Lakers
Los Angeles
Western Conference
Pacific
10
15
25
3370
3006
26
9
35
87
40
46
34
26
76
39
10
49
2
18
4
15
21
115
4
65
11
17
2125
911
43
94
73
78
138
04
142
10
35
02
34
2626
6060
411
34
8
2219
911
41
813
79
10
99
33
132
01
64
20
35
2835
6060
6
1
17
21
9
43
9
7
78
13
0
13
1
3
0
3
26
60
5
1
20
25
11
44
4
3
75
8
4
12
0
5
2
4
26
60
4
3
75
22
9
41
8
7
88
9
3
12
0
6
2
3
28
60
11
4
36
19
11
58
13
9
69
9
3
12
1
4
0
5
35
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Luol
Deng
Luol Deng
True
36
3
6
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
11
11
0
1
0
1
0
6
-6
none
Jordan
Clarkson
Jordan Clarkson
True
33
6
17
35
0
5
0
2
3
67
1
1
2
3
0
0
4
4
14
-14
none
Julius
Randle
Julius Randle
True
33
4
11
36
0
2
0
6
7
86
1
8
9
5
1
0
6
5
14
-2
none
Brandon
Ingram
Brandon Ingram
True
30
3
8
38
1
2
50
2
4
50
2
5
7
3
0
0
0
1
9
-5
none
Timofey
Mozgov
Timofey Mozgov
True
19
4
10
40
0
0
0
2
2
100
3
1
4
1
0
0
1
3
10
-17
none
Lou
Williams
Lou Williams
False
34
10
19
53
6
12
50
9
11
82
0
5
5
2
1
0
2
2
35
12
none
Larry
Nance
Larry Nance
False
21
4
8
50
0
1
0
2
3
67
1
4
5
0
1
2
0
3
10
9
none
Marcelo
Huertas
Marcelo Huertas
False
18
5
7
71
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
1
2
12
7
none
Thomas
Robinson
Thomas Robinson
False
11
1
1
100
0
0
0
3
4
75
2
3
5
1
0
0
0
1
5
-4
none
Ivica
Zubac
Ivica Zubac
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Nick
Young
Nick Young
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Metta
World Peace
Metta World Peace
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tarik
Black
Tarik Black
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
11
December
2016
Sunday
Staples Center
Los Angeles
Knicks
New York
True
Suns
Phoenix
Western Conference
Pacific
7
16
23
3453
3454
30
13
43
95
45
47
21
16
76
35
9
44
8
26
8
7
24
119
4
811
34
4
2924
1312
45
52
32
62
119
42
161
26
87
22
02
3230
6060
56
33
59
2220
1010
45
68
47
69
96
21
117
10
56
22
23
2730
6060
8
3
38
29
13
45
5
3
60
11
4
15
2
8
2
0
32
60
11
4
36
24
12
50
2
2
100
9
2
11
6
7
2
2
30
60
5
3
60
22
10
45
6
4
67
9
2
11
1
5
2
2
27
60
6
3
50
20
10
50
8
7
88
6
1
7
0
6
2
3
30
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Eric
Bledsoe
Eric Bledsoe
True
32
10
18
56
3
5
60
7
8
88
0
4
4
9
3
1
1
0
30
18
none
Devin
Booker
Devin Booker
True
28
6
17
35
1
6
17
2
2
100
1
2
3
4
0
0
2
6
15
11
none
P.J.
