The Los Angeles Lakers dropped their second preseason game of the season, 117-105, to the Phoenix Suns.
Los Angeles trailed by six after the first quarter, but the Lakers couldn’t stop the Suns from scoring with ease, and the offense is still developing a rhythm so the movement wasn’t as crisp as it could’ve been.
LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Dwight Howard and Trevor Ariza didn’t play, so that had a major factor in the direction of the game. But the Lakers showed there’s still plenty to work on before the regular season begins.
Let’s look at the player grades from the contest: