Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 12/14/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025

Location: Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

The Los Angeles Lakers (17-7) are on their way to Mortgage Matchup Center on Sunday where they will take on the Phoenix Suns (14-11).

The Lakers faced the Spurs and took a loss by a final of 132-119 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Lakers finished with 23 while the Spurs totaled 19 fouls. They buried 17 of their 38 tries from beyond the arc. San Antonio walked away from this one shooting 80.6% from the free throw line by making 29 of their 36 shots. Moreover, San Antonio collected 50 rebounds (9 offensive, 41 defensive) and got 7 rejections. San Antonio distributed 25 assists and had 9 steals in the game. Pertaining to defense, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the field on 43 out of 86 shooting. They also recorded 27 assists for the contest as well as forcing 12 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 43 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Lakers converted 17 of 23 tries for a rate of 73.9%. Los Angeles ended the contest having earned a 49.4% FG percentage (43 of 87) and made 16 out of their 37 3-point shots.

Luka Doncic is one guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. Doncic finished the game shooting 45.8% from the field and also earned 8 dimes. He played for 41 minutes and collected 5 rebounds. He racked up 35 points on 11 out of 24 shooting.

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Los Angeles steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 17-7 so far this season. They are averaging 118.3 points per outing (10th in basketball) while hitting 50.7% from the floor. The Lakers are shooting 36.1% on three-point attempts (289 of 800) and 79.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 41.1 boards per game and has accounted for 606 dimes so far this season, which is 24th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 15.5 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.4 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Lakers are able to force 14.8 turnovers per game and they draw 22.4 fouls. They are surrendering 38.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 19th in the league in points per game allowed (116.8). The Lakers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 48.1% (1,015 of 2,112) and they concede 40.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 19th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 659 conceded on the campaign.

When they last played, the Suns took a loss by a score of 138-89 against the Thunder. The Suns earned 30 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 21 times, while recording 12 steals in this matchup. The Thunder had 14 personal fouls in the game which got the Suns to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.3%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Phoenix knocked down 10 of 31 tries (32.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Suns went 33 for 84 from the floor which had them shooting 39.3%. The Suns allowed the Thunder to convert 52 out of their 88 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 59.1% in this matchup. They went 55.0% from 3-point land by going 22 out of 40 and ended up going 12 of 13 at the charity stripe (92.3%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Phoenix permitted Oklahoma City to snag 43 in total (6 offensive).

Dillon Brooks ended up being a factor for the Suns for the matchup. He knocked down 4 out of 16 for this contest giving him a rate of 25.0%, and tallied 2 rebounds. Brooks accumulated 16 points in his 26 minutes of playing time and added 1 assist for this game.

Phoenix has a win-loss record of 14-11 for the campaign. The Suns commit 22.2 fouls per contest and they hit 79.1% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 25.4 times per game (21st in the league) and they are turning it over 15.9 times per contest. Phoenix has accounted for 2,870 pts for the campaign (114.8 per game) and they average 42.3 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Suns are connecting on 46.5% from the field, which ranks them 18th in basketball.

The Suns on defense are ranked 9th in the league in points per game surrendered with 114.4. They are forcing 17.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.1% from the field (23rd in the NBA). The Phoenix defense allows 36.7% on shots from 3-point land (324 of 882) and opponents are converting on 81.3% of their free throw attempts. They give up 25.8 assists and 41.7 boards per contest, which is ranked 12th and 8th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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