The Los Angeles Lakers (10-14) host the Phoenix Suns (6-16) at the Staples Center on Friday, Dec. 9 as the 2016-2017 NBA season moves forward.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 10:30 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru the NBA League Pass.
Preview
Phoenix is on a slide at the moment, losing their last three games and seven of their last nine matches. They are second from the last place in the Western Conference right now with only the Dallas Mavericks having a worse record.
The Suns are coming off a 109-94 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday at their home court of Talking Stick Resort Arena, as per the Indianapolis Star.
Eric Bledsoe led head coach Earl Watson's boys with 15 points, three rebounds, four assists, and three steals. Devin Booker had 13 points, four boards, and five assists while veteran Tyson Chandler had a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Rookie Marquese Chriss had 10 points, three boards, and two steals as a starter while Brandon Knight and Leandro Barbosa had 10 points each as well off the bench.
Meanwhile, the Lakers are also on a downward spiral as of late, losing five of their last six and are being on a four-game losing streak at the moment.
Head coach Luke Walton's squad is injury riddled right now with starters D'Angelo Russell and Nick Young currently out as well as substitute center Tarik Black.
In their most recent game on Wednesday, the Lakers were crushed by the Houston Rockets, 134-95, at the Toyota Center, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Julius Randle had a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead the starters. Timofey Mozgov had 11 points and five boards while Marcelo Huertas contributed 10 points, three rebounds, seven assists, and five steals in an impressive all-around performance.
Jordan Clarkson, who started in place of Russell, struggled with only seven points on 3-for-13 field goal shooting.
Lou Williams again top-scored for the team coming off the bench with 24 points while rookie Brandon Ingram had 12 points and seven rebounds also as a substitute.
Prediction
The Suns are 3-10 in away games so far this season while the Lakers are 6-5 at home. Both teams are reeling right now, but Coach Walton's side is a slight favorite to pull off the victory.
