The Lakers absorbed a wire-to-wire beating at the hands of the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night, staggering into the All-Star break with one of their worst defensive performances of the season. Here are five things we learned from their 137-101 loss to the Suns in Talking Stick Resort Arena:
1. As if his inconsistent play hasn’t been frustrating enough for Lakers fans and coaches, point guard D’Angelo Russell seemed to suffer from a case of selective amnesia Wednesday night.
Asked about his apparently heated discussions with center Ivica Zubac in the first quarter and forward Brandon Ingram in the fourth, Russell said, “I don’t remember, honestly.