Duane Rankin and Katherine Fitzgerald discuss Wednesday night's Suns-Lakers game at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Diana Payan, The Republic | azcentral.com
Crawl before you ball
Outside of LeBron James, the Lakers player who got the loudest reception – both boos and cheers – ahead of the game was Lonzo Ball.
Ball was held scoreless in the first quarter, but he would get on the board soon after.
He sank a three-point shot to end the dry spell. A few minutes later, his stout defense would lead to a fast-break dunk to bring the L.