Sun deeper than expected?Defeat LeBron James, Anthony Davis off the bench

timeI have phoenix suns Defeated Los Angeles Lakers Thursday night, the first battle between Crypto.com Arena Kevin Durant and LeBron James Since December 2018.although Devin Booker and Bradley Beal There are no games where the away team can beat the home team, including Anthony Davisan increase of 23 points.

The 35-year-old Durant only played in the first half, but led the team in scoring with 21 points in 17 minutes. However, even without his scoring, Phoenix was still able to pull off the victory.

The remaining 102 points were distributed among the Suns’ 13 players. Meet Li He scored 17 points in 16 minutes off the bench. Nasir Little and Yuta Watanabe The substitutes scored 11 and 12 points respectively.

In addition to Durant, Eric Gordon He was the only Suns starter to score in double figures, contributing 10 points.

Udoka AzubuikeThe only Suns player who played five minutes did not score against the Lakers.

The Lakers are still top-heavy

lakers general manager Rob Pelinka You managed to keep the team’s score the same while adding some key pieces.

However, in the final game of the preseason, the Lakers looked top-heavy with James (19), Davis (15) and Austin Reeves (14) Combined for 48 points, nearly half of the team’s offensive output.

Lakers starting point guard D’Angelo Russell Only 8 points were scored in 21 minutes, while Taurus Prince Played 17 minutes and scored only 3 points.

Substitute player Rui Hachimura and Christian Wood It also looks bad for the Lakers in the 2023-24 season opener NBA Tuesday’s season opener against the defending champions denver nuggets.