Out of hand and out of answers

Turnover-prone Lakers routed as streak ends with Redick puzzled

- BY THỤC NHI NGUYEN

Photographs by ROBERT GAUTHIER Los Angeles Times JAXSON HAYES (11) vies for the ball with Oso Ighodaro in a 125-108 loss that halted the Lakers' winning streak at seven on Monday.

Luka Doncic sat at the table for his postgame news conference and turned the box score over in disgust.

There was nothing the Lakers' superstar wanted to see there.

The Lakers' seven-game winning streak came to a crashing halt with a 125-108 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Monday at Crypto.com Arena.

While Doncic continued his scoring surge with 38 points and 11 rebounds, the loss laid bare the Lakers' biggest problems. Doncic turned the ball over nine times while the Lakers (15-5) had 22 turnovers that led to 32 points for the Suns (13-9). Their middle-of-the-road defense had no answer for Phoenix's dizzying offense that shot 57% from the field. LeBron James, who sat out Sunday to manage a left foot injury at the start of the Lakers' home back-to-back, faded into the background most of the night.