The Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night for the first time during the 2023-24 season, doing so behind the scoring efforts of Bradley Beal and Devin Booker. The backcourt duo combined for 68 points on 25-of-43 shooting (58.1 FG%) as the Suns pounded L.A., winning 127-109. The win pushed the Suns to 1-3 against their Pacific Divison foes, with their final matchup of the season occurring on February 25.
In that victory, we witnessed something that has been a rarity thus far this season: An aggressive Devin Booker in the first quarter.