The Los Angeles Lakers have been playing some elite basketball as of late, currently 2-0 on their current Grammy road trip following a tight win over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday evening. Los Angeles now sits eight games over .

PHOENIX — Phoenix Suns rookie Ryan Dunn has not been selected to the NBA Castrol Rising Stars Rookie team ahead of the 2025 NBA All-Star weekend. The NBA announced the three groups Tuesday.

Devin Booker scored a game-high 26 points, Kevin Durant dropped 24 and Grayson Allen contributed 18 off the bench to lead the Suns to a third straight victory. Tyus Jones scored 17 as he and Booker each hit five 3s.

Bradley Beal started the second half for Dunn, who replaced him in the starting lineup beginning Jan. 6 at Philadelphia. Suns coach Mike Budenholzer moved Jusuf Nurkic and Beal to the bench starting that game.

Led by Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, the Western Conference's eighth-place Suns have played well in January, winning seven of their last nine, and are 8-4 overall this month. The Clippers are sixth in the West standings, led by veteran stars James Harden and Kawhi Leonard, plus their top scorer this season Norman Powell.

If Nick Richards doesn't help the Suns right the ship this season, they soon may be facing existential questions about the core of their roster.

Devin Booker put up 26 points and the host Phoenix Suns held off a late charge by the Los Angeles Clippers for a 111-109 win on Monday night.

Kevin Durant went up the NBA's all-time list in field goals made during the Suns' game against the Clippers, surpassing Tim Duncan.

In this new trade scenario from Doug McCain of The Big Lead, Los Angeles makes a splash ahead of the deadline. The deal would have them landing star forward Brandon Ingram from the New Orleans Pelicans, giving Los Angeles the third star that they have wanted for some time now.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Anthony Davis had 42 points and 23 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers used a huge first quarter from the All-Star center to build a 23-point lead before beating the Charlotte Hornets 112-107 on Monday night for their fourth straight win.

But the Suns are only looking toward the bright side as they return home after their five-game road trip in which they went 3-2. The road swing ended on a 24-point win at Brooklyn, the Suns' second-largest margin of victory behind their 127-100 home rout of the Los Angeles Lakers on Nov. 26.