Suns
Phoenix
Western Conference
Pacific
18
39
57
3471
2571
24
10
42
88
49
56
34
29
85
47
12
59
10
32
7
15
20
137
4
105
34
32
2224
1212
54
79
58
73
911
43
954
02
108
60
43
3236
6060
36
03
8
2022
1015
50
162
142
88
1215
41
1256
53
311
10
35
3435
6060
10
3
30
22
12
55
7
5
71
9
4
13
0
10
6
4
32
60
5
4
80
24
12
50
9
8
89
11
3
14
2
8
0
3
36
60
3
0
0
20
10
50
16
14
88
12
4
16
5
3
1
3
34
60
6
3
50
22
15
68
2
2
100
15
1
16
3
11
0
5
35
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Eric
Bledsoe
Eric Bledsoe
True
35
7
14
50
3
6
50
8
9
89
2
8
10
13
2
0
3
1
25
31
triple
Devin
Booker
Devin Booker
True
29
9
14
64
4
7
57
1
2
50
1
3
4
1
0
1
3
3
23
29
none
Marquese
Chriss
Marquese Chriss
True
25
4
11
36
0
2
0
7
9
78
2
6
8
0
2
2
0
2
15
32
none
T.J.
Warren
T.J. Warren
True
20
4
5
80
0
0
0
3
3
100
1
2
3
3
1
2
0
1
11
27
none
Tyson
Chandler
Tyson Chandler
True
20
3
5
60
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
7
8
0
2
1
0
1
8
27
none
Alex
Len
Alex Len
False
22
5
10
50
0
0
0
5
6
83
3
6
9
2
0
2
6
6
15
-4
none
P.J.
Tucker
P.J. Tucker
False
21
3
6
50
1
2
50
2
2
100
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
2
9
-1
none
Brandon
Knight
Brandon Knight
False
20
5
10
50
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
0
1
0
2
11
5
none
Jared
Dudley
Jared Dudley
False
19
1
3
33
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
4
4
2
0
0
1
1
3
-5
none
Leandro
Barbosa
Leandro Barbosa
False
9
3
4
75
0
0
0
1
1
100
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
7
7
none
Tyler
Ulis
Tyler Ulis
False
5
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
1
1
2
10
none
Alan
Williams
Alan Williams
False
4
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
1
0
0
0
0
2
13
none
Derrick
Jones
Derrick Jones
False
3
3
3
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
6
9
none
24
February
2017
Friday
United Center
Chicago
Bulls
Chicago
False
Lakers
Los Angeles
Western Conference
Pacific
19
39
58
3019
3514
26
9
35
93
35
38
28
22
79
29
7
36
3
16
9
12
27
101
4
56
03
5
1925
512
27
67
56
84
88
31
119
01
26
22
81
1533
6060
87
33
38
2425
117
5
69
38
55
76
30
106
11
53
14
30
2825
6060
5
0
0
19
5
26
6
5
83
8
3
11
0
2
2
8
15
60
6
3
50
25
12
48
7
6
86
8
1
9
1
6
2
1
33
60
8
3
38
24
11
46
6
3
50
7
3
10
1
5
1
3
28
60
7
3
43
25
7
28
9
8
89
6
0
6
1
3
4
0
25
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Julius
Randle
Julius Randle
True
28
4
9
44
0
0
0
5
5
100
3
7
10
3
1
0
0
4
13
-30
double
Brandon
Ingram
Brandon Ingram
True
28
1
7
14
0
1
0
1
2
50
0
2
2
0
1
1
2
0
3
-34
none
D'Angelo
Russell
D'Angelo Russell
True
28
7
20
35
2
6
33
5
5
100
0
4
4
4
1
1
2
1
21
-32
none
Nick
Young
Nick Young
True
23
2
10
20
1
6
17
0
0
0
1
3
4
0
1
0
0
1
5
-37
none
Tarik
Black
Tarik Black
True
8
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
2
2
0
0
0
2
5
2
-16
none
Jordan
Clarkson
Jordan Clarkson
False
29
6
12
50
2
5
40
1
3
33
0
3
3
0
1
0
3
3
15
-9
none
Lou
Williams
Lou Williams
False
24
7
13
54
3
4
75
4
5
80
1
1
2
3
3
0
2
3
21
1
none
Luol
Deng
Luol Deng
False
23
3
6
50
1
3
33
2
2
100
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
3
9
-1
none
Larry
Nance
Larry Nance
False
22
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
5
1
0
0
2
2
-2
none
Ivica
Zubac
Ivica Zubac
False
13
3
6
50
0
0
0
2
4
50
2
2
4
0
0
0
1
4
8
-17
none
Marcelo
Huertas
Marcelo Huertas
False
8
1
4
25
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
-3
none
José
Calderón
José Calderón
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Timofey
Mozgov
Timofey Mozgov
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
24
February
2017
Friday
Chesapeake Energy Arena
Oklahoma City
Thunder
Oklahoma City
False
If it was n't already the case before , Lou Williams has firmly established himself as the Lakers best offensive weapon over the past month or so . Following his 21 points in 24 minutes Wednesday against the Suns , Williams is averaging 24 points over his last three games and has shot over 50 percent in each of those contests . In fact , Williams , who is known as a high - volume shooter , has managed to remain very efficient as of late , shooting over 50 percent from the field in seven of his last 10 games . Overall , Wednesday 's performance marked the 16th time this season where Williams scored at least 20 points while shooting over 50 percent from the field . The veteran 's remarkable season may now lead to trade talks , as the Lakers look to continue to build a young core for the future . The Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 137 - 101 Wednesday at Talking Stick Resort Arena . It did n't take long for the Suns to grab ahold of this game , as they managed to open the game on a 27 - 8 run and never looked back . After winning the opening quarter by 17 points , Phoenix continued to pile it on and effectively ended the game by halftime . The Suns ' backcourt was efficient and dominant offensively in the victory , with Eric Bledsoe leading the way with a triple - double of 25 points , 13 assists and 10 rebounds . Devin Booker added 23 points of his own on 9 - of - 14 shooting from the field and 4 - of - 7 shooting from behind the arc . In the end , all 13 Phoenix players managed to score against a struggling Lakers ( 19 - 39 ) defense . Those Lakers have now dropped two games in a row and three of their last four following Wednesday 's embarrassing defeat that ended with the team shooting just 38 percent from the field . Lou Williams was one of the lone bright spots for Los Angeles , as he increased his trade value yet again with 21 points off the bench on 7 - of - 13 shooting from the field . D'Angelo Russell added 21 points of his own , but he shot a subpar 7 - of - 20 from the field Wednesday . With the loss , the Lakers sit just a half - game behind the Suns for the worst record in the West but remain nine games behind the Nets for the worst record in the NBA . The teams will now both head into the All-Star break , with both resuming play on Friday , Feb. 24 .
