The Los Angeles Lakers earned their first win in four games with NBA superstar LeBron James, but LeBron was not the Lakers' top scorer in the 131-113 victory in Phoenix against the Suns.
It wasn't Kyle Kuzma, who scored 37 in the Lakers' 143-142 overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday. Or Brandon Ingram, who was suspended for Wednesday's game.
It was former Cincinnati Bearcats standout Lance Stephenson who led the Lakers with 23 points off the bench - on 10-of-14 from the field - and added eight rebounds and eight assists.
Stephenson eclipsed the 20-point mark in two games last season for the Indiana Pacers - March 17 at Washington and Jan.