PHOENIX — The ultimate achievement of Sunday’s 116-114 theatrical Phoenix Suns loss to the Los Angeles Lakers wasn’t how they lost or even how they roared back inside the game’s chaos. It was how a rivalry going back decades has now been reignited to a peak temperature we haven’t seen in many years.

Sunday’s NBA games on December 14, 2025 gave fans a little bit of everything. Some teams stepped up on the road. Others fell apart late. Defense won a few games, while execution decided the close ones.

Devin Booker was thankful to be back against the Lakers after missing the Suns' last three games with a right groin injury

The Lakers recover after blowing a 20-point lead with 7:48 left, riding Luka Doncic’s 29 points and LeBron James’ two late free throws in a 116-114 win in Phoenix. There are six technical fouls,

The Phoenix Suns face the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Cup quarterfinals on Dec. 10.

Reportedly, the Phoenix Suns’ interest in Jonathan Kuminga has dropped off considerably from where it was during the summer..

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker returned to the starting lineup for the team’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.

The Phoenix Suns are playing it "safe" with Jalen Green's right hamstring strain that has limited him to just two games in his first season with the team. "Everything is going in the right direction,