In the NBA regular season, the Suns defeated the Lakers 123-113 to end a two-game losing streak.
When the game came up, the two teams quickly got into the state, Nurkic scored consecutive baskets, the Lakers could only rely on James to hold on, Booker combined offense and passing, Bol Bol became a surprise soldier, and the Suns scored 45 points in the first quarter to establish a 17-point advantage. In the second quarter, Russell led the team to send a 7-0 small climax, the Suns fired outside to stabilize the situation, and James teamed up with Russell to help the Lakers chase 9 points at halftime.
After the timeout, James continued to output, thick eyebrows finally found a rhythm to make up for frequent dunks, and the Lakers' situation improved, and then Durant and Booker took turns to score points, and the Suns still led by 5 points after the third quarter. Allen made a three-point contribution in the final quarter, Durant made a mid-range shot, and Zhan Mei continued to die, but Allen and O'Neal were unstoppable, and the Suns always maintained a lead of more than 10 points, and the Lakers were forced to disarm.
James did his best, scoring 28 points, 7 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, 74 points away from the 40,000-point milestone. The thick eyebrows woke up too late, scoring 22 points and 14 boards. Dinwiddie was reduced to a chicken rib, scoring only 3 points and 2 assists.
Durant was tired, scoring 22 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks on 7-of-20 shooting. But the Suns still have 3 players who scored 20+, Booker 21 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists, Allen 24 points, O'Neal 20 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.
After this game, the Western Conference landscape changed again, the Suns jumped to sixth in the West, and the Lakers' hopes of escaping the play-in area were dashed.