Up next for the Lakers: Tuesday vs. Phoenix

By Ben Bolch

Jan. 10, 2012 12 AM PT

When: 7:30.

Where: Staples Center.

On the air: TV: FS West; Radio: 710, 1330.

Records: Lakers 6-4, Suns 4-4.

Update: Phoenix has won three of its last four games, including a 25-point drubbing of Portland on Friday, one night after the Trail Blazers defeated the Lakers. The Suns feature a balanced lineup with four players averaging between 12.3 and 11.4 points, including veteran guard Steve Nash, who is averaging 12.0 points and 9.8 assists. Lakers power forward Josh McRoberts is expected to miss a fifth consecutive game because of a sprained big toe on his left foot.

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Ben Bolch

Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

Up next for the Lakers: Tuesday vs. Phoenix

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