The 15-4 Los Angeles Lakers will be testing their seven-game win streak on the second night of a back-to-back Monday against a chippy 12-9 Phoenix Suns club tha

The Los Angeles Lakers are off to a hot start — there’s no denying that. They’re 15-4, in sole possession of second in the Western Conference standings. More than just winning games, though, they’re playing a brand of exciting basketball.

Four takeaways from the first 20 games of the season as the Lakers begin a three-game road trip Thursday in Toronto.

The Los Angeles Lakers receive tough Luka Dončić update just as Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors ramp up across the NBA.

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This is a team that takes wins when they are available. The Lakers are the only team that is undefeated in clutch time (6-0) this season. They are 14-0 when leading by more than 10 points at any point in a game. When they trail by more than 10 points, Lakers games are a coin flip, as they have a 5-5 record in those games.

A frustrated Lakers starter blasted the team’s selfish offense after attempting just one shot in the loss to the Suns.

We’ve all heard of the City of Stars, but for Lakers coach JJ Redick on Monday night, Los Angeles felt like the City of Monstars. After his team was blown out at home by the Phoenix Suns on national television,