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I Los Angeles Lakers 💜💛 (10-6), fresh from the heavy blowout suffered against the Nuggets, return to the field to face the Phoenix Suns (9-7) in the match valid for West Group B from the Emirates NBA Cup 2024. The Californian team won the first challenge, while the Arizona team prevailed in the second.
I Yellowpurple they recover Hayes, while they remain unavailable Jarred Vanderbilt (still far from returning), Christian Wood (will be re-evaluated at the beginning of December) e Jalen Hood-Schifino. The hosts are without Collin Gillespie and TyTy Washington Jr. Redick confirms the quintet composed of Reaves, Reddish, Hachimura, James and Davis; Budenholzer replies with Jones, Beal, Booker, Durant and Nurkic.
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🏀 Suns vs Lakers
The team is starting JJ Redick he relies on his stars: James scores threes and hits from mid-range, Davis produces in the paint (three baskets without shooting errors). The boys of Mike Budenholzer they are less precise, but remain in contact thanks to long-range baskets by Durant and Beal (two): 13-13 with 6:52 on the clock.
The match went through a frenetic phase, with many shooting errors and some avoidable turnovers. The Lakers move the score with Reaves and Davis, the Suns respond with Jones and Booker. The Los Angelesnians try to restart with Christie, author of a nice dunk coming out of the timeout, and the usual Anthony Davis. However, the hosts extended their lead thanks to Beal and triples by Grayson Allen: 25 to 31 after twelve minutes of play.
The second unit led by James tries to reduce the deficit with Knecht and D’Angelo Russellbut Phoenix remains ahead with the plays of Durant and the rookie Very Ighodarodespite not fully exploiting the turnover of the Los Angelenos. A triple by Hachimura and a free throw by DLO tied the score at 40-42 less than seven minutes before halftime.
The Suns extend the lead with triples from Booker and Durant, then KD himself scores the jumper to make it +8. The challenge experiences another chaotic phase, marked by a couple of challenge asked by coaches as well as by player errors. The Lakers erased the deficit with eight consecutive points Austin Reavesthen they come back ahead with Davis’ three-point play. The baskets of Ryan Dunn e Hillbilly Kobe they close the half, with LA down 60-62.
🪄 Austin Reaves, Showtime! #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/6SLNfVcMlx
— Giovanni Rossi (@spawnix) November 27, 2024
🔄 I Suns travolgono i Lakers
Upon returning to the field, Reaves scores the overtaking triple, then the Los Angelesnians commit a couple of turnovers and Phoenix takes the lead again with Jusuf Nurkicwho scores from three and takes advantage of his size advantage in the paint Rui Hachimura. Davis dunks served by James, then Booker in transition puts the layup on the board to make it 70-74 with 7:32 to play in the half.
The Lakers no longer find the basket and the Suns extend their lead with seven points Devin Booker. Redick’s timeout has no effect: Davis and James lose another couple of balls, the attack relies unnecessarily on long-range shots, while the defense collapses under the blows of Durant and O’Neale. Dalton Knecht tries to slow down the partial of the hosts, who spread with Beal and Jones: 78 to 98 at the last mini-break.
The Californians continue to make mistakes from long range (2/17 from the start of the second half), while the Arizona team spreads thanks to Bradley Beal. Russell e LeBron James they try to make the deficit less burdensome, but the difference in effort between the two teams is summarized by chasedown block which Beal gives to the four-time MVP: 86-108 with 6:23 left before the siren.
BEAL WITH THE CHASE DOWN ON LEBRON 😱 pic.twitter.com/FYWQwRFTBy
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) November 27, 2024
The Lakers are probably aiming for some record of consecutive missed triples, while the Suns don’t give up and reach +28 with baskets from Booker and Kevin Durant. Finally Gabe Vincent interrupts the streak of three-point errors, then both coaches recall the starters to the bench.
In garbage time Ighodaro and I find glory Jaxson Hayespoia SideShow Jax he falls back badly after a dunk and is forced to leave the court in pain. The baskets of Josh Okogie and Russell set the final score: 100 to 127. The Gialloviola suffered their first defeat in the NBA Cup.
Group B Standings:
1) Phoenix: 2-1 (+19)
2) San Antonio: 2-1 (+14)
3) Lakers: 2-1 (-16)
4) OKC: 1-1 (+10)
5) Utah: 0-3 (-27)— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) November 27, 2024
📊 Stats & Box Score
James finished with 18 points (7/16 from the field, 2/7 from beyond the arc and 2/2 from the free throw line), 8 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 turnovers and -30 Plus/Minus in just under 35 minutes on the court. For Davis 25 points (10/19 shooting and 5/7 free throws), 15 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 4 blocks and 3 turnovers in 35 minutes on the court.
Reaves scored 15 points with 3 rebounds and 2 assists, while Hachimura (7+1+1) and Reddish (2 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals) had no impact. Russell (16+3+4), Knecht (7+4), Vincent (3+2+1) and Christie (2 points and 1 assist) also performed badly. Unlucky Hayes (7+4), 63″ of garbage for Koloko.
The Suns’ top scorer is Booker: 26 points with 10/17 from the field, 2 rebounds and 10 assists. Also in double figures were Durant (23+6+2), Beal (23+2+2), Nurkić (12+12+3) and Allena (10+2+2). For Tyus Jones 8 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists and 5 steals.
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