L.A. superstars get first action in exhibition play. Quinn Cook tried to keep the team afloat, but they were still down 83-69 heading into the fourth. Cam Johnson wasn’t shooting well from deep (0-4 in the half) but he’s always doing good things on the court otherwise. The Suns were just ON POINT while the Lakers were still stuck in preseason mode. Booker soars for 2-handed stuff. James continued to dominate offensively, draining a couple of turnaround jumpers and earning an and-1 opportunity off a putback. [Post Game Thread] Lakers lose to the Celtics 113-121 despite a rally in the 4th Individual game tickets for the Lakers preseason games in Ontario, Las Vegas, Anaheim and San Diego will go on sale at 10:00 am on Monday, May 19. Clippers Targeting Point Guard With Terry Rozier, George Hill, … Cameron Johnson and Cam Payne stepped in with Langston Galloway, Damian Jones and Jalen Smith. Horton-Tucker made some big shots despite great effort on defense from Jevon Carter. Jevon was effective with 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal. Game 1: 12/11 vs Clippers: Lakers win 87-81 Got Cam a J at the end of the quarter off like three screens but it didn’t go down. Just ugly results. Boston is favored by six points at William Hill Sportsbook, while the Over-Under is set at 212.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). With James and Davis on the bench, the Lakers suffered another scoring drought before Dennis Schroder was able to knock down a midrange jumper. It got a bit sloppy after that on offense until Ayton came back in to get the Laker D’s attention a bit. Chris Paul and Dario Saric, two crucial playmakers in their own ways, missed the game, leaving Devin Booker as the primary playmaker most of the game. The energy, the shotmaking, the focus. Galloway on fire again for his second three. Suns got up 20-7 again, just like the other night against LA’s starters. I’ve SUFFERED with that awful old board. Cam Payne and Jevon Carter were fun to watch on both ends, even when the Lakers went big again to try to counter the Suns speed and energy. Anthony Davis kicked things off with a midrange jumper, but the Suns and Devin Booker were able to capture the lead. This is my first time seeing the arena and I’ve got to tell you it feels like a whole new building once you’re inside. Author: Eric D. Williams Publish date: Dec 15, 2020. The Suns had the ball, down one, with Carter-Galloway-Smith-Alexander-Motley lineup and three chances to score but couldn’t do it. Knicks, Lakers, Clippers, Hornets, Pelicans Interested In Trading For Myles Turner. They finished the night with 10 and 11 points, respectively, and will play again Friday in a final tuneup. The offensive struggles for Los Angeles persisted, igniting a 12-0 Phoenix run that turned the tide of the game. First Langston Galloway makes a three, then Ty-Shon Alexander makes one and the Suns might win this game after all! LeBron James, Anthony Davis expected to play for Lakers in preseason vs. Suns. The LA Lakers have shown the ability to both dominate games and dig deep in the preseason. Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The Lakers have alternated between bursts of greatness and general sloppiness for much of this preseason, and … The Los Angeles Lakers host the Phoenix Suns at the Honda Center in Anaheim in their final preseason game before the regular season starts next week. That will be no different these next two preseason games.” Lakers (2-0) vs. Suns (0-2) 6:00 p.m. PT, Dec. 16, 2020 Phoenix Suns Arena, Phoenix, Arizona TV: … Game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns played on Wed December 16th 2020. ... 5 Things to Know: Lakers vs. Suns … Jevon Carter steps in at starting point guard, but that means it’s really Devin Booker running the team eh? Devin Booker had 20 points at halftime, and the Suns made nearly 60% of their shots for a 69-56 lead. Don’t worry about the Suns 0-4 preseason Suns fans. Booker picked up his 4th foul with four minutes to go in the quarter and the Suns struggled to score to close it out. Lakers vs Suns Match Prediction. Booker picked up that 5th foul early in the 4th before the Suns went down 100-95 on a Taylor Horton-Tucker three (their 17th of the game on 55% shooting from range). He’s going to be a problem this year. The Suns got up 14-3 before LA called a timeout. The Lakers just couldn’t miss in the 4th either, and the Suns had few answers on either end. With the renovated arena, coupled with the new … Talen Horton-Tucker had a rough start to the second quarter as he committed a couple of turnovers, but made up for it by bullying his way to the rim for a couple of tough layups. Lakers have made 15 of 26 threes overall so far. But then, trying to play the Lakers starting lineup with Damian Jones and Johnathan Motley as your big men might have been a bit too bold. Davis splashes step-back 3-pointer to end the 3rd quarter. The Suns started hot, with a pair of threes from Booker and Bridges and a steal/score from Carter. Nice having the Cams back! But that’s what happens when your depth is not deep. The Lakers cut the lead to 69-56 at the half as Cam Payne missed the final shot at the buzzer. Davis did his best to spark the team by getting to the free throw line, but Booker and the Suns were able to generate good looks to stay in front. Phoenix was the NBA’s feel-good story in the first month of the season, … Be nice to see that shot come back. Get box score updates on the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns basketball game. But who am I kidding? The Lakers beat the Suns 112 to 107. I deserve to enjoy this lol. The two teams began to trade baskets, allowing Phoenix to maintain their slim lead over Los Angeles. But at least this time the Cams were in there. 1:59. Carter brings the ball up then passes off to Carter quickly. This team is good. Lakers Preseason Thread: Gm 4 vs Suns: 12/18 7:30pm PST . Partly it’s the covered seats, I suppose, but mostly it’s the whole new feel. Suns looking to rise again. You gotta know I’ve been coming to this arena for almost 30 years, made it to 35+ games each of the last 10. 0:15. Maybe it’s just a build. To the Lakers credit, they really upped their very good defensive effort and energy overall, reminding us they aren’t too shabby themselves. Basketball. The Suns will host the Lakers again Friday at 8:30 p.m. to conclude their preseason schedule. LBJ and AD are 9-11 together. Los Angeles’ offense stagnated because of turnovers and missed shots, amounting to a 13-0 Phoenix run that put them up 20-7. Lead down to 80-71. 63 votes, 1.8k comments. New court, new colors (all black outside the floor area). Devin Booker had 15 points on 5-6 shooting. Lakers vs. Suns recap: Kyle Kuzma leads way for Lakers, THT flourishes again. Fixture: LA Lakers vs Phoenix Suns | NBA Preseason 2020-21. 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Mikal Bridges, Jae Crowder and Deandre Ayton round out the lineup. Hope he’s okay, but I doubt they take any chances on bringing him back in. Dont see a thread so here it is. The Boston Celtics visit the Los Angeles Lakers in a cross-conference showdown at 10 p.m. Mikal came jogging back out a second later to the cheers of his teammates. Suns ran it up to 39-18, forcing the Lakers to call another timeout. The Suns crawled back into the game thanks to Deandre Ayton and Booker, and eventually recaptured the lead after a pair of Chris Paul free throws. Booker soars for 2-handed stuff. © Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images. Still the Suns finished the half shooting 58.7% from the field and looking every bit like that scrappy team in the Bubble. For the Lakers, it’s LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Marc Gasol, Kyle Kuzma and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. The team played with much more focus and energy to close the quarter, and put them up 53-44 at halftime. Conversely, the Suns … Suns Vs. Lakers Preseason Preview & TV Info: Looking To Remain Undefeated The Los Angeles Lakers have the opportunity to go a perfect 4-0 in preseason … Devin Booker is playing point guard with Carter spotting up on the wing. The Lakers will go into the game with a slight advantage in the morale department because they got the best of the Suns twice in the preseason… The purple and gold found some life to begin the final period after Kuzma keyed an 11-0 run to bring the Suns’ lead down to only two. Making their first trip of the preseason, the Los Angeles Lakers came from behind for a 112-107 win over the Phoenix Suns to remain undefeated in three games. I'll update as each game comes on this thread. Suns got up 32-16 before most of the Suns starters had given way to the bench. Deandre Ayton was 3-3 for 6 points, plus 3 rebounds and a block. Booker collected his fourth foul, though, and the Lakers answered with their 6th three of the quarter to cut the Suns lead to four. LeBron and AD made a number of threes of their own, and the Suns just looked sluggish compared to 20 minutes earlier. Taylor Horton-Tucker is good, but I just gotta say he looks a lot like Shannon Brown out there. The Los Angeles Lakers continue to look as if they’ve never stopped being ready to defend their title as they won their third straight preseason game, this time with their two superstars, LeBron James, and Anthony Davis, in the lineup. Have you subscribed to our YouTube channel? Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. Phoenix looking to rise back. Of course it always matters who wins. Most of the starters returned and looked to be in much better rhythm as LeBron James and Marc Gasol helped give the Lakers a 44-36 lead. Anthony Davis continued his explosion, making 4 threes in the third quarter alone, 6-7 for the game overall, and the Suns lead was down to 92-91 after three quarters. However, Kyle Kuzma and the second unit did a good job of competing on both ends and narrowed the deficit to 25-21 after one. Davis made 4/5 threes, and the Lakers overall drove their way back into the game with a 35-23 surge on the back of 6/7 threes in the quarter overall. Jalen Smith has not looked ready for NBA minutes yet. ET on Thursday. I’ve been coming here for nearly thirty years and it just doesn’t look the same. In true preseason fashion, Lakers and Suns cleared their benches with three minutes left in a three point game, 106-103 Lakers. Game Discussion Thread: Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns Time: 6:00 PM(PT) Probable Starters As Lakers head coach Frank Vogel said would be the case, Davis and James only played in the first half. Lakers definitely flexing their muscle at this point. The LA Lakers … Huge new big screen. Finally, the Los Angeles Lakers are done with the preseason and their last game of the exhibition season was their most exciting. Welp, too bad for anyone wishing for another glimpse of CP3 running the offense. Read on Twitter /photo/1 Shroeder and Trez look good so far. Let’s just say they didn’t have much chemistry. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, With Broadway on pause, creators are turning to Clubhouse for their musical fix. Even CamJ is on short minutes with a pulled calf. Before making any Celtics vs. Lakers picks, you NEED to check out the NBA predictions from the SportsLine Projection … The regular season starts next week versus Dallas at home. The Suns opened the second half with a three, but decidedly less energy and saw the lead drop to 9 despite a pair of Javon Carter threes. AD racks up 35 points in Lakers' preseason win vs. Suns. Just as the fun got going, Mikal Bridges went down weirdly on a slashing layup, rolled over his head/neck area and left for precautionary reasons. He did very well, but couldn’t play the whole time could he? Now it’s a real game. It was more scattered than the Phoenix Suns would have liked but they at least found a little bit of rhythm in the preseason on Wednesday night. Suns come back out in the second with two regular starters — Jae and Mikal — with Carter, Galloway and Damian Jones. The Lakers pulled ahead for good with just over 3 minutes on a Cook lob pass to Devontae Cacok. The Suns lead got down to 6 on the Lakers’ 5th three of the quarter before Monty brought in the Cams. Lakers Preseason Thread: Gm 4 vs Suns: 12/18 7:30pm PST - Page 9 - RealGM. Post #1 » by EArl » Sat Dec 12, 2020 3:21 am . Wizards Not Engaging Teams Who Call On Bradley Beal. Final Score (Preseason): Suns drop game to Lakers, 114-113. Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. Get breaking Lakers News direct to your inbox. Yes, me like. While a 46-24 Lakers run to … The Suns have found themselves in a rut, losing five of their last six … I love that the video board plays the game! Suns up 39-21 at the end of one. Lakers vs; Suns recap: Anthony Davis and LeBron extend minutes to capture perfect preseason. LeBron and AD decided that Jones/Motley was NOT going to beat them, and they took turns going at the rim hard. But then LeBron James and Anthony Davis played balls out in the third quarter (19 points in the third). At that point, it didn’t even matter who won the game. I can’t say enough how much struggle the Motley/Damian Jones/Jalen Smith backup big man rotation has been this preseason. Ayton can’t play the whole game, and Dario Saric is still out with a quad injury. The Phoenix Suns came out strong once again versus the Lakers, with leads of 22-7 and 38-19 in the first quarter, and held a 13-point lead at halftime. Yet still the Suns lead was 62-46 with 3:03 left in the half. Theater lighting. The Lake Show closed it out 112-107. Posted: Dec 16, 2020 The Lakers walked away with their third win in tonight’s preseason clash against the Phoenix Suns. LeBron James and Anthony Davis will … That’s because Devin Armani Booker is up to 20 points on 7 field goals and the Suns are shooting 60% from the field at nearly halftime. Date & Time: Wednesday, December 16th, 9:00 PM ET ( Thursday, 7:30 AM IST ) Venue: Talking Stick Resort Arena. Making their first trip of the preseason, the Los Angeles Lakers came from behind for a 112-107 win over the Phoenix Suns to remain undefeated in three games. The Phoenix Suns came out strong once again versus the Lakers, with leads of 22-7 and … Dennis Schroder not listed as injured (no one is), so I guess he’s coming off the bench along with Wesley Matthews in this one. Physically reminds me a lot of Shannon Brown but he’s a lot more aggressive and physical than Brown ever was. Now THIS looks like the Bubble Suns again to me. It’s the best way to watch player interviews, exclusive coverage from events, participate in live shows, and more! Suns kept their 16+ point lead throughout the second quarter, unlike a couple nights ago when they struggled with bench play. Did I say yet that the court and video board are gorgeous? Love it! He’s sitting out with ankle soreness. Dude is an Iron Man. Conversely, the Suns have yet to win any of their three preseason games. But I’m getting flashbacks... that is, until he drives into Ayton’s gut and finishes a strong layup and now that Shannon Brown image is a distant memory. LAKERS at SUNS | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | December 18, 2020 The Los Angeles Lakers held on late to defeat the Phoenix Suns, 114-113. The Lakers — who just played their last game of the 2019-20 season two months ago — are 2-0 this preseason without multi-time MVP LeBron James and perennial All-Star Anthony Davis. 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