Lakers point inward in attempt to snap 3-game skid

PHOENIX, Ariz. — Dejection and frustration masked Austin Reaves‘ demeanor as he slumped in the Mortgage Matchup Center visitors locker room Thursday night. Reaves couldn’t muster merely a smirk – his open 3-pointer to tie the game Thursday, and potentially send the Lakers to overtime with the Suns, didn’t drop.

The loss, as the 27-year-old Lakers guard called it, put his frustration level at “very high.”

Reaves folded his arms close to his chest, leaning into the locker’s wall as a third consecutive defeat ...