For the second consecutive game, the Los Angeles Lakers were absolutely dominated in the third quarter and saw a close contezt turn into a blowout as they fell to the Phoenix Suns in their third group stage game of the Emirates NBA Cup. Austin Reaves had previously spoken about the Lakers still being in good spirits after back-to-back losses, but now with a third straight a bit more frustration may be seeping in.
In talking after the loss, Reaves said there was a lot that the Lakers must clean up on both ends of the court to be better overall, via Spectrum SportsNet:
“Once again I just thought we were bad in the third quarter.