Post-Game Thread: Los Angeles Lakers (52-29) defeat Phoenix Suns (44-37), 101-73 | NBA | Apr 10, 2026
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7⁄40 from 3 is diabolical. Also I like the new ui.
i hate these new posts, i don’t care about alot of these things in the widget. just show me the box score and the players.
i’m a old reddit user, not happy with the change. Couldn’t we at least get both ?
womp womp
I like the experimentation it just doesnt have the in depth info I wanna see
oh my god thank you I ws thinking the same
Aw man are these threads gonna be unusable now for people on old reddit?
time to find a new website
fr I’m gonna have to as least use ESPN for box scores. I’ll still come here for discussion but even using this on new Reddit, it’s a total shit user experience lol
If you got a smartphone grab the real app. Best in depth stats for mobile
I’m sorry does that say 9 points during Q4 ? How ?
I think we are locked into the 7th seed so we just played all of our end of bench players. Genuinely I think we played number 12-17 on our roster real minutes this game. I don’t recognize some of these players
Suns just lost to the Jameses
168 guys across the league were out tonight but not the 41 year old.
#MARCUS SMART
Scoring less than 80 against the lakers in 2026 is something only the phoenix scrubs can do
We suck, and at the worst moment of the season
You guys got 40+ wins no one expected that An impressive feat
Its impressive to pay Booker 70mil a year
That only kicks in in 2028 bro at least be informed before you hate
Join the club. But yeah idk how you guys best is so badly those other 2 times. We were both injuries in like all our matchups.
I thought we could win but honestly idk how y’all shat the bed like that. I was prepared for a loss.
Suns wanted to win those other games, tonight was just a dog walk and make sure nobody gets injured. You can’t really watch this game and think it was a competiton
I mean obviously it wasn’t a competition, but we lost to the Mavs.
Our lineup is LeBron and Friends.
I’ll take a win with a 41yr old as the keystone and best player on the court.
scoring less than 80 in this lakers defense is crazy
LeBron was saving this for the playoffs as the 3rd option man FUCK
So fucked up he’s been waiting for years to not be the first option, it finally happens and then he’s forced to be #1 again. Main character energy
LeLoad
Very impressive from him at this age
You guys are lucky to have the best third option of all time
Only recent argument I can see is maybe Kyrie on that KD Harden Kyrie team
But LeBron does so much more than just scoring
Yup. Kyrie may be > Lebron in Scoring
But otherwise Defence - LeBron Playmaking - LeBron Rebounding - LeBron
Very true breakdown, I’d also add leadership. Undervalued intangible skill. Not many leaders better than LeBron ever, and Kyrie has an abysmal leadership track record.
When AR produced offensively and was OK defensively, he got injured.
When AR produced offensively and was healthy, he was not OK defensively.
When AR didn’t produce offensively, at most they got was him being healthy and OK defensively.
Need to trade AR man.
I really wanted Reaves traded for Wiggins last summer. Now Wiggins is rotting away on a Heat team that’ll likely miss the playoffs and Reaves is out for the season lol
Bam Adebayo put up more points than the Suns
The respect they have for Kobe is higher tho
25 in the 2nd half and 9 in the 4th quarter lmao
Round 2 Thunder vs Denver it is.
Hopefully Suns get punted over to us though so we can sweep them as a thank you.
Lol y’all can’t play the suns. They’re hardlocked at 7 already 😂
Might lose the 7-8 play-in game
No. If the suns lose the 7 vs 8 game but win the 2nd playin game they’ll be the 8th seed.
Oh my mistake.
Didn’t realize the thunder were playing 4D chess. A mere mortals like me was only thinking in the realm of 3D 😭
Might depend on who we roll out againt the nuggets on Sunday
You’re heavily incentivised to win against the Nuggets, you will probably play everyone you can.
Idk If y’all can knock Denver back over to our side of the bracket it looks like a pretty uncontested path to the WCF.
But at the same time risking Injury in a pointless game is also a no go so I have no idea!
There’s only 1 other 41 year old to score 25 in a game. KAJ who did it once and it was 25 on the dot.
Lebron has done it double digit times already. He’s also scored 30+ 5 times.
In terms of assists, John Stockton another longevitiy GOAT is the only other player to get 10+ assists after turning 41. He did it 5 times. Lebron has already done it 15 times. Stockton had 1 11 assist game. Lebron has 6 with 11+. He has a game with 15.
I still don’t think a lot of people understand how fucking absurd what Lebron is doing and the “longevity doesn’t matter who cares” crowd is so laughably disrespectful it’s just pure hater shit. What Lebron is doing is next level unheard of in this sport.
Every year he keeps playing (and at an elite level no less) the crazier it gets. It’s the most unfathomable thing I’ve ever seen in the sport.
That’s unbelievable
I don’t understand how you can be a hater, unless you are very young and emotions get the best out of you.
LeBron is the best player I had the opportunity to watch the last 20 years that I have been following the NBA and watching him play at this level at 41 is jaw dropping even for his standards.
Just enjoy the show he is putting on every night. It’s so much better than hating.
From what I’ve noticed, it’s almost exclusively a certain players fan base that tries to discredit everything he does.
making the post game threads unable to be read on regular reddit sure is a stupid fucking decision
9 points? What the hell happened in that 4th quarter lol
Turned out third stringers of Suns are real bad.
25 point second half, lol
Fun result. Nice win for the Lakers, they’ve been competing hard since Austin went down too. Respect.
The fuckery can’t last much longer……right?
People can be hyperbolic, but I genuinely believe LeBron could play in the NBA at 50 if he wanted to. What he’s doing is absolutely unheard of.
Could he? Sure. But not like this.
Things start going downhill really fast after about 44-45. If he’s lost 10% up to now, he’ll lose another 10% in the next 3-4 years.
That said, could he still contribute and even be an asset at 50? Maybe, but I’d be shocked if he’s still in the league at 45.
I agree.
People expected him to be playing at this level about 3-4 years ago.
During the bubble season people said “even at 38⁄39 he could average 15/5/5” and he averaged 30 around that age.
Bron could give at least an efficient 15/3/3 as even an 8th man at 48-50 imo.
I think he’d be worth a least a veteran minimum through 50yrs old. Potentially more.
50 year old LeBron probably wouldn’t have the stamina to play starter minutes, but he’d give you a very productive 20 minutes I’d bet.
Yup.
I said as an 8th man, so 3rd dude off the bench
I mean, Parish played up to 45 years old. It all depend on whether Bron finally pick up something like an Achilles injury, but if he remains this healthy, he could get it to 46-47.
That being said, it would be better for him to retire as soon as he become injury prone. No need for him to become another causionary tale like Dirk.
Parish was corpse his last few years. LeBron is still in the top 10 percent of athletes in the NBA. It’s absolutely incredible.
top 1%
I remember when he was viewed as basically a big Westbrook his first Cleveland stint, who couldn’t play that long…… that was nearly 20 years ago
Tbh, Westbrook himself is an anomaly considering his meniscus injury.
Well a Meniscus tear isnt exactly a career shortening threat like it used to be especially if it was repaired and not removed completely like Brandon Roy or Dwade had
41 and still putting up these numbers, insane. Retirement is waiting for LeBron’s permission to enter 😂 and at this rate, he could play at 45.
It’s 2026 and Suns somehow scored as if they’re in 2000s grindy NBA, lol.
Brooks lead offense
Jazz Lakers could be a tank off with Lakers wanting to avoid Wolves should Nuggets lose and the Jazz being Jazz
If the Lakers wanted to tank, they would have done it this game since it was the 2nd night of a b2b. They’re gonna play their guys against Utah.
It’s important for morale too. Luka and AR going down in the same game had to be a killer mentally for the other players, especially after the great March they had. They’d been playing bad, last night against the Warriors and tonight against the Suns were important so the rest of the team felt good and get some momentum going into the playoffs. JJ isn’t that kind of coach either.
I fell this game was crucial for home court so they played their guys. Rockets and Lakers were tied before today’s games and a Lakers loss combined with Rockets win would’ve sent them to 5 since Rockets are 100% beating Memphis. They got home court so no incentive to play hard vs Jazz.
We’re not making it out the first round either way
ExtendTheSeries. Then on the dawn of the 7th game, look to the east. “LeBron King stands alone.” “Not alone, Doncic! TO THE KING!”
All depends on Spaniard medicine.