If it wasn't already the case before, Lou Williams has firmly established himself as the Lakers best offensive weapon over the past month or so. Following his 21 points in 24 minutes Wednesday against the Suns, Williams is averaging 24 points over his last three games and has shot over 50 percent in each of those contests. In fact, Williams, who is known as a high - volume shooter, has managed to remain very efficient as of late, shooting over 50 percent from the field in seven of his last 10 games. Overall, Wednesday's performance marked the 16th time this season where Williams scored at least 20 points while shooting over 50 percent from the field. The veteran's remarkable season may now lead to trade talks, as the Lakers look to continue to build a young core for the future.
If it wasn't already the case before, Lou Williams has firmly established himself as the Lakers best offensive weapon over the past month or so. Following his 21 points in 24 minutes Wednesday against the Suns, Williams is averaging 24 points over his last three games and has shot over 50 percent in each of those contests. In fact, Williams, who is known as a high - volume shooter, has managed to remain very efficient as of late, shooting over 50 percent from the field in seven of his last 10 games. Overall, Wednesday's performance marked the 16th time this season where Williams scored at least 20 points while shooting over 50 percent from the field. The veteran's remarkable season may now lead to trade talks, as the Lakers look to continue to build a young core for the future. The Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 137 - 101 Wednesday at Talking Stick Resort Arena. It didn't take long for the Suns to grab ahold of this game, as they managed to open the game on a 27 - 8 run and never looked back. After winning the opening quarter by 17 points, Phoenix continued to pile it on and effectively ended the game by halftime. The Suns' backcourt was efficient and dominant offensively in the victory, with Eric Bledsoe leading the way with a triple - double of 25 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds. Devin Booker added 23 points of his own on 9 - of - 14 shooting from the field and 4 - of - 7 shooting from behind the arc. In the end, all 13 Phoenix players managed to score against a struggling Lakers (19 - 39) defense. Those Lakers have now dropped two games in a row and three of their last four following Wednesday's embarrassing defeat that ended with the team shooting just 38 percent from the field. Lou Williams was one of the lone bright spots for Los Angeles, as he increased his trade value yet again with 21 points off the bench on 7 - of - 13 shooting from the field. D'Angelo Russell added 21 points of his own, but he shot a subpar 7 - of - 20 from the field Wednesday. With the loss, the Lakers sit just a half - game behind the Suns for the worst record in the West but remain nine games behind the Nets for the worst record in the NBA. The teams will now both head into the All-Star break, with both resuming play on Friday, Feb. 24.
<GAME> <DATE> 15 February 2017 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Talking Stick Resort Arena <CITY> Phoenix <HOME> <TEAM> Suns <CITY> Phoenix <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 137 <WINS-LOSSES> 18 39 <QTRS> 32 36 34 35 <TEAM-AST> 32 <3PT> 10 <TEAM-FG> 49 <TEAM-FT> 29 <TEAM-REB> 59 <TEAM-TO> 15 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 24 February 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> United Center <NEXT-CITY> Chicago <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Chicago <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Bulls <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Lakers <CITY> Los Angeles <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 101 <WINS-LOSSES> 19 39 <QTRS> 15 33 28 25 <TEAM-AST> 16 <3PT> 9 <TEAM-FG> 35 <TEAM-FT> 22 <TEAM-REB> 36 <TEAM-TO> 12 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 24 February 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Chesapeake Energy Arena <NEXT-CITY> Oklahoma City <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Oklahoma City <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Thunder <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Eric Bledsoe <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 25 <FG> 7 14 50 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 8 9 89 <REB> 10 <AST> 13 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> triple <PLAYER> Devin Booker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 23 <FG> 9 14 64 <FG3> 4 7 57 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alex Len <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 9 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 3 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marquese Chriss <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 15 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 7 9 78 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Knight <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> T. J. Warren <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 5 80 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> P. J. Tucker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyson Chandler <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Leandro Barbosa <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Derrick Jones <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jared Dudley <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alan Williams <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Ulis <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lou Williams <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 21 <FG> 7 13 54 <FG3> 3 4 75 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> D'Angelo Russell <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 21 <FG> 7 20 35 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Clarkson <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 12 50 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Julius Randle <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 13 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 10 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Luol Deng <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ivica Zubac <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nick Young <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 10 20 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Ingram <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcelo Huertas <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Larry Nance <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tarik Black <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Timofey Mozgov <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> José Calderón <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none