Lakers’ supporting pieces did their part to dispel that notion. Los Angeles escaped a surprisingly pesky Phoenix team 123-115 on the road, thanks in large part to contributions from Kuzma, Green, JaVale McGee, and Dwight Howard.
LeBron James said about the play of the two active big men. “We’ve got a two-headed monster at our center spot. It’s a league now where guys don’t play the big five as much, but we do. And our big fives are extremely good, extremely athletic, extremely physical and extremely smart as well. So to have that effort that they gave tonight ...The Lakers will head back to Staples Center for a four-game homestand starting with the short-handed Golden State Warriors squad on Wednesday.Anthony Davis expected to miss game vs. Warriors ,He took "a shot" to the ribs in the first quarter and went to the locker room to get it wrapped, but quickly returned and shot 9-for-17 from the field in Tuesday's 123-115 win against the Suns. He had X-rays taken on the injury after the game and those came back negative.