The Suns (10-7) went 1-6 without Durant, who missed seven games with a left calf strain suffered Nov. 8 at Dallas. They had lost their previous five minus Durant and Beal, who strained his left calf at Utah and didn’t play the final 7:19 of that NBA Cup opener win.

Although Bradley Beal and Kevin Durant returned for the Phoenix Suns against the Los Angeles Lakers in the Suns’ third NBA Cup game, their performances were overshadowed by Phoenix’s big man, Jusuf Nurkic.

The Phoenix Suns needed a jolt, and they got it in a big way. With both Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal finally healthy, the Suns cruised to a commanding 127-100 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.