On Sunday night at 5 p.m. PT, the 17-7 Los Angeles Lakers will square off against the 14-11 Phoenix Suns in a battle of Western Conference semi-contenders. Bot

LOS ANGELES — The Phoenix Suns overcame losing Devin Booker to a groin injury in the first half to stun the Los Angeles Lakers, 125-108, Dec. 1, before a sellout crowd of 18,997 at Crypto.com Arena.

The Lakers will be short-handed again as they continue their road trip, with availability concerns impacting Sunday’s matchup against the Phoenix Suns.

PHOENIX — The ultimate achievement of Sunday’s 116-114 theatrical Phoenix Suns loss to the Los Angeles Lakers wasn’t how they lost or even how they roared back inside the game’s chaos. It was how a rivalry going back decades has now been reignited to a peak temperature we haven’t seen in many years.

After winning seven straight games, the Lakers have lost three of their last five games with a 17-7 record for fourth in the West. In their 132-117 loss to the Spurs, the speed of San Antonio's backcourt was L.A.'s Achilles heel, a trait that has been their kryptonite all season. Speed and quickness.

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker is looking good in a practice video ahead of Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers amid injury woes.

Defensive deficiencies have caused the Los Angeles Lakers some headaches in recent games ahead of Thursday's clash with the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City.

The Lakers' seven-game winning streak ended on Monday, as the Suns got very hot and made them pay for their many mistakes.

The Phoenix Suns are 1-2 without star guard Devin Booker, who has missed their past three games with a right groin strain.