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

The Lakers took an 83-76 advantage into the fourth period, but couldn’t 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 responded with a 3-pointer with 1:58 left to cut the lead to 105-104, but the Lakers never regained the lead. James finished with 11 points, narrowly extending his NBA record streak of at least 10 points in a game to 1,226.

The Suns rebounded from an initial 18-point deficit to earn the victory. The Lakers beat the Suns 123-116 Friday at home after coming back from an early 22-point deficit.

Austin Reaves scored 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 halftime lead. Las Anthony Davis scored 20 points before the break on 9 of 14 shots. He finished with 29.

Takeaways

Lakers: The most impressive part of Los Angeles’ early outburst was that James didn’t even make a shot as the team took an 18-point lead. Davis continues to excel as the team’s primary offensive option, shooting 12 of 24 and adding 15 rebounds. James had a rough night, shooting just 3 of 14 from the field.

Suns: It was a tough game for the starting center Jusuf Nurkicwho scored only two points in 15 minutes. He was coming off his best game of the season – an 18-point, 14-rebound effort in Saturday’s win over the Mavericks.

Key moment

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

Key statistic

There were six ties and 14 lead changes.

To be continued

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

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