LeBron James had 33 points and 17 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers won their fourth straight game, holding off the Minnesota Timberwolves 111-102 on Thursday night. Austin Reeves added 23 points and Luka Doncic had 21 points and 13 rebounds to help the Lakers improve to 14-3 since Jan.
Jayson Tatum had 40 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists to help the Boston Celtics extend their winning streak to four games by beating the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 111-101 on Saturday night.
The New York Knicks announced on Friday that All-Star Jalen Brunson is expected to miss at least two weeks with a right ankle sprain. Brunson sustained the injury during New York's 113-109 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.
The Memphis Grizzlies are in a tight race with three Western Conference foes for the No. 2 seed in the last month of the regular season.
The Brooklyn Nets have ruled out guard Cam Thomas and forward Trendon Watford for Monday's game against Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Jayson Tatum had 40 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists, and the Boston Celtics held off a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-101 on Saturday night. With LeBron James in the locker room with a strained groin,
Luka Doncic scored 32 points, LeBron James added 31 and the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to eight games by overcoming a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter and defeating the New York Knicks 113-109 in overtime Thursday night.
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is expected to miss at least 1-to-2 weeks with a groin strain, sources tell ESPN. James will wait for the groin injury to calm down Sunday and receive another evaluation.