Lakers vs Suns Game Breakdown

Tonight’s NBA playoff face-off at the Footprint Center isn’t just another game—it’s a desert duel where the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns will battle to climb the Western conference ranks and shake off their recent stumbles. With the Lakers trying to close the gap and the Suns hot on their heels, this 11:00 PM EST showdown promises more thrills than a Hollywood blockbuster. Both teams are hungry for redemption after taking tough losses, setting the stage for a clash that’s sure to light up the scoreboard. So, as the sun sets in Phoenix, will the Lakers shine bright, or will the Suns rise to the occasion? Let’s find out!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 26, 2024 11:00PM EST

Location: Footprint Center, Phoenix

Vegas Odds

	LAL ML	PHX ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+135	-160	233.0	3.5/-3.5
Recent	+135	-160	234.0	3.0/-3.0
Difference	0	0	+1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

20W-24L

42.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

27W-19L

57.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
10/28/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	34	14	35	22	105	Under
10/28/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	25	25	26	33	109	Under
10/25/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	38	23	24	31	116	Over
10/25/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	23	29	35	36	123	Over
12/05/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	23	24	35	21	103	Under
12/05/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	33	26	24	23	106	Under
02/25/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	28	35	27	23	113	Over
02/25/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	45	27	23	28	123	Over
01/11/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	36	30	39	22	127	Over
01/11/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	25	27	26	31	109	Over
11/10/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	25	30	34	33	122	Over
11/10/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	34	29	33	23	119	Over
10/26/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	30	22	32	11	95	Under
10/26/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	18	30	24	28	100	Under
04/07/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	34	28	27	18	107	Under
04/07/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	30	31	35	25	121	Under
03/22/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	26	26	33	26	111	Under
03/22/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	23	36	29	34	122	Under
12/19/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	24	20	33	27	104	Push
12/19/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	38	30	31	31	130	Push
11/22/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	22	33	24	26	105	Under
11/22/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	26	27	33	29	115	Under
04/05/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	31	27	22	30	110	Under
04/05/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	28	35	35	23	121	Under
03/13/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	22	34	34	21	111	Over
03/13/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	48	31	40	21	140	Over
12/21/21	Phoenix Suns PHX	24	30	31	23	108	Under
12/21/21	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	25	27	21	17	90	Under
10/22/21	Phoenix Suns PHX	23	34	37	21	115	Under
10/22/21	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	26	18	23	38	105	Under

Lakers Vs Over/Under

Suns Vs Over/Under

Lakers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/23	@ DEN	102-127L	32	27	15	88
11/21	@ ORL	118-119L	36	21	10	87
11/19	@ UTA	124-118W	34	30	14	76
11/16	vs NOP	104-99W	43	24	11	89
11/15	vs SAS	120-115W	41	27	10	88
11/13	@ MEM	128-123W	42	31	18	85
11/10	@ TOR	123-103W	33	30	5	86
11/08	@ PHI	116-106W	45	28	11	85
11/06	vs MEM	114-131L	37	23	11	93
11/01	vs TOR	131-125W	43	29	10	88

Suns Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/20	@ NYK	122-138L	34	30	14	92
11/18	@ ORL	99-109L	45	25	13	83
11/17	vs MIN	117-120L	41	29	19	85
11/15	vs OKL	83-99L	50	17	14	75
11/13	vs SAC	104-127L	40	23	10	97
11/12	vs UTA	120-112W	42	21	8	86
11/10	@ SAC	118-127L	48	30	11	105
11/08	vs DAL	114-113W	37	26	8	86
11/06	@ MIA	115-112W	46	29	16	84
10/31	vs LAC	125-119W	39	29	12	82

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Lakers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Anthony Davis C	56.0	55.0	54.3	100%	54.6
LeBron James PF	51.0	46.0	50.2	100%	50.6
Dalton Knecht SF	20.0	31.2	19.0	33%	30.4
Austin Reaves PG	32.0	27.2	32.3	100%	32.8
Cam Reddish SG	10.0	11.3	8.8	43%	10.8

Phoenix Suns	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Bradley Beal SF	33.0	32.8	33.7	100%	34.1
Devin Booker SG	43.0	39.1	42.5	100%	42.9
Kevin Durant PF	41.0	47.0	43.1	100%	43.4
Tyus Jones PG	31.0	31.2	28.7	100%	29.1
Jusuf Nurkic C	25.0	21.2	29.0	100%	29.4

Lakers Notable Injuries

Gabe Vincent OUT (PG/SG): Avg: 3.0pts, 1.1reb, 1.1ast, 17.9 minutes. Last game: 11/23/24. Impact: 1.1
Armel Traore (PF): Avg: 0.0pts, 1.0reb, 0.0ast, 4.4 minutes. Last game: 11/23/24. Impact: 0.2
Maxwell Lewis (PF): Avg: 0.3pts, 0.1reb, 0.2ast, 3.0 minutes. Last game: 11/23/24. Impact: 0.1

Suns Notable Injuries

Bol Bol (PF/C): Avg: 4.9pts, 3.0reb, 0.4ast, 10.3 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 0.9
Damion Lee (SG): Avg: 3.8pts, 1.2reb, 1.2ast, 9.4 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 1.5
TyTy Washington Jr. (PG): Avg: 1.2pts, 0.5reb, 0.5ast, 5.8 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 0.7
Jalen Bridges (SF): Avg: 0.5pts, 0.5reb, 0.0ast, 5.5 minutes. Last game: 11/15/24. Impact: 0.0

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Bradley Beal	PHX	Pts	14.5	17.1	+2.6	80%	70%	80%	80%	LAL	+0.8	#21
LeBron James	LAL	Pts	22.5	25.0	+2.5	40%	50%	47%	47%	PHX	-4.9	#2
Anthony Davis	LAL	Reb	11.5	13.2	+1.7	60%	50%	53%	53%	PHX	-0.1	#14
Austin Reaves	LAL	Reb	3.5	4.1	+0.6	0%	10%	33%	33%	PHX	+0.2	#20
Kevin Durant	PHX	Ast	2.5	4.2	+1.7	80%	70%	67%	67%	LAL	+1.2	#29
Tyus Jones	PHX	Ast	6.5	7.5	+1.0	80%	70%	67%	67%	LAL	+0.6	#23
Cam Reddish	LAL	3Pt	0.5	0.7	+0.2	60%	60%	47%	47%	PHX	-0.8	#3

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Lakers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#17	#22	#30	#25	5.7%
PF	#26	#11	#17	#20	2.4%
PG	#13	#13	#23	#18	1.2%
SF	#11	#25	#29	#23	4.2%
SG	#21	#11	#23	#21	2.2%

Suns Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#14	#2	#15	#8	-6.7%
PF	#21	#14	#16	#17	1.9%
PG	#27	#28	#5	#22	4.3%
SF	#2	#18	#11	#4	-13.5%
SG	#16	#20	#24	#22	2.5%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

119.0

112.6

Rebounds per Game

42.8

44.3

Assists per Game

27.8

27.4

Steals per Game

6.7

7.3

Blocks per Game

5.0

5.4

Shots per Game

86.6

85.1

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.1

14.1

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.5

55.0

3-Pt Percentage per Game

38.7

38.0

Turnovers per Game

13.3

13.9

Fouls per Game

15.1

17.7

Recent Trends

Jaxson Hayes (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 53.6% to 23.9, 15.5 min average previous 3 games.
Jarred Vanderbilt (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.1% to 16.4, 31.0 min average previous 3 games.