-of-19 from the field and 12 assists. Anthony Davis had 22 points and 14 rebounds.
Four Phoenix starters scored at least 20 points and the Suns built a clear rebounding dominance: 51-34. Devin Booker scored 21 points and O’Neale added 20. Bol Bol had 11 points in 24 minutes off the bench.
D’Angelo Russell led Los Angeles with 18 first-half points, while Booker scored 13 for the Suns.
Suns three-time All-Star Bradley Beal missed his fourth straight game with a left hamstring strain. Beal has played in just 30 of the team’s 58 games this season due to various injuries.
Phoenix and Los Angeles find themselves in a similar situation about two-thirds of the way through the regular season. Both teams have star-studded rosters, but are struggling to avoid the play-in spot in Western, in positions 8 and 9 respectively.
2024-02-25 23:24:07
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