The Los Angeles Lakers learned what life without LeBron James will be like on Sunday night as although they battled, they came up short against the Phoenix Suns, falling 111-94.
The Lakers got off to a predictably rough start as they had issues covering the Suns jump shooters, while on the other end had trouble getting a good look. Kyle Kuzma was able to score from the perimeter, but Phoenix continued to execute offensively and built an early 19-11 lead.
L.A. finally seemed to settled after Dennis Schroder was able to make his way to the cup for layups, while defensively they finally earned a couple of stops to close the gap.