Up next for the Lakers: Sunday vs. Phoenix

Records: Lakers 24-48; Suns 44-29.

Update: The Suns have won six consecutive games, their longest winning streak in four years, and are staying ahead of Memphis and Dallas for seventh place in the Western Conference. The Lakers haven't been swept by the Suns in a season series since 2004-05. Phoenix guard Goran Dragic scored 18 points in the first quarter Friday against New York, left to get stitches over his eye after a collision, and finished with 32 points in 32 minutes in the Suns' 112-88 victory.