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The Phoenix Suns will play the Los Angeles Lakers twice this preseason, with the latter game scheduled for Oct. 17 at PHX Arena, league sources informed The Arizona Republic. The Suns face the Lakers in the Palm Springs, California, area on Oct. 3. Phoenix has played Los Angeles at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California, the past two seasons. It’s a home game for the Lakers. The Suns and Lakers played twice last preseason as well, with the second game in Phoenix.

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The Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night in the second of their two preseason games at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert. The Lakers will play a total of six preseason games. This one marked the debuts of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, giving the Lakers their full starting lineup for the first time. The Suns also had their full lineup available outside of center Jusuf Nurkic, who is dealing with a thumb injury. While the Lakers regulars got out to a nice lead in their minutes, the young guys at the end of the bench ultimately couldn’t close it out as the Suns came away with a 118-114 win. Davis got off to a quick start as he caught a lob from Austin Reaves and then connected on a 3-pointer. Davis then found D’Angelo Russell for a layup to give the Lakers an early 11-7 lead.

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