PHOENIX — So the Phoenix Suns are supposed to fear this?
That's been the prevailing logic, the reason to keep trudging through the final month of the NBA schedule with a team that's this badly flawed. The Lakers last year, remember, had a 2-1 lead in the first round of the playoffs before Anthony Davis got injured.
Before the game Sunday night in Phoenix, the team got news that should've enhanced their beliefs. Davis, their star big man who has been out since right before the All-Star break, will begin on-court activities Monday, putting him on track for a pre-postseason return.