Up next for Lakers: Wednesday at Phoenix

Lakers tonight

AT PHOENIX

Time: 7:30 PST

On the air: TV: Channel 9, ESPN; Radio: 710; 1330.

Where: US Airways Center.

Records: Lakers 24-11; Suns 14-18.

Record vs. Suns: 1-1.

Update: The Suns have struggled since shaking up their roster by trading Jason Richardson and Hedo Turkoglu to Orlando for Vince Carter and Marcin Gortat. The Suns have lost five of their last six games, including a 94-89 setback Sunday at Sacramento.

—Mike Bresnahan