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The Phoenix Suns came to Staples Center in Game 6 against the Los Angeles Lakers and came out firing on all cylinders. Young sharpshooter Devin Booker came out and absolutely caught fire in the first quarter and drew immediate reactions from former and current NBA stars. Book might get 80 — D'Angelo Russell (@Dloading) June […]

Devin Booker just went full Super Saiyan mode against the Los Angeles Lakers to start off their Game 5 battle in Staples Center. The Phoenix Suns superstar led the way for the visiting Suns and exploded for 22 first-quarter points, shooting 8-9 from the field including making all of his six three-point attempts. The two-time […]

Despite having zero championships in franchise history, the Phoenix Suns have given basketball fans some of the most exciting teams to watch since the organization was founded in 1968. After eliminating LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round, is this iteration of the Suns—led by Devin Booker and Chris Paul—already the […]

Anthony Davis was questionable to play for the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6. Despite clearly being far from 100 percent healthy, AD chose to suit up with their backs against the wall. But unfortunately, AD hurt his groin just five minutes into Game 6. Check out the sad scene below as AD was forced […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are facing a win-or-go-home situation in Game 6 against the Phoenix Suns and could potentially get a gigantic boost with the addition of Anthony Davis, who missed Game 5 with an injury. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Davis will play if warmups go accordingly. Lakers star Anthony Davis (strained […]

Dennis Schroder has been acting weird all day on social media. After removing the title “PG for the Los Angeles Lakers” from his Instagram bio earlier in the day, the 27-year-old has now — for one reason or another — decided to put it back. It looks like Schroder has been pressured into re-editing his […]

The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers are one game away from elimination against the Phoenix Suns in their first-round playoff series. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Suns-Lakers prediction and pick. Phoenix pushed the Lakers to the limit with an emphatic win in Game 5, beating Los Angeles by 30 points in a […]

Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul is 36 years old with a player option worth $44,211,146 for 2021-22. Even though Paul is still playing at a high level, it’s reasonable to think he would exercise that option in order to get that massive payday for next season. However, Bleacher Report’s Eric Pincus reports Paul is expected […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have their backs against the wall and are a solitary game away from being sent home. With everything on the line, their sidelined superstar Anthony Davis is doing everything he can do get on the court. The Lakers big man detailed his experience in trying to play through the pain of […]

Chris Paul has been a key cog for the Phoenix Suns in their first-round series matchup against the defending champs, the Los Angeles Lakers. The 10-time All-Star appeared to re-aggravate his shoulder injury during the Suns’ Game 5 demolition job of LeBron James and Co., but as it turns out, CP3 should be good to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are facing a do-or-die Game 6 against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night. The series has been frustrating at times for Los Angeles, primarily due to the injury to Anthony Davis. With the Lakers on the brink of elimination, center Andre Drummond posted a cryptic tweet on Wednesday afternoon and, well, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are “hopeful” that Anthony Davis will be back in the lineup for their elimination Game 6 vs. the Phoenix Suns on Thursday at Staples Center, but they won’t know for sure until the last minute. “We’ll see,” Lakers head coach Frank Vogel said during his post-practice media availability on Wednesday afternoon. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers-Phoenix Suns series had this sense of inevitability from the very beginning. The prevailing thought was that no matter how feisty Chris Paul plays, no matter how ready for the moment Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton are, you just couldn’t shake the feeling that LeBron James was going to put his imprint […]

Aside from LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers needed other key players to step up to have a chance against the Phoenix Suns in Game 5 without Anthony Davis. Dennis Schroder is the Lakers’ third-leading scorer, so he was one of those players. Instead, Schroder put forth arguably the worst game of his career in […]

As the clock slowly made its way toward zero in the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ blowout loss against the Phoenix Suns in Game 5, LeBron James had seen enough and exited the court early to get to the locker room. The visual of LeBron walking back through the tunnel midway through the […]

Without Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers got smoked in Game 5 at Phoenix Suns Arena. Instead of a vintage LeBron James performance, the defending champions were cripplingly short-handed and ice-cold on Tuesday, falling 115-85. Technically, Davis was a late scratch, although three days of reporting indicated that the eight-time All-Star — nursing a Grade […]

Chris Paul and his Phoenix Suns demolished the Los Angeles Lakers in a Game 5 blowout, 115-85. But it didn’t come without cost for the Suns All-Star. CP3 was dealt another nasty blow to the shoulder after coming into contact with Lakers’ guard Wesley Matthews. Took about one week for Chris Paul's shoulder stinger to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers looked like a junior college team from a non-descript town in Game 5 against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. The Lakers got blown out by approximately 47684161 points as the Suns took the driver’s seat in their best-of-seven series, 3-2. LeBron James and company looked listless, lethargic, and lost. Right from […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers figured in a pivotal Game 5 against the Phoenix Suns. After a 115-85 drubbing, it’s safe to say they flubbed their opportunity to take control of the series. The Lakers star didn’t mince words when asked to summarize what went wrong against a determined Suns side, via ClutchPoints’ […]

The Phoenix Suns have taken a 3-2 lead against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round series. The Suns have been gotten contributions from almost everyone, most notably backup guard Cameron Payne. He has been playing so well in the NBA Playoffs, even Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant has taken notice. Payne has been […]

With Anthony Davis out of commission for Game 5 against the Phoenix Suns, many expected LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers to be outplayed. But not this outplayed. The Suns started the game on Tuesday as hot as the Sonoran Desert in the summer. With a clear sense of urgency, they quickly punched the […]

Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul appears to have injured his shoulder again after colliding with Los Angeles Lakers swingman Wesley Matthews. Late in the second quarter of Game 5 as Matthews tried to box out Paul, he accidentally hit him on the right shoulder. CP3 went down and writhed in pain while holding his shoulder. […]

LeBron James is doing incredible things in his Year-18 NBA season. But the Los Angeles Lakers star can only defy Father Time for so long. King James got emphatically stuffed right at the rim by Phoenix Suns defender Torrey Craig. Check out the epic denial on the Lakers star here: Torrey Craig put the clamps […]

Los Angeles Lakers All-Star big-man Anthony Davis will be held out of the team’s pivotal Game 5 matchup against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. Chris Haynes of TNT and Yahoo Sports reported Davis’ status about an hour before the 7 p.m. PT tip-off. Welp https://t.co/obSToyiAdu — Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvo_) June 2, 2021 Markieff Morris […]

Kyrie Irving is not the most-loved personality right now in Boston. The Brooklyn Nets superstar isn’t doing himself any favors as well after he was seen allegedly stomping on the Celtics logo following Brooklyn’s Game 4 victory in the TD Garden. Nets coach Steve Nash has opened up about Kyrie’s current situation with the Celtics, […]

It’s time for Game 5 between the Los Angeles Lakers are Phoenix Suns. Anthony Davis (left groin strain) is out, meaning LeBron James may have to turn back the clock and carry an outsized burden. Chris Paul finally looked like himself in the second half of Game 4, and the Lakers still have no answer […]

Good news for the Los Angeles Lakers ahead of the biggest game of the season: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is expected to play in Tuesday’s Game 5 vs. the Phoenix Suns, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin and Adrian Wojnarowski. Lakers shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is expected to return to the lineup tonight in Phoenix after missing Game […]

The Los Angeles Lakers travel back to the desert to face the Phoenix Suns for a pivotal Game 5 in a first-round playoff series that has been thrilling so far. It’s time to continue our NBA Playoffs odds series and make a Lakers-Suns prediction and pick. The Lakers are coming off a loss on their home […]

When will we all learn our lesson? The Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns are squared up at 2-2 in their best-of-seven, round one series entering Tuesday night. With Anthony Davis injured, a lot will rest right on the shoulders of LeBron James. James has been good, not great so far in this series for […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are staring at a tough Game 5 against the Phoenix Suns on the road, and likely without superstar Anthony Davis because of a groin injury. Luckily, the Lakers have Magic Johnson to tell them the keys to winning without Davis. While LeBron James going hero mode is an obvious answer, Magic […]

The first-round series between the second-seeded Phoenix Suns and seventh-seeded Los Angeles Lakers shifts to a pivotal Game 5 on Tuesday, with both teams looking to inch closer to a spot in the Western Conference Semifinals. There are plenty of storylines heading into Game 5. The biggest, of course, is Anthony Davis’ groin injury. The […]

People love conspiracy theories. Well, not exactly if you’re Montrezl Harrell. The Los Angeles Lakers big man has been sending out cryptic tweets in the last few days. Many fans believe they have something to do with his diminished role in their first round series against the Phoenix Suns. At first glance, Harrell’s tweets seem […]

Anthony Davis could be sidelined when the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Phoenix Suns in Game 5 of their first-round series matchup. Lakers head coach Frank Vogel has acknowledged that this puts his team at a disadvantage, but he was also quick to point out a LeBron James-sized silver lining here. Coach Vogel took […]

There’s no denying that Deandre Ayton has been one of the key reasons why the Phoenix Suns have been successful against the Los Angeles Lakers. The defending champs have pretty much had no answer to Ayton all series long, and for his part, Suns head coach Monty Williams has tried to put into words why […]

It was a disappointing loss for the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday as they fell to the Phoenix Suns in Game 4 of their first-round series matchup. The defending champs are now preparing for Game 5 with the possibility of not having Anthony Davis available to play. According to head coach Frank Vogel, this key […]

It appears that the Los Angeles Lakers will be shorthanded for their Game 5 matchup against the Phoenix Suns, with superstar big man Anthony Davis looking doubtful to play due to a groin injury. LeBron James is well aware of what’s at stake for that pivotal matchup and the four-time NBA champ has provided a […]

The Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers are squaring off in one of the most exciting first-round series in the Western Conference. In this Lakers-Suns series post, we’ll look at a variety of things such as odds, predictions and the like. It’s amazing that these two teams are facing off in the first round […]

Neither the Phoenix Suns nor the Los Angeles Lakers have been pleased with how the physicality in their first-round clash has been handled. Suns head coach Monty Williams has repeatedly clamored for equal treatment from the officials, despite the fact that the foul discrepancy has been relatively even throughout the series. Through four games, the […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel confirmed that Anthony Davis suffered a Grade 1 groin strain and will be listed as “questionable” for Game 5 vs. the Suns. During his post-practice Zoom with the media on Monday afternoon, Vogel said AD underwent an MRI and is “literally day-to-day.” Vogel added that AD will see […]