At 10:00 a.m. Beijing time on October 29, the NBA regular season continued, and the Phoenix Suns hosted the visiting Los Angeles Lakers. After four quarters of fierce battle, the Suns finally defeated the Lakers 109-105 at home to complete their revenge, and also ended the Lakers' three-game winning streak.
Statistics:
Suns: Booker 33 points, Durant 30 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks, Beal 15 points, O'Neal 12 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks;
Lakers: James 11 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, thick eyebrows 29 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks, Hachimura 20 points, Reaves 23 points and 8 assists, Russell 14 points and 8 assists.
Both Injuries and Stoppages:
Suns: Okogie (hamstring);
Lakers: Wood (knee), Vanderbilt (foot), Crook (sick).
Tournament Progression:
In the first quarter of the game, Durant helped the Suns open the scoring account, but Hachimura caught a three-pointer and Booker hit a two-point shot, but after that, they entered the rhythm of the Lakers, and they blasted a 14-2 super attack wave to expand the difference to double digits in one fell swoop, and Nurkic scored two points to stop the bleeding. However, the Lakers' offense continued unabated, and they played a 9-2 small climax to widen the difference to 16 points again, and Durant hit a mid-range shot to stop the bleeding again, but Davis played 2+1 to continue to expand the difference. The Lakers suddenly lost fire, Durant and Beal scored one after another to narrow the gap 8-2, James hit a three-point shot to stabilize the situation, and the Suns scored five points in a row to end the first quarter, and the Lakers led the Suns 34-25 in the first quarter.
At the start of the second quarter, Dunn scored two points to close the deficit to seven points, but Russell hit a free throw to tie the deficit. After that, the Suns found the feeling and played a 7-0 scoring climax, instantly narrowing the gap to 2 points, and Hachimura hit a rebound at a critical moment to finally stop the decline. Then the Lakers scored five points in a row to open up the gap again, and the two sides also entered a long scoring drought, and the two teams did not score in many rounds. Christie hit a three-pointer to help the Lakers establish a 10-point lead, but the Suns gradually found their touch, while the Lakers still felt cold, the Suns took advantage of the situation to blast an 11-2 attack wave to close the gap to 1 point, Davis threw a shot, but the Suns scored 5 points in a row to complete the overtake. At halftime, the Suns outscored the Lakers by 2 points at 50-48.
Back in the third quarter, Jones made a steal and scored an empty layup, Durant hit a mid-range shot, and Reaves finally hit a three-point shot to bite the score, but Jones immediately shot a response ball to continue to widen the difference. The Lakers then played a 7-2 scoring climax to narrow the gap to 1 point, Booker Durant scored points one after another, and the Lakers also continued to score, and the two sides have maintained a difference of about two points. In the middle of the quarter, the Lakers suddenly found their touch and played a 14-3 scoring climax to overtake the score in one fell swoop, and Durant barely stopped the bleeding with two free throws. Since then, although the Suns have continued to hit offensive rounds, everyone can play on the Lakers' side, and the score gap has been controlled at about 7 points. At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers once again surpassed the Suns by 7 points at 83-76.
In the final quarter, the Suns bench performed well, Jones and O'Neal played a 10-1 score in succession, and Russell made a layup to equalize again. The Suns' offense continued unabated, and Booker sent scoring assists to stop the Lakers. After the timeout, the Lakers scored five straight points to regain the lead, but Booker hit another three-pointer to complete the lead. The two sides played inextricably for a period of time after that, and the score was alternately leading. The game entered the last 3 minutes, the Suns still only led by 2 points, James hit a key three-point to bite the score, O'Neal was still able to continue to hit, the last 1 minute, the Suns still led by 3 points, Reaves missed the key three-point shot, the Suns also failed to play, and finally James won a free throw but failed to reverse. In the end, the game ended with the Suns beating the Lakers 109-105.
Both teams start:
Suns: Jones, Booker, Beal, Durant, Nurkic;
Lakers: Russell, Reaves, Hachimura, James, Davis.