Hello, Lakers Nation. Welcome in to Lakers Nation live. I am Trevor Lane and the Lakers come up short against the Phoenix Suns. Not what we wanted to see. This was a rough performance from the Lakers on a Sunday afternoon. Welcome in. Those you're joining from YouTube from X over on Facebook as well. We've got a lot to talk about today and joining me.

We may need it. I've got Matt the Optimus Peralta. Matt, how are you doing?

I am cold. I am sad. You know, Trevor, the good thing about these Sunday matinee games is that you get the rest of your day to do other things to take your mind off of stuff like this.

And so after this postgame show, I think I will treat myself to a beverage, maybe some food.

Turn on something that'll make me happier.

But yeah, that's where I'm at.

I definitely don't blame you for that.

I think that is one advantage of having these early games is the fact that this was

an early game.

Do you believe that had anything to do with the Lakers atrocious start?

They lose the first quarter, 45 to 28 and just could never close the gap.

They played much better in the second

much better in the third then the wheels kind of fell off a bit in the fourth but they could never

get over the we're playing from behind essentially the entire game fact I think we're playing

behind from behind the entire game um that first quarter is at the early start was it the lack of

preparation or something what do

you attribute that to i mean i'm sure it's probably both i mean i think it would be important to

remember that this is the third game in four days for the lakers and also they've been on the road

so it had to travel that being said though i don't think there's any excuse to give up 45 points

in a quarter let alone the first one.

I just thought that would kind of set the tone for the rest of the game.

I know the Lakers got it within two points in the second half.

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