Despite a great effort from LeBron James, the Suns pulled away from the depleted Lakers in the 2nd half to hand them another defeat. Pete, Mike, and Darius discuss the game, including why even with so many players unavailable and the team expected to struggle, there were still reasons to be frustrated with how this game played out. Later the guys talk about finding the right balance between stars and role players in more lineups, and whether Trevor Ariza has shown enough since returning from injury to be moved into the starting lineup. Visit https://www.tickpick.com/lfr/ to save $10 on your first order of tickets.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices