The Los Angeles Lakers have plenty of concerns where June's NBA championship is concerned. But its winter counterpart? The Lakers have always taken care of business on that front. Last season, they went on a dominant 6-0 run through the NBA's inaugural In-Season Tournament to claim the trophy,

Both sides have much to be grateful for as Feast Week begins. 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.

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.