The Los Angeles Lakers have plenty of concerns where June's NBA championship is concerned. But its winter counterpart? The Lakers have always taken care of business on that front. Last season, they went on a dominant 6-0 run through the NBA's inaugural In-Season Tournament to claim the trophy,

Group play of the NBA Cup is nearing its end and on Tuesday, Nov. 26, the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Phoenix Suns at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. The Lakers are 2-0 and still yet to lose a single game in the two years of the NBA Cup.

For the first time since it’s creation, the Lakers lost an NBA Cup game on Tuesday, falling to the Suns in a blowout.

Fifteen games this week will propel the Emirates NBA Cup toward clarity and a heavy slate on Dec. 3 to complete the NBA Cup Group Play stage. Five games Tuesday and 10 more Friday might even determine some quarterfinalists before the 11 games scheduled for the final night.

After the Miami Heat beat the Dallas Mavericks last Sunday to make it two-straight wins, they fell to the Milwaukee Bucks to break the streak Tuesday night, 106-103. It seemed as if the tides were changing in that last Heat win as it was another thrilling game that,

Damian Lillard scored 37 points and handed out 12 assists, and the Milwaukee Bucks wasted a 22-point second-half lead before beating the Miami Heat 106-103 in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday night. Brook Lopez scored 13 points and Bobby Portis had 11 for the Bucks,