Preview: Suns take on the defending champs in battle of Western Conference luminaries Share this story What: Where: Staples Center Listen: 98.7 FM Believe me: this is a game that the Phoenix Suns have had circled on their calendar for a tremendously long time. The team’s already made efficient work of several preeminent Eastern Conference foes, and as their upcoming schedule begins to shift Westward, their imminent face-off with Los Angeles may carry greater implications for them than any matchup they’ve taken part in thus far. Big game on deck today. There’s just a different aura that wafts about the arena of a defending NBA Champion, and when you combine that with the glitz, glam and tradition of the Staples Center (albeit absent of fans), it makes for one especially arousing basketball occasion.