Knight has 30 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists as Suns beat Lakers 120-101
Brandon Knight had 30 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists, his first triple-double of the season, and the Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Lakers 120-101.
The Suns took control with a 25-11 run bridging the third and fourth quarters and led by as many as 21.
Eric Bledsoe scored 21 points (9 in the second quarter). T.J. Warren scored 12 of his 19 points (14 in the paint) in the fourth quarter. The Suns had 7 players in double-digit scoring. Knight assisted on 5 of Warren’s 9 baskets, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Lakers, Jordan Clarkson scored 20 points.
The Lakers gave up 18 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Suns missed. The Suns outscored the Lakers 54-32 in the paint.