Phoenix enters a matchup with Los Angeles as winners of four consecutive home games. Monday's matchup is the first this season between the squads.

Los Angeles seeks to prolong its three-game win streak with a victory over Charlotte. The teams play Monday for the first time this season.

With the Phoenix Suns' focus remaining solely on trading for the Miami Heat's six-time All-Star Jimmy Butler, Hall-of-Fame forward and former Boston Celtics NBA Finals MVP Paul Pierce offered a ...