For most of the first three quarters, Friday's game in Phoenix looked a lot like some of the other lesser efforts for the Lakers this season, including Wednesday's debacle in Houston. Terrible perimeter shooting, horrible defensive rebounding. Disjointed offensively, sloppy on defense, very little spark.

Then, the lid came off the rim. Six straight made and a lift in defensive pressure and suddenly the swagger was back. And everyone was getting involved. Cam Reddish, though, really stuck out as a positive. He had five triples on the night, after making only two through the first eight games this year. Austin Reaves (who played 35 minutes despite coming off the bench) had some huge fourth quarter buckets. Anthony Davis was much better in the second half than the first (finishing with 18 points, 11 rebounds), and Rui Hachimura was excellent.

And, of course, LeBron James was nails all night. 32 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, plus a steal and a block. He kept the Lakers alive until the rest of the team finally got it going.

The Lakers now have two wins, both comebacks, over the Suns, and rather than drop to 3-6 are now 4-5 coming home for three games starting Sunday against Portland.

HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky

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