The Phoenix Suns are currently standing sixth in the Western Conference and are 34-24 for the season whereas the Lakers are currently occupying ninth place in the same conference and are 31-28 for the season.
The Suns recently defeated the Lakers with a concluding score of 123-113. The Suns in the first quarter led with a lead as the score then was 45-28 and in the second quarter the Lakers had an eight point lead. However, the Suns were impressive and won the match against LeBron and Co.
From the side of the victors it was Grayson Allen who scored team-high 24 points and two rebounds. The veteran star of the Suns, Kevin Durant scored 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. After him in the score tally was Devin Booker with 21 points, 3 rebounds, and nine assists.
"We got to make teams pay for selling out trying to stop me and Book."
Kevin Durant on #Suns win vs. #Lakers. Had 6 players in double figures.
"I heard AD screaming to his teammates, 'you got to help me, you got to help me' cause he trying to track me and Book wherever we go." pic.twitter.com/XwqfAbXSGd
— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) February 26, 2024
The Suns captured the game with proficiency and Durant also shared with the media how the Suns were able to capture the game against the Lakers. According to Fadeaway World, he shared, “We got to make teams pay for selling out trying to stop me and Book. I think that’s what the Lakers did and they had success early on. We were missing guys. They tried their hardest to take the ball out of our hands and make our lives tough. Guys came through today and made them pay for it.”
He further continued, “AD seemed to be leaving Nurk’s body a lot to come and contest, which gave us a little something. I heard AD screaming to his teammates, ‘You got to help me, you got to help me’ cause he trying to track me and Book wherever we go… They’re gonna out some much pressure on trying to stop us and forget about the rest of the team. We got to take advantage like we did tonight.”
Royce O’Neale ended the game with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and four assists. Jusuf Nurkic added 18 points, 22 rebounds, and 7 assists. From the side of the Lakers, LeBron led the team-score with 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists.
Anthony Davis added 22 points, 14 rebounds, and D’Angelo Russell ended the game with 20 points, 3 rebounds, and 7 assists. Austin Reaves ended his game with 14 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists. Rui Hachimura added 13 points to the tally including 4 rebounds.
