Dillon Brooks scored 25 points, Devin Booker went for 21 points and 11 assists and the Phoenix Suns rolled past the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 132-108 on Tuesday.
The Phoenix Suns emerged past the Los Angeles Lakers in 132-108 fashion on Tuesday night. The Suns improved their record to 16-13 on the season while taking a 2-1 series lead over Los Angeles.
Tuesday night’s matchup felt tilted from the beginning, and Phoenix’s sizable lead wasn’t the product of fluky shooting or one unstoppable scorer; it’s a system flexing.
The Phoenix Suns have lost their last three-of-four matchups and are desperate to get back to their winning ways as the Los Angeles Lakers come to town.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
Draymond Green's ejection from the Phoenix Suns vs Golden State Warriors matchup over the weekend went viral for what transpired before and after he picked up the technical fouls.
The last time Dillon Brooks and LeBron James shared the floor, the game ended up being more than just about the score. Brooks’ late-game shove and subsequent ejection turned a regular-season matchup into questions about respect, restraint, and control.
Phoenix Suns star guard Devin Booker has had it with NBA officiating. Booker, when speaking with local reporters, says the league needs to be more consistent in how they call games.
The Phoenix Suns' recent stretch of games has raised concern around their overall standings within various NBA power rankings entering Christmas week. Phoenix is just 2-5 in the month of December with a home date coming today against the Los Angeles Lakers and a four-game road trip that will follow to end 2025.
Jalen Green has not gotten a chance to show his value for the Phoenix Suns following his offseason move from the Houston Rockets. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard was a key piece in the blockbuster trade that saw Kevin Durant take his talents to Houston, with Green and Dillon Brooks heading to Phoenix.
Western Conference rivals clash for the third time this month when Phoenix hosts the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. The Suns split the first two games with the Lakers, winning 125-108 in Los Angeles on Dec.
While Jalen Green “continues to make good progress” in his recovery from strained right hamstring, he will be out at least two-to-three more weeks, according to Suns, who announced that the fifth-year guard will be checked out again at that point (Twitter link via Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic).
SCOTTSDALE– Perhaps only the Phoenix Suns have a problem with NBA refs, or it could be the entire association. They’ve had a myriad of instances where Devin Booker has questioned the final two minutes of the team’s respective games.
The Phoenix Suns jumped out to an 11-6 record earlier in the year but have fallen closer to .500 with a 15-13 record heading into tomorrow night's marquee matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix.
The Suns and Raptors have at least kicked the tires on a small deal, but nothing appears close. Gerald Bourguet of Suns After Dark reports that Phoenix and Toronto discussed a trade framework that would have sent center Nick Richards to the Raptors in exchange for Ochai Agbaji and a second-round pick.
Dillon Brooks has had an intense rivalry with LeBron James since 2023. Unfortunately for him, the rivalry often ends with Brooks getting ejected while his team loses.