After getting off to a decent start early in the first quarter, the Los Angeles Lakers gave up a massive run for the rest of the first quarter, making the rest of the contest glorified garbage time.
The Suns looked like a lot like a modern version of the dynastic mid-1980s Showtime Lakers, running relentlessly in transition for 28 fast-break points (almost all of which came in the first half) and shooting lights out from 3-point range. L.A. compounded this by committing 19 turnovers, shooting just 44.4 percent from the field and getting outrebounded badly by 14.
This was simply a demolishing of a shorthanded Lakers team that is still without superstar big man Anthony Davis. Head coach Frank Vogel continues to play small lineups, and these lineups are hurting the Lakers defensively and on the boards.
