30 Dec 2009

Phoenix avenges two blowout losses to the Lakers

6:01 am on 30 December 2009

The NBA basketball side , the Phoenix Suns, have cruised to a 118-103 victory over Pacific Division rivals the LA Lakers.

Its the Suns first win over the Western Conference-leading Lakers this season.

Kobe Bryant managed 34 points but Los Angeles slipped too far behind in the third quarter before suffering their second loss in three games.

The Lakers (24-6) had blasted Phoenix by a combined 39 points in two previous wins this campaign but the Suns gained some revenge in the home confines of U.S. Airways Center, where they are 12-2 this season.