LeBron James rallies Lakers to comeback victory over Suns in NBA

James steered the Los Angeles Lakers to a constrictive triumph implicit the Phoenix Suns aft blowing a 20-point lead.

LeBron James gave Los Angeles the pb connected 2 escaped throws with 3 seconds left, past blocked Grayson Allen’s imaginable game-winning three-pointer astatine the different end, and the Lakers survived a chaotic decorativeness to decision the hosts Phoenix Suns 116-114 connected Sunday night.

Luka Doncic finished with 29 points, James 26 and Deandre Ayton 20 arsenic portion of a double-double with a game-high 13 rebounds for the Lakers, who trailed 77-71 earlier holding Phoenix scoreless for 8:05 bridging the 3rd and 4th periods, utilizing a 24-0 flurry to vault into a 95-77 lead.

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The Suns regained the pb astatine 114-113 erstwhile Dillon Brooks buried the 3rd of his fourth-quarter three-pointers with 12.2 seconds left. But Brooks, who had drawn an earlier method foul for jawing with James, was nailed with a 2nd “T” portion celebrating his occurrence and was ejected.

James missed the consequent escaped throw, but past pulled up from beyond the arc with 3 seconds near and drew a three-shot foul connected Devin Booker. He made the past 2 of the attempts to retake the lead.

Down one, the Suns got 1 last shot, but James blocked Allen’s imaginable game-winning three-point effort and Marcus Smart, fouled aft snatching the rebound, added a escaped propulsion to marque it a two-point borderline of victory.

The Suns led 77-71 aft 2 escaped throws by Booker with 5:28 remaining successful the 3rd play earlier not scoring again until the 3rd infinitesimal of the last period, falling down 95-77 successful the process. Phoenix missed 14 consecutive shots and mixed successful 7 turnovers during its scoreless spell.

Doncic was the game’s starring scorer contempt missing 12 of his 14 attempts from down the three-point line. The Lakers changeable conscionable 7 for 37 from deep.

Jaxson Hayes added 12 points for Los Angeles, which avenged an earlier 125-108 location nonaccomplishment to the Suns.

Booker had 27 points, Mark Williams 20 and Brooks 18 for Phoenix, which mislaid contempt outshooting the Lakers 48.8 percent to 43.2 percent wide and 35.1 percent to 18.9 percent connected three-pointers.

Allen, who shared game-high assistance honours with Booker with seven, chipped successful with 13 points for the Suns, portion Royce O’Neale went for 12 and Collin Gillespie 10.

Phoenix Suns guardant Dillon Brooks, right, fouls Los Angeles Lakers guardant LeBron James successful the last moments of the game. Brooks was ejected from the crippled aft the foul [Rick Scuteri/AP Photo]