LeBron James Diagnoses Lakers’ Defense & Effort Issues

For the second time in the month of December, the Los Angeles Lakers were blown out by the Phoenix Suns. Despite another solid performance from LeBron James, and the return of Austin Reaves, the Lakers’ defense was nowhere to be found as the Suns did whatever they wanted in the 24-point blowout.
The Lakers allowed the Suns to shoot 59% from the field and 41% from 3-point range. Additionally, the Lakers turned the ball over 17 times and gave up 12 offensive rebounds, giving the Suns even mo