The Phoenix Suns began their preseason festivities against the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Phoenix Suns walked out of Acrisure Arena with an opening win over the Los Angeles Lakers to begin preseason play. Both teams saw their stars play the entire first half - and as expected - it was Lakers forward LeBron James leading the way with 19 points, five rebounds and four assists.
As for Phoenix, Devin Booker finished with 12 points despite going just 4-12 from the field. Bradley Beal scored 11 and Kevin Durant notched six points - each star played 14 minutes.Phoenix got off to a slow start, tying the game at 18-18 before the Lakers took the lead and never looked back. Los Angeles carried a 69-57 advantage into halftime thanks to strong shooting from the field while dominating the paint in terms of points and rebounding . Tyus Jones was Phoenix's lone starter to push playing time into the second half. For the Lakers, Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura carried those honors. The Suns battled back towards the end of the third, cutting L.A.'s lead to 92-85 with just one quarter left. Halfway through the fourth, the Suns took their first lead since the early stages of the game on a Josh Okogie dunk to place Phoenix up 97-96. The two sides battled back and forth through the remainder of time before the Suns walked away with a 118-114 victory as the buzzer sounded. The Suns travel to Michigan on Tuesday to face the Detroit Pistons. Phoenix will host the Lakers on Thursday, Oct. 17 for their preseason finale.Donnie Druin is the Publisher for All Cardinals and Inside The Suns. Donnie moved to Arizona in 2012 and has been with Fan Nation since 2018. In college he won "Best Sports Column" in the state of Arizona for his section and has previously provided coverage for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona State Sun Devils. Follow Donnie on Twitter @DonnieDruin for more news, updates, analysis and more!
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