Up next for the Lakers: Friday at Phoenix

Lakers Tonight
vs. Phoenix
Time: 6 PST.
On the air: TV: Channel 9. Radio 710; 1330.
Where: US Airways Center.
Records: Lakers 47-18; Suns 40-25.
Record vs. Suns (2009-10): 2-1.
Update: The last time the Lakers played the Suns, L.A. lost by 15 points. The Lakers have been struggling on the road, having lost five of their last eight away from Staples Center. The Lakers are 5-5 in their last 10 games. The Suns, on the other hand, are 8-2 in their last 10 and are 24-8 at home. Phoenix will be without backup center Channing Frye while he serves a one-game suspension for fighting. Robin Lopez has been starting at center for the Suns.
-- Broderick Turner