On December 6, 2023, Beijing time, today's NBA game, the 12-9 Lakers host the 12-8 Suns, this game is a mid-season tournament eight into four games (the record is also included in the regular season), the winner will advance to the final four of the tournament and will compete with the Pelicans for a place in the finals. Lakers starters: Russell + Prince + Reddish + James + thick eyebrows, Suns starters: Booker + Allen + Gordon + Durant + Nurkic.
In the first quarter of the game, Russell scored three points, Durant, Booker, and Nurkic scored 6 points in a row, the Suns 6-3, James and Russell overtook by 1 point, Allen scored three points, Prince and Reddish scored 4 points in a row to respond, Lakers 11-9, Booker made a basket, thick eyebrows 2 + 1, Prince made a layup, thick eyebrows received empty, Lakers led by 7 points 18-11, Eubanks and Durant chased the difference to 3 points, thick eyebrows made up a basket, Allen 2 + 1, a difference of 2 points, thick eyebrows, Hachimura expanded the difference to 7 points, Little, Allen chased the difference to 2 points, and thick eyebrows and James expanded the difference to 10 points, and the Lakers led 33-23 in the first quarter. Thick eyebrows 14 points and 2 boards in the first quarter, Allen scored 8 points on the Suns side, the Lakers' defense in the first quarter was too oppressive, they let the Suns make 10 mistakes in the first quarter, which is the most mistakes in the first quarter of the NBA this season, and the Lakers' defense is too strong.
In the second quarter of the game, James made a layup, the difference was 12 points, Eubanks and Allen chased the difference to 8 points, Reaves scored 4 points in a row, Goodwin shot, Hachimura scored three points, the Lakers led by 13 points to stop the Suns, James hooked his hand after the timeout came back, the difference was 15 points, Diop and Goodwin scored 5 points in a row, the Lakers paused, and after the timeout came back, Durant and Gordon chased the difference to 4 points, thick eyebrows, Russell, James responded strongly, the difference widened to 14 points, Booker made 2 of 2 free throws, thick eyebrows dunked in the frontcourt, Booker made a layup, and the Lakers led 59-47 at halftime.
Thick eyebrows had 20 points and 6 boards on 8-of-16 shooting in the half, James had 14 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists on 6-of-13 shooting, Russell had 8 points and 5 assists, Durant had 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists on 3-of-5 shooting in the Suns, Booker had 8 points and 7 boards on 3-of-9 shooting, and 5 turnovers, Allen had 10 points and Goodwin had 7 points.
In the third quarter of the game, Allen dunked quickly, Booker made 2 free throws and 2 hits, Allen hit 2 three-pointers in a row, the Suns hit 10-0, the difference chased 2 points to stop the Lakers, after the pause came back, Durant and Booker scored 4 points in a row, the Suns overtook 2 points, James broke through to the layup, Reddish made 2 free throws and 2 hits, the Lakers overtook 2 points, Durant made a layup, Reaves responded with a layup, the Lakers led by 2 points, Allen scored three points, Durant shot, the Suns overtook 3 points, Reaves scored three points, Gordon responded with three points, thick eyebrows, Christie scored 5 points in a row, the Lakers overtook 2 points to stop the Suns, after the timeout came back, Durant scored three points, the Suns overtook 1 point, thick eyebrows 2 free throws and 2 hits, Gordon tossed, the Suns led by 1 point, Reaves scored 5 points in a row, the Lakers overtook 4 points, Durant scored three points, Nurkic made 2 free throws and 1 hit, the Suns tied the difference, Reaves 2 + 1, Booker made 2 free throws and 2 hits, the Lakers led 83-82 in the third quarter, Reaves scored 13 points in this quarter, and Durant scored 12 points.
In the fourth quarter of the game, James made 2 free throws and 2 hits, Booker scored three points, the two sides were tied, Hachimura dunked, Little dunked in response, James stepped back and dunked, Eubanks dunked in the air, the two sides tied 89-89, James scored 5 points in a row to stop the Suns, Durant hit 2 three-pointers in a row after the timeout, the Suns overtook the Lakers by 1 point, and after the timeout came back, the thick eyebrows made a layup, James made 2 of 2 free throws, the Lakers overtook by 3 points, Booker made 2 of 2 free throws, James scored 4 points in a row, the Lakers led by 5 points to stop the Suns, there were 2 minutes and 20 seconds left in the game, and after the timeout came back, Durant, Booker scored 4 points in a row, a difference of 1 point, there were 30 seconds left in the game, Reaves hit a three-point shot with the ball, a difference of 4 points, 15 seconds left in the game, Durant made a layup after the timeout, the Suns sandwiched Reaves, Reaves lost the ball, but James called a timeout at this time, the Lakers regained the ball, the Suns fouled, thick eyebrows made 1 of 2 free throws, the difference was 3 points, there were 7 seconds left in the game, Durant missed three points, the game ended, the Lakers defeated the Suns 106-103, and refused the opponent's reversal.
James scored 31 points, 8 boards, 11 assists and 5 steals in 12 of 25, setting a single-game steal record in the 21st season of the NBA, thick eyebrows scored 27 points, 15 boards and 2 blocks in 10 of 26, Russell scored 8 points, 1 board and 5 assists in 3 of 11, with a plus/minus of -7, and performed poorly, Reaves scored 20 points and 6 boards in 7 of 16, with a plus/minus of +17 and the highest in the game, making a great contribution to the Lakers, Hachimura scored 7 points and 2 boards.
Durant scored 31 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists on 12-of-17 shooting, with 5 turnovers, Booker scored 21 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists on 6-of-16 shooting, with 7 turnovers, Allen 21 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, Gordon with 7 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Goodwin with 7 points and 6 boards, Nurkic made 1 of 3 and 1 of 4 free throws, got 3 points, 8 boards and 4 assists, and his offensive performance was too sluggish.
Not only did the Lakers reach the Final Four of the tournament after the win, but they also soared in the regular season standings, going from seventh in the West to fourth in the West, the Suns from fourth to seventh, the Kings fifth, and the Mavericks sixth. The Lakers are extremely oppressive defensively with a full roster, Booker is playing hard against the Lakers, and they have the ability to make a huge change in the Western landscape.