Now that the Phoenix Suns have shown they are not afraid of the playoff spotlight, maintaining that edge becomes the goal as they move forward in their first-round Western Conference series against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Game 2 takes place at Phoenix on Tuesday, two days after the Suns set the tone with a 99-90 victory in Game 1, where the Lakers wouldn’t even give themselves credit for scoring that many points.
“I missed a ton of shots … we missed a ton of shots as a team,” said Lakers forward Anthony Davis, who scored just 13 points in the opener while shooting 5 of 16 from the field. “We scored 90 points … really 87 after that (Alex Caruso) 3 (pointer).”
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