Los Angeles Lakers are officially out of the upcoming NBA playoffs contention after suffering a defeat against Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. Playing without their star player LeBron James, LA Lakers lost the game with a tally of 121-110.

The Lakers have not had an impressive performance in the early stages of the ongoing season. The team registered their seventh straight loss against the Suns on Tuesday and has a 31-47 record.

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The pre-Playoff scenarios seem to be duplicated from the last season. The Suns eliminated the Lakers from last year’s Playoff, beating them in six games in the first round. The Suns had already clinched the top spot in the Western Conference with a 62-16 record even before Tuesday’s game.

The Lakers will now miss the NBA Playoffs for the seventh time in the last nine seasons. LeBron James, however, will miss the postseason for the fourth time in his NBA career.

It was a tight game during the first half but Phoenix used a 29-9 run in the third quarter to create separation. The rest of the game was essentially a celebration for the Suns, who danced and dunked their way past the forlorn Lakers.

Even without James, the Lakers led for a big chunk of the first half. But the Suns started to take control late in the second quarter, and two straight alley-oops from Chris Paul to Ayton put Phoenix up 56-50.

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The Suns took a 63-58 into halftime. Booker scored 16 points and Ayton added 14. Westbrook had 18 points for the Lakers before the break, according to reports from Associated Press.

Once the Suns built their big lead, the Lakers didn’t seem particularly interested in mounting a comeback. Los Angeles finished with 16 turnovers, plagued by the same poor decisions that have hurt the Lakers much of the season.