# Suns Dominate Lakers in Transition, Redick Points to Effort as Key Factor
Three minutes into Phoenix’s 125-108 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, Suns forward Dillon Brooks hustled down the middle of the court off a Lakers miss, received the pass from Devin Booker and finished between two Lakers defenders in transition.
It would become a familiar sight, as many times throughout the victory, Phoenix had players simply beating the Lakers down the court for looks in transition, including wide-open dunks.
The Suns outscored the Lakers 28-2 on the fast break, exacerbated by Phoenix forcing 22 turnovers.
After the game, it was clear to Lakers coach J.J. Redick how the score became so lopsided after a back-and-forth opening quarter.
“If you don’t play hard against that team,you’re going to get exposed,” Redick told reporters, a comment that was assuredly music to the ears of Suns leadership.
“Multiple times in the frist half, we have a numbers advantage in transition on defense and guys just run by us. we talked about matching their physicality,didn’t do that to any extent at any point in the game. Maybe there was brain fog from three (games) in four nights. … It’s like the Monstars taking over people you’ve grown to coach, and they’re not doing anything they normally do. It’s wierd.”
Mark Williams beats Deandre Ayton down the floor and gets the easy dunk pic.twitter.com/lITjktc7bW
– Shane Young (@YoungNBA) December 2, 2025
there was a play late in the second quarter, when Suns two-way guard Jamaree Bouyea snatched the ball from Laker star Luka Doncic after a rebound and dumped a pass to center Mark williams for the go-ahead dunk. The Lakers never got the lead back, and LeBron James said the suns were a step ahead all night.
It was a team-wide performance that embodied the culture Phoenix head coach Jordan Ott, owner Mat Ishbia and general manager Brian Gregory have looked to implement, a style of play that pushes opponents with competitiveness and effort.
Doncic fell on the sword for committing nine turnovers, saying Phoenix’s defense was a bit confusing in how it prevented him from getting the rest of the team involved. The nine turnovers were a season high, but Doncic also finished with five assists, a season low.
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