By HoopsHype | March 16, 2025
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Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin “He was trying to push through.” Tyus Jones on Bradley Beal, who didn’t play the 2nd half of Sunday’s loss to the Lakers due to left hamstring soreness.
Suns coach Mike Budenholzer said he wasn’t sure Beal would be available tomorrow vs. Toronto. #Suns – 7:27 PM
Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
“Never judge a player based solely on his box score. Jordan Goodwin was incredible (this afternoon), and he had two points and four fouls. He set the tone for us.” – JJ Redick, talking about Goodwin’s performance vs. the Suns. His defense against Booker was fantastic. AK – 6:33 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter The Lakers really missed Jaxson Hayes during their 4-game road trip, as JJ Redick detailed, with Hayes dealing with his knee contusion.
As the lob threat for Doncic, Hayes had 13 points in the 1st half today, and his length and athleticism on D helping limit PHX to 37 points. – 4:41 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet Halftime: LAL 54, PHX 37 Booker: 9 Pts, 4-9 FG, 0-2 3P Durant: 4 Pts, 4 Reb, 1-9 FG, 0-4 3P Beal: 4 Pts, 2-6 FG, 0-2 3P Doncic: 17 Pts, 6 Ast, 4 Reb, 4-8 FG, 3-6 3P
Suns are 2-for-18 from 3 – 4:40 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk Suns 6-of-21 overall (28.6%) in the first quarter, 1-of-10 from 3. Durant/Booker/Beal a combined 3-of-13 in the first.
The Los Angeles nightlife remains undefeated. – 4:15 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet End of 1Q: LAL 31, PHX 15 Durant: 4 Pts, 4 Reb, 1-6 FG Dunn: 3 Pts, 1-2 3P Booker: 2 Pts, 1-3 FG Beal: 2 Pts, 1-4 FG
Doncic: 13 Pts, 3 Ast, 3-5 3P – 4:11 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin Timeout Suns after Doncic 3. Suns 5-of-17 FGs (1-of-8 from 3). Down 25-11 with 2:33 left in 1st. Lakers started 7-0. Now on 17-2 run. Doncic 10 points in the first quarter.
Booker, Durant and Beal combined 6 points (2 each). Dunn Suns leading scorer with 3. #Suns #LakeShow – 4:05 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin “I’m not sure, from a production standpoint, what more would you ever expect from a third option in the NBA.”
JJ Redick on Suns guard Bradley Beal, who is averaging 17.6 points on 50.6% shooting (39.8% from 3) in 47 games. #Suns pic.x.com/H7RGJU4Inr – 2:37 PM
JJ Redick says “I’ll take ownership” of Jokic scoring the and-one layup to tie the game. He said he went onto the floor to check on Knecht and then didn’t substitute the way he should have with the time crunch in the timeout. – 12:11 AM
JJ Redick on Hayes/Hachimura/LeBron, possibly returning within the next week, whether it’s two days or 7: “They’re all very close to returning.” – 8:09 PM
JJ Redick says he will play every Laker in uniform tonight. Bronny James is back with the team after a G League stint and that also means Cam Reddish will be in line for minutes for the first time since late January. – 8:08 PM
Austin Reaves speaks about the spot the Lakers find themselves in, losers of three in a row, down three starters, and beginning a stretch of six games in eight days 0-1 after a blowout to the Bucks: “JJ [Redick] said when he walked in, ‘Everything was good a week ago’” pic.x.com/OTAf8A23l1 – 11:26 PM
JJ Redick has pulled his starters down 122-102 with 4:06 to go. LAL plays in DEN tomorrow. Luka Doncic finishes with 45 pts on 14-for-27 shooting with 11 reb and 6 tos. – 9:54 PM
Timeout to JJ Redick with the Bucks up, 122-102, with 4:06 remaining. I’m thinking that might be it for the night. – 9:51 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm Bucks up, 108-92, with 8:27 left.
Curious to see what JJ Redick does. The Lakers play tomorrow night in Denver. Luka has 38pts/11reb, but he’s already played 32 miutes. – 9:37 PM
Khobi Price @khobi_price JJ Redick says LeBron James, Rui Hachimura and Jaxson Hayes were sent back to Los Angeles who are rehabbing acute injuries. They’re receiving treatment for their injuries and are considered day-to-day.
Maxi Kleber also flew back to L.A. – 6:13 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter Hayes and Hachimura both flew home to Los Angeles, alongside LeBron, to better rehabilitate respective injuries instead of the travel. All three will obviously be out tonight and tomorrow at Denver.
As for Hayes and Hachimura, Redick said “They’re day-to-day” moving forward. – 6:05 PM
JJ Redick says that Jaxson Hayes and Rui Hachimura have also left the trip to return to L.A., along with LeBron James, as ESPN reported yesterday. With them leaving the trip, obviously Denver is out for them. All three players are considered day-to-day, according to Redick. – 6:05 PM
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