Lakers scramble to hold on for win over Phoenix to start new year

LOS ANGELES >> While New Year’s resolutions tend to burn off quickly, the Lakers’ energetic tone to start 2020 didn’t last a full 48 minutes.
After a 43-point first quarter, the West’s No. 1 team seemed destined for a laugher, a blowout victory that would keep them on their course for 2020. But after an impressive shooting faded, and the Lakers (27-7) had to scramble to make sure they started off the year the right way.
It ended up a 117-107 victory over the woeful