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 focus on game-to-game physicality is part of the Lakers’ emphasis on being a process-oriented team rather than a results-focused one in light of their 15-5 record through 20 games.

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.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic has been named Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 24-30, the NBA announced. Eastern Conference honors went to Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks

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

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.