2023-11-11 06:00:00
Just a few weeks away from turning 39 LeBron James He continues to be one of the most dominant players in the NBA. And the best proof of this came at the closing of the match in which he crowned Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns 122-119. The Ohio star followed the same plan as the rest of the season. Minutes reduced until the third quarter to enter the last and change everything.
LeBron offered his most directing version and barely contributing to the scoring in the last round was decisive for the Lakers. Just like once morest the Miami Heat, James relied on the success of his teammates to build the victory. Thus, Cam Reddish, Christian Wood, Taurean Prince and Austin Reaves were the ones who made the difference at the Suns’ hoop.
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— NBA (@NBA) November 11, 2023
After trailing the entire game, the Californians started 11-0 in the final quarter to take the lead and not lose it once more until the final whistle.
Con 32 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assistsLeBron was the most outstanding in the victory of the Lakers who broke their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, the Suns lacked some order in their attack as they showed in the clutch. Kevin Durant’s 38 points on 13 of 27 field goals (48.1%) were insufficient, as was the appearance of Bradley Beal (24). Phoenix needs a point guard soon if they don’t want their season to get complicated.
Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers: Final result, statistics and scoreboard
Team 1C 2C 3C 4C Partial Phoenix Suns 34 29 33 23 119 Los Angeles Lakers 25 30 34 33 122
The summary of Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers: Highlights and plays
Last room
End of the match (119-122): The Lakers sealed it with calm and magnificent management. LeBron relied on the success of Cam Reddish and the experience of Taurean Prince to complete the comeback. The Angelenos thus break their streak of three consecutive losses and add their first victory in the tournament.
1:10 – 113-118: LeBron James’ closing is being huge. Play following play the Lakers manage to take comfortable or high percentage shots to produce on offense. The Suns, on the other hand, can only be simple witnesses to the absolute control of the game by the Lakers who have imposed their physical superiority also on the rebound.
CAM REDDISH CLUTCH THREE ????
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— ESPN (@espn) November 11, 2023
3:58 107-111: LeBron James is dominating this last quarter as if he were 15 years younger. The legend has assumed an enormous share of the ball that he is translating into divisions at the rim and creation of shots for the rest.
6:00 101-105: Kevin Durant enters the court once more and the game is simplified for Phoenix. With KD on the hardwood the locals should be able to find better offensive options. Meanwhile, the Lakers trust everything to what LeBron can do.
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— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) November 11, 2023
8:49 96-100: The Lakers come out of the timeout with everything and take the lead in the game. The Suns’ level of mistakes is weighing heavily on them.
9:45 97-96: Partial 8-0 start for the Lakers who get within 1. Brilliant defensive start that turns it into easy points on the other side. New party.
The Lakers take the lead!
Reaves caps off the 11-0 run ????
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Third quarter
End of the third quarter: The Suns maintain their lead on the scoreboard with 12 minutes remaining, finishing 96 to 89. A difference that went from +10 to +7 in an instant due to a last-gasp triple by Cam Reddish. Durant continues to shine with 31 points.
Reddish leaner at the buzzer! ????
We’re heading into the 4Q ????
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2:00 – 89-78 Suns: Phoenix returns from the timeout with two consecutive three-pointers from Durant and once once more approaches its largest lead in the game.
3:00 – 83-78 Suns: D’Angelo Russell is starting to be important in the game and the Lakers grow with him, surviving this stretch of LeBron’s rest. D-Lo is already close to a double-double, with 19 points and 8 assists. The last play, playing the tandem well with Davis’ screen, is something that the Lakers had not been able to take advantage of in this match.
5:22 – 79-70 Suns: Phoenix takes distance once once more, with triples from Gordon and Bates-Diop. 10-23 from the perimeter for the Suns tonight.
6:15 – 73-70 Suns: This is a game of streaks now and the Lakers responded, with two triples by LeBron James that brought them within one possession of the Suns. LeBron still didn’t miss from the perimeter tonight and is approaching 30 points.
LeBron (27 PTS) and KD (18 PTS) going back and forth in the first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament ????
