The Lakers suffered their first loss of the season against the Suns.

PHOENIX (AP) – Devin Booker scored 33 points, Kevin Durant added 30 and the Phoenix Suns rallied to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 109-105 on Monday night.

The Lakers took an 83–76 advantage into fourth place, but were unable to hold on, suffering their first loss of the season after winning three straight. Durant made back-to-back jumpers to give the Suns a 105-101 lead with 2:17 left.

LeBron James answered with a 3-pointer with 1:58 left to cut the margin to 105-104, but the Lakers never regained the lead. James finished with 11 points, extending his NBA record streak of scoring at least 10 points in a game to 1,226.

The Suns came back from an initial 18-point deficit to win. The Lakers beat the Suns 123-116 on Friday at home after climbing out of an early 22-point hole.

Austin Reaves hit a 3-pointer with 5:16 left in the first quarter to give the Lakers a 26-8 lead, but the Suns rallied to take a 50-48 lead at halftime. Los Angeles’ Anthony Davis scored 20 points before halftime on 9-of-14 shooting. He finished with 29.

Takeaway

• Lakers: The most impressive part of Los Angeles’ early surge was that James didn’t even take a shot as the team built an 18-point lead. Davis continues to shine as the team’s primary offensive player, shooting 12 of 24 and adding 15 rebounds. James had a rough night, making just 3 of 14 field goals.
• Suns: It was a tough game for starting center Jusuf Nurkic, who scored just two points in 15 minutes. He had his best game of the season with 18 points and 14 rebounds in Saturday’s win over the Mavericks.

Key Point

Phoenix’s Royce O’Neale hit a game-tying 15-foot floater to give the Suns a 107-104 lead with 1:25 left.

Key Statistics

There were six draws and 14 lead changes.

Next

The Lakers visit Cleveland on Wednesday and the Suns visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday.