Count former Lakers star and current TNT analyst Shaquille O'Neal who doesn't think that's a favorable matchup for Los Angeles. If I'm the Lakers, 40-year-old LeBron, I don't wanna go up against Jalen Green and those guys.

The Dallas Mavericks made their first trip to Los Angeles to play the Lakers on Tuesday night. The most talked about headline was Luka Doncic playing his first game against the Mavericks, but Anthony Davis and Max Christie were also making their returns to LA.

"The Houston Rockets are one of the more exciting teams in the NBA, having built a contender through a combination of drafting young talent and signing quality veterans," Hamilton

T he Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers will play arguably the most highly-anticipated regular season game of the NBA schedule on Tuesday. Facing off for the first time since

The Los Angeles Lakers' 107-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday should cause Houston Rockets fans to shudder. Throughout the entire fourth quarter of the contest, LeBron James and Luka Dončić looked like they had been playing with one another for several years.

The Los Angeles Lakers eked out a win Tuesday night over the visiting Dallas Mavericks, 107–99. The win keeps the rising Lakers a scant few percentage points up on the Houston Rockets for the West’s fourth seed;

The Houston Rockets have won more than they've lost since the All-Star Break, but an extended losing streak could sink their chances to take home-court advantage in the first round.

The Cleveland Cavaliers trailed the Boston Celtics by 22 points with 7:12 left in the first quarter – and came back to win, 123-116, at TD Garden. They also left no doubt who should be atop the Arizona Republic’s latest power rankings.

The Lakers and Warriors have been rolling and are moving up the NBA power rankings with just about one month left in the 2024-25 season.

Just 1.5 games separate the Rockets from the No. 2 seed, so every game is vital in the final weeks of the regular season. NBA.com writer John Schuhmann conducted his weekly power

If the NBA's 2024-25 regular season ended Wednesday, the Los Angeles Lakers (35-21, No. 4 in Western Conference standings) and Houston Rockets (36-22, No. 5) would be slated to face off in a best-of-seven series in the first round of the West playoffs.

This is the fourth of five matchups between the Thunder and Rockets this season, with Oklahoma City winning two of the first three games.