U need a lil optimism
That’s why we have such a poor reputation as a fanbase
True, let me restate..,
We’re probably not making it out of the first round either way
A lil better I think!
So Bam wins a 1v5 against the Suns?
math doesn’t lie
He wouldn’t even have to play the last minute.
Even if the Lakers make it as far as the 2nd round with this squad in their current circumstances, that’s a huge W imo
if they make it to 2nd round we could see them potentially healthy against okc or san antonio
I don’t think Luka will be back by then, but maybe AR. If they run into either of these teams, I’d honestly prefer SA, but either way, I hope it’ll be as competitive as possible.
the possible timeline i’ve seen could have Luka back in the 2nd round. a soccer player got what Luka is getting and came back much sooner than expected.
We’ll lose but it’ll be thrilling underdog ball
Suns scored as much as Luka did in his career high
Kobe and Bam could single-handedly beat the Suns.
wilt would blow them out on his own
Old man sonned the Suns backups
This is possibly the worst offense show in NBA history. The league is still healing from years of nonexistent regular season defense, Suns had tons of offensive rebounds, and yet they scored worse than even some grindiest 2004 NBA game, lol.
Hey I saw their all star out there.
lmao
Thanks, Phoenix.
-OKC
Spurs determine our fate, I think they want us 4th seed so I think they will punt the Denver game and rest their starters
the Spurs are basically choosing if they prefer Denver or Lakers on their side of the bracket… and you think they prefer Denver over the Luka-less Lakers?
I don’t think we will be Luka-less in the second round, you might be right though Denver is a bigger threat right now
Luka might be back potentially in the 2nd round tbf
second round that the Lakers won’t reach in any case.
You have that much confidence in the Rockets and Wolves. Its not impossible lol I wouldn’t say its more likely though.
I think they’d rather avoid Denver in the second round.
people will tell u booker isn’t top 15 btw lol
KD Cade White Chet Thompson LaMelo Duren Bam Barnes Daniels NAW Harden Brown Fox oh and Kon Knueppel
SGA Wemby Jokic Giannis Luka Kawhi Mitchell Embid Murray Maxey Ant Tatum Brunson KAT Reaves
Reaves? You gotta be fucking kidding me bro lmao
I said it to be controversial I think there are others like Cade obviously but yeah Reaves is better than Booker right now lol
Don’t say shit just to be controversial, that’s stupid as fuck
Hes not even top 30
I believe it lol I just said its more controversial than putting KD or Cade instead of Murray and Reaves lol I named another 15 better players than him hes not top 15 this season
reaves embiid murray maxey 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. none of those guys are taking this dogshit 25 win teams to over 40 the way booker has. if anyone else was taking this trash ass team to the 7 seed in a historically good west they’d get endlessly praised. also playoff performances aren’t even close, he averages 28/5/5 on 60%ts, he’s an all time playoff scorer and these guys don’t come close
The Suns are 37-29 in games Booker played in so he didn’t really take the team to 40 wins either. If he plays Sunday and gets to 65 games he likely gets 3rd team all NBA. That’s top 15. Not sure how much more praise he should get
They have won more games for their teams than Booker has, maybe its a result of his system but hes not contributing as much as those players are to their teams
“maybe it’s a result of his system” bro he is the system 🤣🤣. booker doesn’t have any fucking help. reaves has “contributed” to his team more cuz he’s behind luka and lebron. put booker on that team with lebron and prime luka and they’re going for nearly 70 wins lmao. ur talking about murray like he isn’t playing aside a top 3 offensive player of all time🤣🤣. put booker in murray’s place and they’d have 3 peated. this is such a common sense concept idk how ur possibly arguing otherwise. log off this subreddit u don’t know an ounce of ball
Its not whos more talented whos the better overall player its whos better than him this season and Reaves and Murray are better than him this season without a question
booker literally has better stats than both, draws more defensive attention and is flat out better at the fucking sport of basketball 🤣🤣🤣. u have to be trolling at this point
Murray is better offensively, Reaves is closer to him but better defensively
nice bait
You can be a better player but not have a better season, hes not sniffing top 15 right now
Embiid is a part-time player and Booker is not worse than Reaves
Hes won more game for his team than Booker has even with his injuries. Embiid isn’t the bum you guys say he is. Hes got glass bones though.
