Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 2/26/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026

Location: Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

Mortgage Matchup Center is the location where the Phoenix Suns (33-26) will meet the Los Angeles Lakers (34-23) on Thursday.

The Lakers faced the Magic and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 110-109 in their last game. Los Angeles ended the contest having earned a 48.2% field goal percentage (40 out of 83) and made 9 of their 29 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Lakers made 20 of 28 tries for a percentage of 71.4%. With regard to hauling in boards, they collected 39 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 24 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With regard to the defense, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 45.7% from the field on 43 out of 94 shooting. Orlando doled out 26 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. Furthermore, Orlando collected 47 rebounds (12 offensive, 35 defensive) and got 8 rejections. Orlando went 73.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of their 23 attempts. They also converted 7 of 29 shots from 3-point range. With respect to personal fouls, the Lakers finished with 19 while the Magic racked up 20 personal fouls.

Luka Doncic is a guy who came through for the game. Doncic shot 33.3% from the floor and also earned 15 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins and also totaled 9 boards. He racked up 22 points on 8 out of 24 shooting.

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Los Angeles steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 34-23 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 14.9 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.9 fouls per game. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 40.9 rebounds per game and has 1,440 dimes so far this season, which is 25th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Lakers are hitting 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (668 of 1,899) and 76.7% from the free throw line. They average 115.6 points per game (15th in the NBA) while going 49.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Lakers are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game while drawing 21.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 18th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,565 surrendered for the campaign. The Lakers defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 48.7% (2,439 of 5,010) and they relinquish 40.9 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 36.3% from beyond the arc and they are 18th in basketball in PPG allowed (115.9).

In their last game, the Suns took a loss by a score of 97-81 when they played the Celtics. Regarding team rebounding, Phoenix permitted Boston to snag 61 in total (22 on the offensive side). They went 27.7% from beyond the perimeter via 13 of 47 and ended up going 8 out of 9 from the free throw line (88.9%). The Suns permitted the Celtics to knock down 38 of their 95 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Suns finished the game shooting 29 for 79 from the field which gave them a rate of 36.7%. With regard to shots from downtown, Phoenix knocked down 12 out of 36 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a clip of 84.6%. The Celtics committed 13 fouls for the game which got the Suns to the free throw line for a total of 13 tries. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 4 steals in this game. The Suns corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in this contest.

Collin Gillespie was important for the Suns for the contest. He buried 6 of 11 in the game for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and tallied 3 rebounds. Gillespie racked up 15 points in his 27 minutes on the court and totaled 3 dimes in this matchup.

Phoenix has a win-loss mark of 33-26 for the season. The Suns commit 21.0 fouls every game and they shoot 79.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 24.6 times per game (28th in the league) and they cough up possession 14.9 times per contest. Phoenix has 6,614 pts on the year (112.1 per game) and they collect 43.3 boards per game. As an offense, the Suns are shooting 45.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 27th in basketball.

The Suns on defense are ranked 5th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 111.4. They have forced 16.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (15th in basketball). The Phoenix defense gives up 34.2% on shots from distance (720 of 2,103) and opponents are knocking down 78.2% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 24.8 assists and 44.4 rebounds per game, which is 5th and 16th in the league.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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