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ANTHONY Davis scored 35 points, LeBron James added 20 and the Los Angeles Lakers finished the preseason undefeated with a 114-113 victory over the Phoenix Suns in Phoenix on Saturday Manila time.
Davis fired 11 of 16 shots from the field, including 6 of 7 from 3-point range. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 15 points for the Lakers.
Quinn Cook passed in the clutch, assisting on a Devontae Cacok layup that brought the Lakers closer to one, 112-113, before scoring on the deuce that turned out to be the marginal basket with 26.1 seconds left.
The Suns did not win in four preseason games. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 27 points.
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The Suns jumped to a 39-21 lead in the first quarter and led by 21 points during the first half. But the reigning NBA champions slowly cut the deficit, approaching 69-56 at halftime and 92-91 at the end of the third quarter when Davis hit a 3-pointer on the bell.
New Suns point guard Chris Paul, who was acquired in a trade with the Thunder last month, missed the game with a sore right ankle.
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