Los Angeles Lakers coach J.J. Redick blasted his players for a lack of effort and taking "shortcuts" after a lopsided loss to the Phoenix Suns.

At 19-9, the Lakers remain fourth in the Western Conference. Their nine defeats are all by double digits, though, which hasn't happened in 35 years. Head coach JJ Redick thought his team's effort was lacking as the Suns shot 58.8 percent from the floor and hit 14 three-pointers.

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LeBron James scores 23 and Austin Reaves has 17 points in 22 minutes in his return from a calf injury, but the Suns score 62 points in the paint and shoot 59% to hand the Lakers a 132-108 defeat.

In the one full game Green played in this season, he went off for 29 points and was a plus-30 in 23 minutes in Phoenix's 115-102 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Nov. 6, which has left fans eagerly awaiting his return after he re-aggravated his hamstring strain the next game.

Hayes, however, could miss time with this new ankle injury. The 25-year-old had to leave the contest after tweaking his ankle. The Lakers then announced later in the game that he would not be able to return due to left ankle soreness. This report comes via Dave McMenamin of ESPN.