Suns vs Lakers

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

(left hip muscle strain) are out. Its defense has slipped, as it has given up over 120 points five times in that span. They got increased production from several players, including Lonnie Walker IV, who had a very efficient 21 points.

The Phoenix Suns have listed Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton as questionable. The Lakers have ruled out All-Star Anthony Davis.

[according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania](https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1604527949075451904). (hip strain). Ayton had been listed as questionable with a left ankle sprain on the team’s injury report. He joins forward James (ankle soreness) and guards Austin Reaves (ankle sprain) and Russell Westbrook (left foot soreness) as out. On Saturday, he scored a season-high 58 points over 42 minutes in a win against the New Orleans Pelicans. [PHOENIX SUNS](https://arizonasports.com/category/phoenix-suns-stories/)

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Still, the Lakers have been really bad playing on limited rest, going 2-6 against the spread in their last eight games playing on the second night of a back-to-back. LA is going to try and make this a shootout, it’s just a matter of whether or not the flesh is willing. The question is whether LA has the stamina to keep pace with Phoenix on offense long enough to hit the Over. Right now, the Lakers and the Suns have one of the largest scoring differentials specific to the second quarter in the NBA. A -9.5 spread is not reflective of its level of play of late, and it took 58 points for Phoenix to narrowly beat the Pelicans two days ago. He’s also begun to develop a nice pick-and-roll chemistry with LeBron, capable of picking and popping or rolling hard and finishing as he did many times against the Wizards last night. Though the Lakers performed admirably last night and I like their chances to steal the second quarter, Davis is an enormous loss for this team. On top of that, Reaves left the game early in the second half with an apparent ankle injury. But a new kind of test — a new level of opponent — comes tonight as they square off against the Phoenix Suns on the second leg of a road back-to-back. Los Angeles is one of the most top-heavy teams in the association, so losing its best player is about as devastating as it gets. Meanwhile, Booker usually spends the first few minutes or more of the second quarter on the bench. But without that explosion, the Suns were on the path to badly lose that game.

Action Network contributor Austin Wang previews how to bet Monday night's matchup between the Lakers and Suns.

In the two games he has missed this season, the Suns are 0-2 SU and ATS. They are 4-10-1 ATS against teams with an Offensive Rating better than league average and 3-11-1 against teams with a Defensive Rating better than the league average. The Suns are also 4-0 SU and ATS without Ayton this season. The content on this page is for informational purposes only. The Suns are no longer the dominant team they were for the past two seasons. We may be compensated for the links provided on this page. They have a 13-3 SU record at home and are 10-6 ATS. They are 2-9 straight up and against the spread in that spot, per the Sports Data Query Language at Kyle Kuzma missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer and the Lakers narrowly escaped with the victory. However, the Phoenix Suns are not in a great spot with their injury report. They’ll travel overnight on a second night of a back-to-back and third game in four nights to play one of the best teams in the league. Depending on the price point, his rebound props could be worth a look as I can see him hitting double digits easily with his increase in minutes.

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The Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns are both shorthanded on Monday night in the second of a back-to-back.

Wenyen Gabriel is back in action, however, after missing the last few games with a shoulder issue, and Patrick Beverley was upgraded to questionable with a calf injury. In his absence, it will be up to Thomas Bryant to continue stepping up as the Lakers’ starting center. Davis injured his foot in Friday night’s win over the Denver Nuggets and is expected to miss at least a few weeks.

Phoenix Suns guard Josh Okogie exited Monday night's 130-104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers due to right hip soreness and did not return.

(hip strain). Phoenix Suns guard Josh Okogie exited Monday night’s 130-104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers due to right hip soreness. [PHOENIX SUNS](https://arizonasports.com/category/phoenix-suns-stories/)

Okogie won't return to Monday's game against the Lakers due to right hip soreness. Okogie looked uncomfortable after heading to the sideline in the second ...

The Phoenix Suns may be shorthanded yet again as they hope to extend their win streak to three.

(hip) are all OUT. Outside of LeBron, the Suns will need to focus on slowing down Russell Westbrook in his (fairly) new bench role. Patrick Beverley (right calf soreness) is questionable. Phoenix is still juggling a seemingly never-ending cycle of injuries to their rotation. From their point of view it could be a prime opportunity to “steal” a road win against a top team out West. The significant news coming out of Lakerland yesterday was the Anthony Davis injury. The devastating blow may be insurmountable if the team can’t at least hover around .500 until he gets back. The Lakers are coming off a two-point win against the Wizards last night in Los Angeles led by 33 points from LeBron James. - Defensive Rating: 111.5 (11th) - Defensive Rating: 111.5 (10th) The Lakers are missing Anthony Davis, who suffered a foot injury on Friday night against the Nuggets and has no timetable to return. - Offensive Rating: 116.1 (3rd)