The Phoenix Suns (12-18) have the privilege of playing their old nemesis, the Los Angeles Lakers (17-12) on both Friday on the road and Sunday at home. Oh joy. The two teams already played once this year with the Lakers beating the Suns on January 10th with Kobe Bryant dropping 48 points against a Phoenix team he admitted he still holds a grudge against from the 2006 and 2007 playoffs.
Projected Lineups:
- Point guard: Steve Nash --- Derek Fisher
- Shooting guard: Jared Dudley -- Kobe Bryant
- Small forward: Grant Hill -- Metta World Peace
- Power forward: Channing Frye -- Pau Gasol
- Center: Marcin Gortat -- Andrew Bynum
- Key subs: Suns (Markieff Morris, Michael Redd, Ronnie Price, Robin Lopez). Lakers (Steve Blake, Troy Murphy, Matt Barnes, Andrew Goudelock)
TV broadcast info:
The Suns game tips off at 8:30 p.m. Arizona time on Fox Sports Arizona. Arizona Sports 620 radio. Bright Side of the Sun will have the live game thread.
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