Booker is better than Murray, Reaves, KAT. Coin toss on Mitchell. Those guys are just in better situations with better constructed teams.
Murray I think is better than Booker this season, he’s shooting like 43% from 3 and has been the backbone of the Nuggets through all the injuries and has stepped up as a playmaker. Mitchell is definitely better than him, he has better stats with better efficiency, only thing Booker is better at is playmaking. Probably not KAT, but it depends on the night. I think if Reaves was a first option in a team and played as many games as Booker, he would be definitively better than Booker, but that’s a hypothetical, so I’ll give it to Booker for now
I don’t think booker is still definitely better than those guys. He has a good squad around him. He is supposed to be 1A and all those other guys are 1B stars.
It shouldn’t be an argument that he is better than them but it is, statistically speaking.
Booker is above Reaves and Murray no question. I’d take him over KAT as well.
They are winning more than he is right now, Reaves was winning without Luka for a bit and Murray without Jokic for a bit. Like how are you above players who are contributing to more wins than you like is Booker better than Derrick White?
I wouldn’t say no question
Booker is averaging 26/4/6 on 46/33/86 shooting splits.
Reaves is averaging 23/5/5 on 49/36/87 shooting splits.
In different roles. Booker has been the best player on a finals team and proven he can play next to stars like when he was a starter and closer for team USA 2024 gold.
Reaves has proven he can play next to other stars lol.
Booker got to one finals in one of the easiest years ever.
Lakers who got a short turnaround post bubble, Suns down 2-1 and AD gets injured.
Suns facing Clippers without Kawhi.
Suns facing Nuggets no Murray. Also short turnaround.
In Bookers on Finals run he faced 3 teams who didn’t have one of their top 2 players lol
Let’s not downplay the difference. Booker isn’t just a proven first option. He’s a proven first option that’s won late in the playoffs. People are reaching
Won what exactly?
He’s how many years in with 1 conference finals and do also appearance?
Yeah but the question is he top 15 right now not if hes overall a better player
Hes not winning those players are, he has a higher ceiling for sure though
Recency bias is a silly thing to base takes on
You could maybe argue Reaves but Murray and KAT no
do you believe KAT is a winning player?
Knicks are 3 seed and Suns are in the play in? Is that an actual question lol.
i asked if you think KAT is a winning player, not what their seed is. he’s absolutely surrounded by winning players, but is he a winning player?
Yes 100% if you think otherwise you don’t know anything about basketball
nice argument lil bro. meanwhile he’s one of the worst big man defenders in the entire league and has for most of the season led the league in offensive fouls.
And hes contributing to winning basketball more than Booker is
He’s not winning? The suns are in the playoffs and this is his team without him..
Compared to Reaves and Murray no, things are relative Reaves and Murray are winning more games for their team. Do you not remember the crazy games Reaves had at the beginning of the season that ft miss play or Murrays games without Jokic and his high scoring games?
Reaves who plays with doncic and lebron, murray who plays with jokic. And bookers number 2 is…oh that’s right, jalen green.
Hes not top 15 this season I didn’t say he was a worse player over his career but hes playing worse than those two
That Kobe dude chuck the fuck out of that ball. Miss 100% of shot you dont take kinda guy
Life without Devin Booker:
I think most of the Suns’ shots in the 2nd half hit me when I was watching from my screen.
Bron second night of a b2b at 41 just goat stuff
It’s funny how Spurs decides who Lakers face in the playoffs
Thunder, Spurs, and Nuggets have been playing hot potato regarding who decides the west seeding 😂
lakers can decide to tank against the jazz too, whether intentional or not. they probably rest Bron
25 points in one half of basketball in the big 2026.
Shot twice as many threes but made one less than the Lakers 😭
That’s bad offense even for dead ball 2000s standards.
T-Mac’s 13 points in 35 seconds game had Spurs and Rockets at 80-81.
Yeah, it’s just horrid. Even for third stringers.
LeBelt on Dillon Crooks
I was told that the Suns bench was going to blow out the poorly constructed Lakers team.
I was also told that the Lakers will lose all their remaining matches after Luka and AR got injured
how many shots did the Suns hit in the 2nd half cuz it’s gotta be less than like, 10 the whole way through
that was certainly a game