Bradley Beal: If I missed half the games I missed last season, Phoenix would have been No. 1 in the West

Bradley Beal’s first question when he heard the Suns were interested was whether Devin Booker and Kevin Durant would be cool with it.

‘It wasn’t even an hour later, K: ‘What are we doing?’ Book touched me: ‘What do we do?’ I didn’t get that anywhere else.”

(via Run Your Race/@TidalLeague) pic.x.com/1iKIkqTOnc – 2:51 PM

As expected, that’s it for LeBron and AD tonight, and Durant/Booker/Beal for Phoenix.

Christie and Hayes start the second half for LAL, and Allen, O’Neale and Dunn for PHX. – 10:55 PM

It looks like Durant, Booker and Beal are ready for the game.

Suns started the second half with Jones, Allen, O’Neale, Dunn and Plumlee. #Sunbathing #Lakers – 10:55 PM

Lakers 69 Suns 57 Half.

PHX: Booker 12 points, Beal 11, Durant and Jones 6 each.

FG 37.5% (9 of 21 of 3).

LAL: LeBron James 19, Davis 17, Russell 12.

FG% 55.8% (5 of 18 of 3). #Sunbathing #Lakers pic.x.com/MXymqF1pFS – 10:53 PM

Sunset 69-57 at halftime. Devin Booker has 12 points in 14 minutes on 4-12 FG (3-6 3P), Bradley Beal has 11 points on 2-7 FG (6-6 FT). Good minutes for the rookies – 10:39 PM

So far, Budenholzer has looked at the lineups in the first half

– no PG with Big 3

— Beal + PG without book/KD

— Small ball 5 – 10:22 PM

Bronny James out, LeBron James stays in. #Sunbathing Down 42-38 as Beal takes open corner catch-and-shoot 3.

Remember: take 3s. Beal could be that catch-and-shoot guy. #Lakers – 10:22 PM

Oooooo

Jones-Beal-Booker-Dunn-Durant – 10:20 PM

The current Sun lineup: Booker, Beal, Durant, Dunn and Jones.

Small ball setup? #Sunbathing – 10:20 PM

Sunset 34-25 after the first quarter. Devin Booker has 12 points on 4-9 FG (3-5 3P), while Bradley Beal adds 4 points – 10:09 PM

Beal attacks from the Oso screen with Durant on the other wing. Becomes polluted.

Booker just went up to Oso and said something to him in between FTs.

Suns see something in Ighodaro. I guarded Davis well on that post-up.

Meanwhile, Booker 3 fouled Russell, FT. #Sunbathing – 9:54 PM

Current lineup: Booker, Beal, Allen, Durant and Ighodaro. #Sunbathing – 9:52 PM

Booker 3.

Just look at matchups: you have Jones on Reaves, Booker on Russell and Beal on Hachimura.

Sunset is 7-3 as Davis answers with a 3. #Sunbathing #Lakers – 9:44 PM

Starting lineups:

Suns: Tyus Jones, Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, Kevin Durant, Mason Plumlee

Lakers: D’Angelo Russell, Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura, LeBron James, Anthony Davis. #Sunbathing #Lakers – 9:11 pm

Suns coach Mike Budenholzer talked about Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal playing tonight, but not many minutes. #Sunbathing – 8:13 PM