The Los Angeles Lakers, holding the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, will host the New Orleans Pelicans, who are out of play-in contention. The Lakers recently defeated the Clippers despite missing key players.

W hen the Los Angeles Lakers traded for Luka Doncic, many critics around the league believed that their defense would struggle. That hasn't been the case at all, as the Lakers hav

Los Angeles star LeBron James exited with 6:44 remaining in the fourth quarter Saturday with what the Lakers are calling a left groin strain suffered in his club's 111-101 loss to the Boston Celtics,