Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in California by a score of 107-96. Durant finished the loss with 21 poin

Kevin Durant voiced frustrations with coach Mike Budenholzer after an 18-point deficit against Luka Doncic and the Suns. The heated talk highlighted ongoing team issues and Durant's commitment to solving them,

During a timeout in the first quarter, Kevin Durant was visibly frustrated and exchanged heated words with Mike Budenholzer.

Phoenix Suns are now a game behind Dallas for the 10th seed in the West after Monday's 40-point win over Toronto.

The Suns got the lead down to single digits in the third, and got it down to eight after a triple by Royce O’Neale (10 points) after an 8-0 run through 7:04. After the Lakers pushed the lead back to 16, the Suns had another 7-0 surge that cut the Lakers' lead to nine at 1:40. The Suns continue to struggle on just 19.4% from the perimeter.

The Phoenix Suns struggled all game and lost to the Luka Doncic-led Los Angeles Lakers, 107-96, on Sunday. The Suns’ loss snapped the Lakers’ four-game losing streak and split their four-game Pacific Division season series.