Phoenix Suns duo Kevin Durant and Devin Booker mixed to ship the Los Angeles Lakers tumbling to their first NBA defeat of the season.
Booker bagged 33 factors and Durant 30 to present the Suns an exciting 109-105 win at Phoenix’s Footprint Middle.
Lakers star LeBron James had a quiet recreation and registered simply 11 factors as team-mate Anthony Davis top-scored for the group with 29, whereas Austin Reaves added 23.
The Lakers had gone into the match with a powerful 3-0 begin to the marketing campaign beneath new head coach JJ Redick and made an outstanding begin to the sport.
Davis bagged 16 factors within the first quarter to present the Lakers an early 26-8 lead.
Phoenix hit again to go 50-48 up by half-time earlier than the Lakers responded with a 35-point third quarter to regain the lead.
Nonetheless, the Suns dominated the fourth as they outscored the Lakers 33-22 to take a hard-fought victory.
Suns coach Mike Budenholzer hailed the “toughness” of his aspect’s defence after taking “a punch like that within the first quarter” as a vital issue within the win.