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The Lakers–Suns rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns.The rivalry began as early as the 1969–70 season when the Lakers and Suns met against each other in the first round of the 1970 NBA playoffs, with peaks being had throughout the 1980s, early 1990s, and 2000s.
The 2021–22 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 75th season of the franchise, its 74th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 62nd season in Los Angeles, and its 23rd season playing home games at Crypto.com Arena. The team was coached by Frank Vogel.
The 2021–22 Phoenix Suns season was their 54th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as their 29th season at the currently named Footprint Center, their first full season under that name after taking over the naming rights to the previously named Phoenix Suns Arena on July 16, 2021, during the 2021 NBA Finals.
Injuries and soreness changed the rotation a bit, but Anthony Davis and Dalton Knecht led the Lakers' preseason win over Phoenix. Lakers beat Suns behind rookie Dalton Knecht's best preseason game yet
Phoenix Suns. Play-in 7. New Orleans Pelicans 8. Los Angeles Lakers 9. Sacramento Kings 10. Golden State Warriors. Play-in schedule. Tuesday, April 16. No. 7 New Orleans Pelicans vs. No. 8 Los ...
The 1969–70 season posted better results for the Suns, finishing 39–43, but lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the playoffs. The next two seasons ( 1970–71 and 1971–72 ), the Suns finished with 48- and 49-win seasons, but did not qualify for the playoffs in either year, and did not reach the playoffs again until 1976.
The Phoenix Suns clinched the Western Conference's No. 6 seed in the NBA playoffs with a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, coupled with the Los Angeles Lakers defeating the New Orleans Pelicans.
On April 11, 2022, the Los Angeles Lakers fired Frank Vogel as head coach. On June 3, 2022, the Lakers hired Darvin Ham as their new head coach. The Lakers began the season 0–5 and were the last winless team in the league. [2] It was the first time that LeBron James started a season 0–5 since his rookie season with the Cleveland Cavaliers ...