Tucker
P.J. Tucker
True
25
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
5
1
0
0
0
1
4
4
none
Tyson
Chandler
Tyson Chandler
True
23
1
3
33
0
0
0
2
4
50
1
9
10
0
1
2
2
2
4
3
none
Marquese
Chriss
Marquese Chriss
True
7
3
5
60
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
7
-3
none
Alex
Len
Alex Len
False
34
6
10
60
0
0
0
2
4
50
5
9
14
2
1
4
1
4
14
11
double
Jared
Dudley
Jared Dudley
False
29
3
8
38
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
0
0
1
5
8
-2
none
Leandro
Barbosa
Leandro Barbosa
False
28
8
16
50
5
7
71
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
2
0
0
0
21
6
none
Brandon
Knight
Brandon Knight
False
22
5
11
45
1
3
33
3
3
100
1
1
2
4
1
0
0
1
14
-18
none
Dragan
Bender
Dragan Bender
False
7
1
3
33
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
-10
none
Alan
Williams
Alan Williams
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tyler
Ulis
Tyler Ulis
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
John
Jenkins
John Jenkins
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
11
December
2016
Sunday
Talking Stick Resort Arena
Phoenix
Pelicans
New Orleans
True
The visiting Phoenix Suns defeated the injury - riddled Los Angeles Lakers on Friday , 119 - 115 . Phoenix ( 7 - 16 ) saw strong play from starting point guard Eric Bledsoe , who led the team with 30 points . Bledsoe added nine assists and three steals in what was an impressive all - around performance . The Suns ' bench bolstered Bledsoe 's strong play with a number of impressive outings . Guard Leandro Barbosa scored 21 points and knocked down five three - pointers on the night . Big man Alex Len , meanwhile , had a 14 - point , 13 - rebound double - double to go along with five blocks . In addition to strong bench play , Phoenix saw excellent protection of the ball , as the team committed only seven turnovers in the game . Los Angeles ( 10 - 15 ) has now lost five in a row and continues to struggle with injury . Guards D'Angelo Russell and Nick Young were both sidelined by injuries during Friday 's contest . With minutes opening up in the backcourt , sixth man Lou Williams has seen an increase in production . On Friday , this meant 35 points with six three - pointers for the former Sixth Man of the Year . As a team , the Lakers pulled down an impressive 49 rebounds and were able to shoot 46 percent , but struggled with turnovers , committing 15 . The Lakers will host New York on Sunday , while the Suns will host New Orleans . Though Friday 's matchup between the Suns and Lakers was expected to be a showcase of some of the league 's rising stars , a few veterans stood out the most . For the Suns , point guard Eric Bledsoe scored 30 points and dished out nine assists while also stealing the ball three times . Veteran guard Leandro Barbosa came off the bench to drop in five three - pointers en route to 21 points . The combo accounted for eight of Phoenix 's 13 three - point makes on the night . Youngster Alex Len , meanwhile , was a standout as well , scoring 14 points and pulling down 13 rebounds off the bench . Len added five blocks on the defensive end . For the Lakers , former Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams continued to fill the void left by the injured D'Angelo Russell and Nick Young . Williams had six three - pointers and scored a team - high 35 points . The 30 - year - old is making a strong case for his second Sixth Man award , having scored 35 or more in three of his last four games .
The visiting Phoenix Suns defeated the injury - riddled Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, 119 - 115. Phoenix (7 - 16) saw strong play from starting point guard Eric Bledsoe, who led the team with 30 points. Bledsoe added nine assists and three steals in what was an impressive all - around performance. The Suns' bench bolstered Bledsoe's strong play with a number of impressive outings. Guard Leandro Barbosa scored 21 points and knocked down five three - pointers on the night. Big man Alex Len, meanwhile, had a 14 - point, 13 - rebound double - double to go along with five blocks. In addition to strong bench play, Phoenix saw excellent protection of the ball, as the team committed only seven turnovers in the game. Los Angeles (10 - 15) has now lost five in a row and continues to struggle with injury. Guards D'Angelo Russell and Nick Young were both sidelined by injuries during Friday's contest. With minutes opening up in the backcourt, sixth man Lou Williams has seen an increase in production. On Friday, this meant 35 points with six three - pointers for the former Sixth Man of the Year. As a team, the Lakers pulled down an impressive 49 rebounds and were able to shoot 46 percent, but struggled with turnovers, committing 15. The Lakers will host New York on Sunday, while the Suns will host New Orleans.
