The Suns defeated the Lakers, 123-113in a match that seemed settled in the first four in favor of the Arizona team but in which the Angelenos knew how to react to face the last minutes with options to win the game. Phoenix came into this game with three losses in the last five games while the yellows suffered only one defeat in those same games.
The party threatened ruin for the Lakers when the score looked 38-18 with two minutes left At the end of a wonderful first quarter of the Suns in which they scored 45 points compared to the 28 of their rival who were trailing. The Lakers tried to come back in the second act, precisely with Davis, two fouls, and LeBron on the bench. And they did it by winning the set, 27-35, and arriving alive at halftime, 72-63.
Although Suns continued to control the score, the second half was very different for the Lakers. In the third quarter, the Angelenos got within two points, 90-88, until the Suns stretched again for the 95-90 at the end of the act and with 12 minutes left.
In the last period the Suns obtained a 10-point difference that they knew how to dose and the closest the Lakers came was 104-110. But the Angelenos were left without a defensive response against the Suns’ battery of scorers.
Great match LeBron Jamesauthor of 28 points, 12 assists and 7 rebounds and above all two hits from two steals. Anthony Davis finished with 22 points, despite having only 4 at halftime, and 14 rebounds, Russell he made 20 with 4 of 8 (which was 4 of 5 at one point in the game) in triples, and Reaves contributed 14 points to the 13 of Hachimura.
Allen He was the Suns’ best scorer with 24 points, 22 and 7 assists. Kevin Durantwho had a bad game, 7 of 20 in field goals, 21 of Booker with 9 assists, great game Nurkicwith 18 points and 22 rebounds and 20 points from O’Neale.
The Suns are left with 34-24 in seventh position and are approaching the direct Playoff positions, while the Lakers are tenth with 31-28 after defeats in Arizona.
2024-02-25 23:08:00
#Suns #survive #LeBron #dominate #Lakers