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8:30 – 70-59 Suns: It only took Phoenix a minute and a half to almost double what it had done during the visit. 7-0 partial with Nurkic as the protagonist and the advantage returns to double digits. LeBron achieved a spectacular block on Beal, but it was of no use because that possession ended in a loss and Phoenix added quickly on the other end.
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10:00 – 63-59 Suns: Lakers’ initial 4-0 in the second half that puts them closer than they have been in a long time in the game. The Suns came out uncomfortable and unable to score from the middle zone or the three-point range, where they were forced to shoot.
Second bedroom
End of the second quarter: Phoenix wins 63-55, with a double by Beal at the buzzer following LeBron’s 2+1. They are the top scorers of the game, the Suns with 20 points and James with 19 points.
2:48 – 58-48 Suns: Bradley Beal barely scored one of the two free throws he took, but in the recent possession the tremendous damage that Phoenix does to the Lakers on the boards was once once more noticeable, with three consecutive possessions. Not even putting Davis and Wood together is the Lakers being able to stop this.
5:00 – 52-44 Suns: LeBron takes over the Lakers’ attack, using his power to accelerate whenever he can and score points. The Angelenos are still difficult in the middle of the field, but running if they manage to score and thus stay in the game.
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7:14 – Suns 48-34: Beal continues to shine in his return to the game and practically did not miss a shot, which makes everything easier for Phoenix as well as the second chance points that the Lakers allow him. The Angelenos meanwhile suffer the departure of Reddish already with three fouls, which alters Ham’s rotation.
10:30 – Suns 37-30: Lakers are approaching Phoenix with the prominence of Reaves, already with an assist and a triple in this little while, and the most important thing for them is the return of LeBron to the court.
First quarter
End of the first quarter: Phoenix Suns win 34-25 with 14 points from Durant and 9 from Beal. They are monopolizing the entire game, still KD without resting, and that for now gives the locals a return once morest the Lakers who need much more from Anthony Davis, with just two goals on 1-6 from the field. Furthermore, the Suns are being a problem for the Lakers on the boards, with almost the same number of offensive rebounds as Los Angeles’ defensive ones.
The first room has a first and last name: KEVIN DURANT ✨#InSeasonTournament | #NBAxESPN pic.twitter.com/2Is3s0As2E
— NBA Broad (@NBALatam) November 11, 2023
2:45 – Suns 30-20: Pay attention to LeBron because he is being treated on the lower part of his left leg while resting on the bench. James was left sore following colliding with Kevin Durant.
LeBron started limping following this play with KD.
He headed to the bench following hitting the free-throws. pic.twitter.com/Tf4oUIGqdm
— ESPN (@espn) November 11, 2023
3:22 – Suns 30-20: Consecutive triples by Durant and Watanabe give the Suns an important cushion for the first time in the game, once morest the Lakers who now have LeBron resting but even with him on the field they were not able to score at half court.
6:14 – Suns 17-15: 7-0 run by the locals to go ahead, with a 2+1 from Durant that came before Darvin Ham used his first timeout.
8:19 – Lakers 15-10: The Lakers are still ahead with a two-possession advantage, but in front they have already seen the awakening of Bradley Beal who scored three baskets in consecutive possessions and already has seven points.
Brad Beal throws one DOWN early in his home Phoenix debut!
He’s got 9 PTS in the opening minutes ????
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9:15 – Lakers 9-3: The Angelenos start ahead away from home because of how well they are punishing the Suns’ turnovers, which allow them to attack quickly.
Cam steal. King finish. pic.twitter.com/DnocyOfoOM
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) November 11, 2023
The match started!
Great game between Suns and Lakers to close NBA Friday! Phoenix plays once morest Los Angeles in what is the debut of both in the NBA Cup and a match that, logically, also counts for a Regular Phase in which both had a worse start than expected and need to recover.
LeBron, KD arrive for their duel and NBA In-Season Tournament debut! ????
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The Lakers are missing Gabe Vincent, Jarred Vanderbilt and Jalen Hood-Schiaffino tonight, while the Suns will be without Devin Booker and Damion Lee.
Interesting decision by Darvin Ham, who decides to leave Austin Reaves as a substitute for the first time this season to give the starting job to Cam Reddish.
Suns vs. Lakers
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