The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Phoenix Suns in Game 4 of the preseason, 123-94.
LeBron James, Malik Monk and Talen Horton-Tucker were the late scratches for the Lakers, while Devin Booker didn’t play for the Suns.
Los Angeles had Russell Westbrook and Anthony Davis play together for the first time, but L.A. didn’t gain traction in the game until the second quarter.
That’s when Davis, Dwight Howard and Kent Bazemore held it down on defense and climbed back into the game on a 14-0 run.
However, the Suns came out firing in the third quarter, and Los Angeles’ turnovers prohibited them from maintaining Phoenix’s pace. Phoenix won the third quarter, 37-20, which essentially sealed the deal. Los Angeles emptied the bench for the training camp players to enter in the fourth.
Here are three takeaways for the Lakers:
