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Anthony Davis scores 35 points, the Lakers rally in second half to beat the Suns 123-116
LOS ANGELES (AP) Anthony Davis scored 35 points, Austin Reaves added 26 and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the Phoenix Suns 123-116 on Friday night for their first 2-0 start since 2010-11.
LeBron James had 17 of his 21 points in the second half for the Lakers, who trailed by 22 points in the second quarter.
Kevin Durant led Phoenix (1-1) with 30 points. Devin Booker had 23.
The Lakers were down 61-52 at halftime, then outscored Phoenix 35-24 in the third quarter to take the lead as Davis and James each scored 11 in the period.
Los Angeles led by 12 points in the fourth quarter.
Suns: Made 21 of their first 30 shots, including nine straight 3-pointers, before going 21 of 52 the rest of the game. Phoenix was 24 of 39 from the field in the first half, but 9 of 27 in the third quarter. The Suns led 38-23 after the first quarter.
Lakers: JJ Redick is the first Los Angeles coach to win his first two games since Phil Jackson in 1999.
The Lakers trailed 81-74 with three minutes left in the third quarter before scoring nine straight points to grab the lead. That was part of a 20-6 run during a nearly five-minute span from late in the third to early in the fourth.
The Lakers were 14 of 27 on 3-pointers. Reaves was 5 of 7 from beyond the arc while James, Dalton Knecht and Rui Hachimura made two apiece.
Both teams have home games Saturday night. The Suns will face Dallas, and the Lakers take on Sacramento.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jusuf Nurkic vs. Anthony Davis (Tyus Jones gains possession) | ||
| 11:42 |  | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:35 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | Austin Reaves turnover (bad pass) (Bradley Beal steals) | ||
| 11:25 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point running jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:03 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point cutting layup (Anthony Davis assists) | 3-2 |
| 10:54 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Davis steals) | ||
| 10:50 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point running dunk (LeBron James assists) | 3-4 |
| 10:25 | | Tyus Jones turnover (bad pass) (Austin Reaves steals) | ||
| 10:21 | | Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul (Rui Hachimura draws the foul) | ||
| 10:21 | | Rui Hachimura misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:21 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | +1 | Rui Hachimura makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-5 |
| 10:08 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point driving dunk (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 5-5 |
| 9:50 | | Anthony Davis misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:30 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point cutting dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 5-7 |
| 9:06 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting layup (Tyus Jones assists) | 7-7 |
| 8:53 | | LeBron James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:51 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | Kevin Durant turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 8:28 | | Austin Reaves misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:26 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | Bradley Beal misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:19 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Devin Booker shooting foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 8:06 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-8 |
| 8:06 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-9 |
| 7:48 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving floating jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 9-9 |
| 7:23 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point running pullup jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 12-9 |
| 7:05 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point layup (Anthony Davis assists) | 12-11 |
| 6:54 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:46 | | Kevin Durant misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:44 | | Max Christie defensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | Rui Hachimura misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:36 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point running layup (Devin Booker assists) | 14-11 |
| 6:18 | | Mason Plumlee personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 6:11 | | Austin Reaves turnover (bad pass) (Royce O'Neale steals) | ||
| 6:05 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point running layup (Tyus Jones assists) | 16-11 |
| 5:51 | | Kevin Durant shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:51 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-12 |
| 5:51 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-13 |
| 5:27 | | Royce O'Neale misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:25 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | D'Angelo Russell offensive foul (Tyus Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 5:23 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:04 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:59 | | Max Christie defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | Rui Hachimura turnover (bad pass) (Monte Morris steals) | ||
| 4:45 | | +2 | Mason Plumlee makes two point running dunk (Monte Morris assists) | 18-13 |
| 4:32 | | +3 | Max Christie makes three point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 18-16 |
| 4:12 | | +3 | Monte Morris makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 21-16 |
| 3:57 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point cutting dunk (Austin Reaves assists) | 21-18 |
| 3:29 | | D'Angelo Russell blocks Devin Booker's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:29 | | Monte Morris offensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | Suns turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 3:19 | | Austin Reaves misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:15 | | Ryan Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 3:08 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point pullup jump shot (Royce O'Neale assists) | 24-18 |
| 2:50 | | Anthony Davis misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:47 | | Monte Morris defensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point running layup (Monte Morris assists) | 26-18 |
| 2:38 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:19 | | LeBron James misses two point layup | ||
| 2:16 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:01 | | +3 | Ryan Dunn makes three point jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 29-18 |
| 1:43 | | Gabe Vincent misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:39 | | Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound | ||
| 1:39 | | +2 | Jaxson Hayes makes two point tip layup | 29-20 |
| 1:30 | | +3 | Bradley Beal makes three point pullup jump shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 32-20 |
| 1:17 | | Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 1:17 | | Anthony Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:17 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-21 |
| 1:05 | | +3 | Monte Morris makes three point jump shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 35-21 |
| 0:49 | | Royce O'Neale shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 0:49 | | LeBron James misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:49 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:49 | | LeBron James misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:46 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (bad pass) (Gabe Vincent steals) | ||
| 0:29 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running layup (Jaxson Hayes assists) | 35-23 |
| 0:08 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point jump shot (Ryan Dunn assists) | 38-23 |
| 0:03 | | LeBron James misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Ryan Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | | LeBron James misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:46 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | +3 | Ryan Dunn makes three point jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 41-23 |
| 11:17 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (lost ball) (Monte Morris steals) | ||
| 11:02 | | +2 | Mason Plumlee makes two point reverse dunk (Bradley Beal assists) | 43-23 |
| 10:47 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | D'Angelo Russell personal foul (Mason Plumlee draws the foul) | ||
| 10:28 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point pullup jump shot | 45-23 |
| 10:10 | | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 45-26 |
| 9:43 | | +3 | Bradley Beal makes three point stepback jump shot | 48-26 |
| 9:38 | | Jaxson Hayes offensive foul (Monte Morris draws the foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | Jaxson Hayes turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:23 | | Bradley Beal turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:18 | | Ryan Dunn shooting foul (Rui Hachimura draws the foul) | ||
| 9:18 | | Rui Hachimura misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:18 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | +1 | Rui Hachimura makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-27 |
| 9:02 | | Kevin Durant misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:58 | | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | +3 | Dalton Knecht makes three point running jump shot (Jaxson Hayes assists) | 48-30 |
| 8:35 | | +3 | Ryan Dunn makes three point jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 51-30 |
| 8:23 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point layup (LeBron James assists) | 51-32 |
| 8:11 | | Ryan Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:08 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | +3 | Dalton Knecht makes three point jump shot (Rui Hachimura assists) | 51-35 |
| 7:33 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 53-35 |
| 7:10 | | Bradley Beal blocks Dalton Knecht's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | Bradley Beal turnover (bad pass) (D'Angelo Russell steals) | ||
| 6:54 | | LeBron James turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 6:54 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:31 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:28 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | Austin Reaves blocks Devin Booker's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:01 | | Devin Booker offensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point floating jump shot | 55-35 |
| 5:41 | | Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:39 | | Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound | ||
| 5:28 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:11 | | Oso Ighodaro shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:11 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-36 |
| 5:11 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-37 |
| 4:52 | | Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:50 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point cutting layup (Austin Reaves assists) | 55-39 |
| 4:32 | | Austin Reaves shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 4:32 | | Devin Booker misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:32 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-39 |
| 4:15 | | Anthony Davis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:13 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 4:07 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (bad pass) (Gabe Vincent steals) | ||
| 3:59 | | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point running pullup jump shot (Dalton Knecht assists) | 56-42 |
| 3:44 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:41 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | Anthony Davis misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:27 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:23 | | Oso Ighodaro offensive foul (Charge) (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 3:23 | | Oso Ighodaro turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:09 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point dunk (Austin Reaves assists) | 56-44 |
| 3:02 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:55 | | Royce O'Neale turnover (traveling) | ||
| 2:41 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving layup | 56-46 |
| 2:28 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (bad pass) (Dalton Knecht steals) | ||
| 2:25 | | Bradley Beal shooting foul (Dalton Knecht draws the foul) | ||
| 2:25 | | +1 | Dalton Knecht makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-47 |
| 2:25 | | +1 | Dalton Knecht makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-48 |
| 2:08 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point pullup jump shot (Royce O'Neale assists) | 59-48 |
| 1:50 | | Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:48 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 1:39 | | Gabe Vincent personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 1:32 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 61-48 |
| 1:16 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point floating jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 61-50 |
| 0:59 | | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:57 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | Mason Plumlee personal foul (Loose ball) (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 0:34 | | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 0:18 | | Royce O'Neale turnover (bad pass) (Austin Reaves steals) |