To be the best, you have to beat the best. Unfortunately for the Lakers (29-38) a quick trip to the Valley of the Sun and an opportunity to grab a significant win ended before it even had a chance to develop. The Phoenix Suns peppered the Lake Show shot-after-shot (finished 56.9 percent from the field) and came away with the 140-111 win, Sunday night.
Despite grabbing an early 6-2 lead at the start of the game, the Lakers simply could not keep pace with the best team in the NBA. A 14-0 run in about three minutes by the home team quickly put L.