As the Lakers tumble and struggle to open up the season in a year they’re expected to be closer to the bottom than the top, two of the top teams in the Western Conference will square off on TNT on Tuesday. The defending champions Warriors and last season’s No. 1 seed Suns meet for the first of four times.
While the Lakers aren’t directly involved in this one, these are two teams that are obviously in their Pacific Division and two foes the team will be very familiar with by season’s end. And while we can’t continue to ride Anthony Davis’ strong season in our bets this week, there is still plenty of intriguing bets that can be made.