Suns vs. Lakers: Devin Booker's Revenge in Los Angeles
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00:02 - At the other side of the coin,
00:04 obviously in the other side of the bracket,
00:05 you have the Suns and Lakers who face off tonight
00:07 to try to get to Vegas.
00:09 Suns have one and a half point dog,
00:11 two 27 and a half the total.
00:14 Durant, LeBron, Davis, lots of star power on the court.
00:19 Could get good ratings even though
00:21 it's a 10 p.m. Eastern tip.
00:24 But I think a lot of people will have their eyes
00:25 on this game, certainly NBA fans will.
00:28 What are your expectations for tonight's game?
00:30 - You know what Mike, this was really interesting to me.
00:33 This is the third time these two teams have played this year
00:35 and the first two games were both close games.
00:38 Now the first time it was in LA
00:40 and there was just Kevin Durant on his own.
00:42 He didn't have Bradley Beal,
00:43 he didn't have Devin Booker with him.
00:44 The second time was in Phoenix
00:45 and Bradley Beal actually played,
00:46 which is a rarity so far this season,
00:48 but Devin Booker was out of the lineup.
00:50 This is the first time Devin Booker
00:51 will play against the Lakers this year.
00:53 There's a little bit of a rivalry, I think,
00:55 that goes back to when the Suns played the Lakers
00:57 in the playoffs a few years ago.
00:59 And I'm expecting a big game from Devin Booker.
01:01 I think it's gonna come down to the depth pieces
01:03 we've mentioned.
01:04 There's a lot of star power in this game.
01:06 And Yusef Nurkis is kind of that third guy
01:08 when Bradley Beal is out.
01:09 But when you talk about a Grayson Allen
01:11 or an Eric Gordon on the Sun side,
01:12 but on the Lakers side,
01:13 can Jared Vanderbilt slow down Devin Booker?
01:16 You know, can Rui Hachimura come off the bench
01:18 and make shots?
01:19 Auston Reeves, those guys, that supporting cast
01:21 will be really important in this game.
01:23 But I do like the Suns in this one,
01:24 just because Devin Booker typically has
01:27 something to prove when he plays against the Lakers,
01:29 especially in Los Angeles.
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