Suns to host Lakers on Sunday after NBA Cup elimination

The Suns and Lakers were eliminated from the NBA Cup on Wednesday night, and therefore they will face each other this weekend.

BY ALEX WEINER

Dec 11, 2025, 8:36 AM Updated: 3:44 pm

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The Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated from the NBA Cup on Wednesday night, and therefore they will face each other this weekend.

The Suns will host the Lakers on Sunday at 6 p.m. MST at Mortgage Matchup Center. It will air on 98.7 and the Arizona Sports app.

Phoenix lost 138-89 to the juggernaut Thunder in the NBA Cup quarterfinals, as Oklahoma City improved to 24-1. Los Angeles fell to the San Antonio Spurs, 132-119.

The Thunder will play the Spurs and the New York Knicks will take on the Orlando Magic on Saturday in the semifinals in Las Vegas. The title game is on Tuesday.

Sunday will offer the second meeting between the Suns and Lakers this season, with Phoenix earning a 125-108 victory on Dec. 1 despite losing Devin Booker to a groin strain in the first half.

Booker has not played since. He was upgraded to a questionable designation before Wednesday’s loss to the Thunder but did not suit up.

The Suns do not have another game before Sunday’s matchup with the Lakers, giving Booker a few extra days to heal up. After that, the Suns play again on Dec. 18 against the Golden State Warriors at Mortgage Matchup Center.

Alex Weiner D-backs reporter and ArizonaSports.com editor

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Ollie Boombayay 7 months ago

Anybody else see what Ticketmaster did in selling those tickets? EXTREMELY shady and I would say illegal. While increasing and decreasing tickets using an algorithm based on demand is the norm now (we need to outlaw dynamic pricing) Ticketmaster advertised hundreds of tickets at a certain price, but then when you clicked the final purchase button it was say error. Only after 14+ hours and the tickets being raised 50-100% would the system allow you make a purchase. I would say that qualifies as false advertising. We made progress for consumers with the FTC requiring vendors to disclose "junk fees" and give full transparency on the price of a ticket in May 2025. Now we need to eliminate dynamic pricing. It's just price fixing and discrimination. CBS just exposed AI dynamic pricing for groceries with varying prices for the same items purchased at the same time with different prices based on a personal profile of who bought it. Rent dynamic pricing is already being outlawed. Let's expand this to tickets. There are plenty of strategies to eliminate bots and minimize scalpers.

Roger Roger 7 months ago

Lakers play Suns 5 times this season instead of usual 4 within the division. Next 3 games are in Phx, an opportunity to gain ground in the standings.

Suns to host Lakers on Sunday after NBA Cup elimination

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