Bradley Beal and Durant both made their return for Tuesday’s showdown against the Los Angeles Lakers (10-7) at Footprint Center in NBA Cup West Group B play. The team's leading scorer at 27.6 points a game, Durant hit his first shot, 3-pointer, to begin a 23-point night in the Suns' 127-100 win to snap a five-game losing skid.

LeBron James finished the loss with 18 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists while shooting 7/16 from the field and 2/7 from the three-point range in 35 minutes of playing time. After the tough games,

The Lakers have wholly new vibes under coach JJ Redick, coming into Tuesday’s in-season tourney action at 10-6 and 2-0 in Cup competition. And the Suns may finally be at 100 percent health, with the impending returns of Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal.