The Los Angeles Lakers return home on Tuesday night, hosting their most notable foe of 2021 in the form of the Phoenix Suns with just under two weeks left in the calendar year.
The Lakers have lost their last two games in a row during their current COVID-19 outbreak, and the full strength Suns will now look to put them in a three-game losing skid. Here are a few things we’ll be watching for as L.A. tries to pull off an upset over the team with the best record in the Western Conference.