There’s no sugarcoating it, the loss the Lakers had against the Suns on Monday was an ugly one.

They didn’t just lose, they had no fight at all. Phoenix went on a 19-4 run to close out the first half, and the Lakers melted apart like a chocolate bar left out in the sun in the second.

The result was secured for Phoenix, and Los Angeles’ seven-game win streak came to an end.

After the game, the always thoughtful Lakers head coach JJ Redick had one explanation for his team’s poor performance: perhaps the Monstars had taken their powers.

“It’s very simple,” Redick said. “The talk about it before the game, to you guys and to the team, if you don’t play hard against that team, you’re going to get exposed. Multiple times in the first half, we have a numbers advantage in transition on the defe

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