The Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night in the second of their two preseason games at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert. The Lakers will play a total of six preseason games. This one marked the debuts of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, giving the Lakers their full starting lineup for the first time. The Suns also had their full lineup available outside of center Jusuf Nurkic, who is dealing with a thumb injury. While the Lakers regulars got out to a nice lead in their minutes, the young guys at the end of the bench ultimately couldn’t close it out as the Suns came away with a 118-114 win. Davis got off to a quick start as he caught a lob from Austin Reaves and then connected on a 3-pointer. Davis then found D’Angelo Russell for a layup to give the Lakers an early 11-7 lead.
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