The Los Angeles Lakers got Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde performances from both Luka Dončić and LeBron James, blew a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter and... still somehow beat the Phoenix Suns, 116-114.
As blunt as one can be, former NBA player Paul Pierce says the Lakers and the Suns don't have the intelligence to go far in the playoffs.
Nick Richards is in his first full season with Phoenix Suns after coming over in a trade from Charlotte during last season.
The Phoenix Suns, coming off a 49-point loss to Oklahoma City in NBA Cup quarterfinals, rallied from 20 down but lost late to the Lakers.
Dillon Brooks admitted Wednesday that he got “out of character a little bit, out of my body a little bit,” during the Phoenix Suns’ recent loss to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, a game in which Brooks was ejected in the final seconds.