Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns Picks and Prediction for Sunday November 15 2026

The Lakers are taking to the road to face the Phoenix Suns on Sunday, November 15, at Mortgage Matchup Center at 4 PM in the afternoon. Spectrum SportsNet will be carrying the game on a broadcast if you’re in the Los Angeles area, and Arizona's Family is carrying the game locally in Phoenix.

The game is coming in here with the Suns playing a little better basketball at 5-6 and four wins out of the last five games. However, the Lakers have had some injury issues that they have to be wary of heading into this game. If those injury issues are resolved, then it could be a good game for the Lakers. Be ready for all the NBA action with our free NBA picks. 

Los Angeles Lakers Have Been Tough to Beat

The Lakers are coming to this game 11-2 overall, but even more impressive is the fact that the Lakers are 6-1 on the road. The Lakers are coming in here after winning seven straight games, and that’s coming off of a 123-112 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.

Prior to that, the Lakers have beat the Atlanta Hawks 124-114 on Monday night, and on Sunday night, they beat the Detroit Pistons 121-116. The Milwaukee game was yet another win where the Lakers were able to showcase strong offense, as they have scored at least 116 points in their last five games.

When it comes to scoring, the Lakers aren’t that bad, as they’re putting up 122.2 points per game, and it is coming off of 50.3% shooting from the floor and a nice 38.3% shooting from three-point range. The defense has not been horrible either, giving up only 114.2 points per game.

When it comes to cleaning up the glass, the Lakers have not been that bad, but not great either, as they’re only pulling down 40.8 rebounds per game. The passing attack isn’t horrible, but could show some improvement as well, as the Lakers are only getting 24.7 assists per game. The Lakers also have to avoid turning the ball over, as they have given it away 16.9 times per game.

The Suns could be lucky out there, as Luka Dončić remains on the injury list with a right ankle injury. What else does not help the Lakers is Austin Reaves is also on the injury report with a heel injury.

The concerning factor for the Lakers could be the fact that Reaves was able to put up 18 points in the game on Wednesday against Milwaukee before having to leave the game with the heel injury, but Dončić ended up getting 32 points in the game as well.

Phoenix Suns Have Started Playing Better Basketball

The Suns are heading to this game with a 5-6 record overall, but out of the five wins, all of them have come at home, as the Suns are 5-3 on their home court.

What is very impressive is the fact that the Suns have won four out of their last five games, including a low-scoring 101-96 win over Charlotte on Thursday night. On Tuesday, the Suns were able to dominate the Clippers, winning by a score of 133-110. Now, the strange part is the Suns on Monday night ended up getting crushed by the San Antonio Spurs by a score of 122-96.

The Suns are coming in with an offense that isn’t the best, with 111.7 points per game, and it’s coming off of 46.7% shooting from the floor and a decent 36.9% shooting from three-point range. The Suns' defense is giving up more points than they’re scoring, as the Phoenix team is giving up 116.1 points per game.

When it comes to cleaning up the glass, the Suns are looking more like a WNBA team, as they are getting only 38.9 rebounds per game, but the passing attack is better than the Lakers, with 27.2 assists per game. Something else is interesting, as the fact that the Suns are able to protect the ball a little bit better, with only 13.9 turnovers per game.

Well, the Lakers do have some injuries to take into account. The Suns are not out of the woods either, as Mark Williams is out, as he had shoulder surgery recently. With him gone, that removes a lot of the size and depth around the basket, which could make it harder to keep the Lakers' big men at bay.

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns Picks and Prediction

Los Angeles Lakers Moneyline

This is one spot where the game could be interesting, as both teams are gonna be coming in battling a little bit of an injury bug. However, the Lakers are a team that has better depth, and their injuries are listed more as day-to-day rather than being listed as out already.

That alone gives the Lakers quite a bit more talent that can go on the court compared to the Suns, and even though the Suns have been playing better recently, the Lakers have been the more consistent team on the season, which makes it easier for us to call this for the Lakers.

Over/Under – Over 228.5 Points

For this game, I actually like the total to come out over 228.5. Both of these teams are battling a little bit of their own demons when it comes to the injury bug, but they are also a couple teams that do know how to score, and if the defense of one of those teams starts to falter, then you can see the offense for the other team really taking advantage of it.

A good point to look at is just look at how the Suns allowed the Spurs to get so many points scored against them on Monday.