Austin Reaves had 25 points (10 in the fourth quarter) and a career-high 11 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Phoenix Suns 122-111.
The Lakers took control with a 12-0 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 12.
The Suns got within 99-98 on T.J. Warren’s tip-in with 7:29 to play, but D'Angelo Russell answered with a three-point play, and the Suns got no closer.
Anthony Davis had 27 points (14 in the third quarter) and 9 rebounds, and Russell added 26 points and 6 assists on 9 for 13 shooting. The Lakers had 3 20-point scorers. Davis and Russell set each other up for 6 baskets and 13 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Suns, Devin Booker scored 33 points on 11 for 16 shooting.
The Lakers shot 55.7% from the field and 47.1% from 3 to the Suns’ 46.7% and 38.7%. The Lakers’ starters outscored the Suns 49-38 in 18 minutes together.