Suns vs Lakers prediction NBA · Monday, December 1
At a glance
The Los Angeles Lakers (15-4) host the Phoenix Suns (12-9) on Monday, December 1 at 10:00 PM ET at crypto.com Arena in NBA action. Final score: Suns 125 – Lakers 108. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Lakers a 59% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Lakers are 7-2 at home and the Suns are 4-5 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 8-2 for the Lakers and 6-4 for the Suns (current streaks: Lakers W7, Suns L2).
The analysis Model
The Lakers are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Lakers 116 – 113 Suns, a margin of about 2.8 points in favor of the Lakers and a total around 229 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace. The Lakers played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The Suns need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
PHXLAL
Top performers
Suns
Dillon BrooksF · #333pts / game
Royce O'NealeF · #0011assists
Ryan DunnF · #08reboundsLakers
Luka DoncicG · #7738pts / gameLuka DoncicG · #775assistsLuka DoncicG · #7711reboundsRecent form
PHXLALHead-to-head
PHX lead 3-2 this season.
PHX
Team comparison
| PHX | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 12-9 | Record | 15-4 |
| 115.6 | Points scored / game | 117.2 |
| 114.9 | Points allowed / game | 114.1 |
| +0.5 | Adjusted margin / game | +2.6 |
| L2 | Current streak | W7 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 8-2 |
| 4-5 road | Home / road record | 7-2 home |
| 36-46 (-3.0) | Last season | 50-32 (+1.2) |
| No | Played yesterday | Yes |
Injury report Suns
Injury report Lakers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.