Suns vs Lakers Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown as the Phoenix Suns blaze into the Crypto.com Arena, ready to turn up the heat against the Los Angeles Lakers in a first-round playoff game that promises to light up the scoreboard. Both teams are coming in hot with a 1-0 record, looking to add another win to their perfect early postseason. With the game tipping off at 10 PM EST tonight, the stakes are as high as the over/under at 226 points. The Suns, fresh off a nail-biter against the Clippers, and the Lakers, who recently tamed the Timberwolves, are set to battle it out in a clash where conference bragging rights are just the beginning. So, as the Suns aim to eclipse the Lakers, let’s see whose stars will shine brightest on the court tonight!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: October 25, 2024 10:00PM EST

Location: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Vegas Odds

	PHX ML	LAL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+100	-120	228.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+100	-120	226.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	0	0	-2.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

24W-17L

50.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

29W-13L

50.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
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	Over
04/07/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	30	31	35	25	121	Over
03/22/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	26	26	33	26	111	Over
03/22/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	23	36	29	34	122	Over
12/19/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	24	20	33	27	104	Over
12/19/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	38	30	31	31	130	Over
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	Over
04/05/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	28	35	35	23	121	Over
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

Suns Vs Over/Under

Lakers Vs Over/Under

Suns Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
10/23	vs LAC	116-113W	42	25	22	78
04/12	vs SAC	108-107W	41	25	18	76
04/10	vs LAC	124-108W	48	29	13	95
04/09	@ LAC	92-105L	38	17	8	89
04/07	@ NOP	105-113L	38	30	15	87
04/05	@ MIN	97-87W	49	29	18	76
04/03	@ CLE	122-101W	43	32	15	87
04/01	vs NOP	124-111W	49	29	12	87
03/29	vs OKL	103-128L	39	26	14	87
03/27	vs DEN	104-97W	51	29	16	83

Lakers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
10/22	@ MIN	110-103W	46	22	7	95
04/12	vs MEM	123-120W	39	24	19	81
04/09	@ GSW	120-134L	40	31	7	96
04/07	@ MIN	117-127L	41	27	15	84
04/06	@ CLE	116-97W	40	30	17	80
04/03	vs WAS	125-120W	49	21	16	91
04/02	vs TOR	128-111W	47	38	14	101
03/31	vs BRO	116-104W	50	24	19	77
03/29	vs IND	90-109L	48	24	16	87
03/27	vs MEM	136-124W	43	31	15	81

Starting Lineups

Phoenix Suns	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Bradley Beal SF	33.0	29.5	33.0	100%	33.4
Devin Booker SG	39.0	41.9	42.7	100%	43.2
Kevin Durant PF	40.0	42.4	43.0	100%	43.4
Tyus Jones PG	27.0	20.1	29.7	100%	29.0
Jusuf Nurkic C	32.0	27.5	33.3	100%	33.8

Los Angeles Lakers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Anthony Davis C	51.0	57.4	52.9	100%	53.3
Rui Hachimura SF	27.0	18.1	25.2	100%	25.5
LeBron James PF	47.0	52.0	51.2	100%	51.7
Austin Reaves SG	30.0	32.8	32.6	100%	33.0
D’Angelo Russell PG	32.0	25.8	34.5	100%	34.9

Suns Notable Injuries

Lakers Notable Injuries

Gabe Vincent OUT (PG/SG): Avg: 2.7pts, 1.2reb, 1.6ast, 18.2 minutes. Last game: 10/22/24. Impact: 1.0

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
Rui Hachimura	LAL	Pts	13.5	15.7	+2.2	40%	50%	67%	67%	PHX	-0.4	#13
Grayson Allen	PHX	Pts	7.5	9.3	+1.8	40%	70%	73%	73%	LAL	+0.8	#19
Jusuf Nurkic	PHX	Reb	9.5	10.1	+0.6	20%	60%	60%	60%	LAL	+0.9	#26

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Suns Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#9	#4	#18	#5	-9.4%
PF	#19	#21	#6	#19	1.3%
PG	#29	#29	#13	#30	15.7%
SF	#13	#13	#2	#4	-7.6%
SG	#9	#19	#25	#19	0.5%

Lakers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#19	#26	#30	#26	7.6%
PF	#23	#22	#17	#21	2.7%
PG	#11	#17	#27	#22	3.1%
SF	#29	#24	#17	#28	10.3%
SG	#18	#16	#19	#21	1.5%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

115.8

120.4

Rebounds per Game

45.4

43.3

Assists per Game

28.1

28.7

Steals per Game

7.7

6.7

Blocks per Game

6.3

5.7

Shots per Game

85.9

88.3

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.2

12.6

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.1

57.4

3-Pt Percentage per Game

38.4

38.5

Turnovers per Game

14.4

12.6

Fouls per Game

16.9

14.4

Recent Trends

Grayson Allen (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.1% to 21.3, 31.0 min average previous 3 games.
Tyus Jones (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 83.9% to 33.4, 18.2 min average previous 3 games.
Jarred Vanderbilt (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.1% to 16.4, 31.0 min average previous 3 games.