The visiting Phoenix Suns defeated the injury - riddled Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, 119 - 115. Phoenix (7 - 16) saw strong play from starting point guard Eric Bledsoe, who led the team with 30 points. Bledsoe added nine assists and three steals in what was an impressive all - around performance. The Suns' bench bolstered Bledsoe's strong play with a number of impressive outings. Guard Leandro Barbosa scored 21 points and knocked down five three - pointers on the night. Big man Alex Len, meanwhile, had a 14 - point, 13 - rebound double - double to go along with five blocks. In addition to strong bench play, Phoenix saw excellent protection of the ball, as the team committed only seven turnovers in the game. Los Angeles (10 - 15) has now lost five in a row and continues to struggle with injury. Guards D'Angelo Russell and Nick Young were both sidelined by injuries during Friday's contest. With minutes opening up in the backcourt, sixth man Lou Williams has seen an increase in production. On Friday, this meant 35 points with six three - pointers for the former Sixth Man of the Year. As a team, the Lakers pulled down an impressive 49 rebounds and were able to shoot 46 percent, but struggled with turnovers, committing 15. The Lakers will host New York on Sunday, while the Suns will host New Orleans. Though Friday's matchup between the Suns and Lakers was expected to be a showcase of some of the league's rising stars, a few veterans stood out the most. For the Suns, point guard Eric Bledsoe scored 30 points and dished out nine assists while also stealing the ball three times. Veteran guard Leandro Barbosa came off the bench to drop in five three - pointers en route to 21 points. The combo accounted for eight of Phoenix's 13 three - point makes on the night. Youngster Alex Len, meanwhile, was a standout as well, scoring 14 points and pulling down 13 rebounds off the bench. Len added five blocks on the defensive end. For the Lakers, former Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams continued to fill the void left by the injured D'Angelo Russell and Nick Young. Williams had six three - pointers and scored a team - high 35 points. The 30 - year - old is making a strong case for his second Sixth Man award, having scored 35 or more in three of his last four games.
<GAME> <DATE> 9 December 2016 <DAY> Friday <STADIUM> Staples Center <CITY> Los Angeles <HOME> <TEAM> Lakers <CITY> Los Angeles <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 115 <WINS-LOSSES> 10 15 <QTRS> 26 26 28 35 <TEAM-AST> 18 <3PT> 9 <TEAM-FG> 40 <TEAM-FT> 26 <TEAM-REB> 49 <TEAM-TO> 15 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 11 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Staples Center <NEXT-CITY> Los Angeles <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> New York <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Knicks <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Suns <CITY> Phoenix <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 119 <WINS-LOSSES> 7 16 <QTRS> 32 30 27 30 <TEAM-AST> 26 <3PT> 13 <TEAM-FG> 45 <TEAM-FT> 16 <TEAM-REB> 44 <TEAM-TO> 7 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 11 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Talking Stick Resort Arena <NEXT-CITY> Phoenix <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> New Orleans <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pelicans <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Lou Williams <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 35 <FG> 10 19 53 <FG3> 6 12 50 <FT> 9 11 82 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Julius Randle <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 14 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 6 7 86 <REB> 9 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 1 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Clarkson <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 17 35 <FG3> 0 5 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcelo Huertas <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 7 71 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Larry Nance <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Timofey Mozgov <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Ingram <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 7 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luol Deng <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 11 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 11 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Thomas Robinson <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tarik Black <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-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> Metta World Peace <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-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> Nick Young <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-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> Ivica Zubac <TEAM> Los Angeles Lakers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-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> Eric Bledsoe <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 30 <FG> 10 18 56 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 4 <AST> 9 <STL> 3 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Leandro Barbosa <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 21 <FG> 8 16 50 <FG3> 5 7 71 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Devin Booker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 17 35 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Knight <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alex Len <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 14 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 4 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 5 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Jared Dudley <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marquese Chriss <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyson Chandler <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 10 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> P. J. Tucker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dragan Bender <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> John Jenkins <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <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> Tyler Ulis <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <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> Alan Williams <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <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