The Phoenix Suns face the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. at Phoenix Suns Arena. The game will be televised by ABC.
The Suns, who finished with the second-best record in the West, will make their first postseason appearance since 2009-10 against the seventh-seeded Lakers, who won the NBA championship last season. Los Angeles defeated the eighth-seeded Golden State Warriors in their play-in game on Wednesday to advance to face the Suns.
Ahead of Sunday’s game, we caught up with Silver Screen and Roll beat writer and editor-in-chief Harrison Faigen about the latest on the Lakers, including the health status of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, Los Angeles’ potential matchups against the Suns and his prediction to win the series.