The Los Angeles Lakers looked to stop a two-game losing skid on Thursday when they visit Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. It was the third game of a four-game road trip for them, as well as the first contest in a rough stretch of three sets of back-to-back games in eight days.

Lakers Top Performers Austin Reaves – 30 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists Luka Dončić – 21 points, 9 rebounds, 14 assists Spurs Top Performers Stephon Castle – 23 points, 8 rebounds Devin Vassell – 17 points,

I had tickets to both of the back-to-back Spurs games in Los Angeles scheduled for early January. The wildfires led to the cancellation of the first of those games, as I recounted here. That post ended with this: In an effort to clear my mind a bit,

Luka Dončić and the Lakers come home after a rough road trip. Kevin Durant and the Suns have struggled mightily in 2025.

Luka Doncic had 33 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped their four-game losing streak with a 107-96 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. Austin Reaves scored 28 points and Jaxson Hayes matched his season high with 19 for the Lakers,