Lakers vs Suns

The Los Angeles Lakers play the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday, and if you're wondering how you can watch the action live, you've come to the right place.

- F – Anthony Davis Lakers: No injury report was released, but Lonnie Walker IV (sprained left ankle), Troy Brown Jr. [2022 preseason debut](https://lebronwire.usatoday.com/lists/observations-from-lakers-vs-kings-preseason-game/) on Monday at Crypto.com Arena versus the Sacramento Kings.

Anthony Davis missed his first game of the (pre)season due to lower back tightness. The Lakers say the absence is "precautionary," and not something to ...

You can follow Harrison on Twitter at [@hmfaigen](https://twitter.com/hmfaigen). [just 76 games](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/davisan02.html) in the last two seasons combined, his absence this early will surely set off alarm bells for some, and that’s fair. Teams will rest players for literally anything during the preseason since the games don’t count, and the Lakers training staff likely just don’t want to take even a small risk of Davis’ soreness worsening due to playing in this meaningless contest. Anthony Davis is a late scratch for tonight because of tightness in his lower back, per the Lakers. Team says it’s precautionary; they don’t want to push it for a preseason game.— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) the [Phoenix Suns](https://www.brightsideofthesun.com) on Tuesday night with what the team is only terming “lower back tightness.”

What: Phoenix Suns (0-1) @ Los Angeles Lakers (0-1). When: 7:00 p.m. AZ Time. Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada. Watch: NBATV. Listen: 98.7 FM.

But it’s the Lakers. If they happen to score more points along the way, cool. Score more points than the Lakers. Losing a preseason game to an NBL team that has been playing together, shot 55.8% from beyond the arc, and has prepared for this moment for months or by 30 to the Kings? The primary thing I will continue to watch for is how Monty Williams experiments with his second unit. For the first time in his career, LeBron James might not be heading into a season with championship aspirations at the forefront of his expectations. Sure, there are some concerns about the second unit, and to some extent the perimeter defense. [Sacramento Kings](https://www.sactownroyalty.com/) in the Los Angeles Lakers. His career is coming to an end and he is focused on his legacy. Was it embarrassing to lose the first game to a non-NBA team in six years? It’s easy to write about. It gives people something – anything – to talk about that is of some value during the preseason.

The Phoenix Suns will meet the Los Angeles Lakers in NBA preseason action on Wednesday night at the T-Mobile Arena.

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In the Los Angeles Lakers' first preseason game on Monday, head coach Darvin Ham went with Damian Jones as his starting center and Kendrick Nunn and Russell ...

[Patrick Beverley](https://lakersdaily.com/tag/patrick-beverley/) was acquired during the offseason in a trade that sent guard [Talen Horton-Tucker](https://lakersdaily.com/tag/talen-horton-tucker/) and forward [Stanley Johnson](https://lakersdaily.com/tag/stanley-johnson/) to the Utah Jazz. [Austin Reaves](https://lakersdaily.com/tag/austin-reaves/) was one of their few positives last season, as the undrafted rookie established himself as a dependable multifaceted role player. Both tonight’s and tomorrow night’s contests will take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. Nunn missed all of the last regular season with a bone bruise in his knee. [Patrick Beverley’s ‘pissed the f–k off’ reaction to Marcus Smart winning DPOY last season](https://lakersdaily.com/patrick-beverley-says-part-of-him-was-pissed-the-f-k-off-when-a-guard-finally-won-dpoy-last-season/) [Victor Wembanyama graces LeBron James and Anthony Davis with his presence during Lakers-Wolves game](https://lakersdaily.com/victor-wembanyama-graces-lebron-james-and-anthony-davis-with-his-presence-during-lakers-wolves-game/) [Skip Bayless offers uncharacteristic assessment of Lakers, suggests they can contend in Western Conference](https://lakersdaily.com/skip-bayless-offers-uncharacteristic-assessment-of-lakers-suggests-they-can-contend-in-western-conference/) [Brandon Ingram completely excludes Lakers from list of Western Conference contenders](https://lakersdaily.com/brandon-ingram-completely-excludes-lakers-from-list-of-western-conference-contenders/) [Dwight Howard says he might retire because he feels there are no teams that ‘really wanna allow me to play’](https://lakersdaily.com/dwight-howard-says-he-might-retire-because-he-feels-there-are-no-teams-that-really-wanna-allow-me-to-play/) [Dwight Howard’s dejected response when Kurt Rambis told him, ‘You’re not Dwight Howard anymore’](https://lakersdaily.com/dwight-howards-dejected-response-when-kurt-rambis-told-him-youre-not-dwight-howard-anymore/) [Report: Lakers to debut small-ball starting lineup tonight vs. [Darvin Ham]says he’s changes his starters tonight: [Kendrick Nunn]and [Damian Jones]to the bench; [Patrick Beverley]and [Austin Reaves]to the first unit.

The Los Angeles Lakers played very poorly overall in their first preseason game on Monday versus the Sacramento Kings, especially in the second half.

LeBron James looked in mid-season form on Wednesday, scoring 23 first-half points in the Lakers second game of the preseason, one which they lost to the ...

But in the first half, Russ benefitted from having more space to operate with the Lakers going small and Wenyen Gabriel able to space out at times, too. Taking place in Las Vegas, the Lakers put on a show in the first half, flying up and down the court and leading nearly throughout. But Reaves absolutely seized his opportunity, stuffing the box score with six points, seven rebounds, nine assists, three steals and two blocks while missing just one of his field goal attempts. This preseason, LeBron and the Lakers have shown us multiples times they’ll be a better team than last year. Kendrick Nunn added 21 points, Russell Westbrook had 12 and Dwayne Bacon chipped in 11 in his first preseason action of the year. I can’t imagine anyone was earnestly worried at LeBron’s 0-fer performance in the preseason opener on Monday.