It was a tale of two halves for the Lakers in their loss against the Suns.

During the first half, Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves were utterly dominant. They had a combined 40 points, and the Lakers were in control up by 10 entering the third quarter.

In the second half, things fell apart.

The Lakers’ reserve players’ minutes increased, and the lead decreased. The offense began to stagnate, and turnovers were plentiful. By the end of the third quarter, there was a 16-point swing as the Suns led by six.

The fourth was more of the same. Despite Jake LaRavia and Dalton Knecht playing over half of the quarter, Los Angeles struggled to do much of anything right offensively or defensively.

The Suns cruised to a win despite all of their main players resting, as they had recently returned from

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