Nurkić 22, rest of the Suns 29: Bosnian center dominated the Lakers under the basket

(Patria) - The Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Lakers last night with a score of 123:113, and the fantastic performance for the purple team was provided by Bosnian national team player Jusuf Nurkić.

Already in the first quarter of the match, the Suns had a 20-point lead (38:18), but as it usually happens, a large lead gradually melted away, and the Lakers reduced it to only -2 in the third period (92:90). However, the Suns held on until the end and celebrated with a 10-point difference.

The most effective player for the Suns was Grayson Allen with 24 points, followed by Kevin Durant with 22 and Devin Booker with 21 points.

Nurkić, in addition to scoring 18 points, was dominant under the baskets. The player from Živinice, out of his team's total of 51 rebounds, recorded as many as 22 himself. In addition, in the 37 minutes spent on the court, he added 7 assists.

For the defeated Lakers, LeBron James scored 28 points, Anthony Davis added 22, and D'Angelo Russell 20.

After 58 games played, the Suns have 34 wins and 24 losses.