LOS ANGELES – Sometimes a really good quarter is enough.
The Lakers opened the new decade with a bang, scoring a season-high 43 points in the initial quarter and displaying some of their best defensive chops. And despite a less-than-stellar second half, L.A. defeated the Suns to improve to 18-0 against teams below .500.
“This is not the only time, we have to do a better job throughout the season at holding big leads but still with that we had a dominant performance in the first half,” head coach Frank Vogel said.
This was truly a tale of two halves, as the purple and gold easily turned defense into offense – dropping 74 points before halftime and holding Phoenix to just 41.