As long as James can be available for at least one of the 46-29 Lakers' final seven regular season contests, he will qualify for a record-extending 22nd consecutive All-NBA squad.

Despite getting LeBron James and Rui Hachimura back, the Lakers were embarrassed by their worst defensive performance of the season.

James will be playing in the matchup after dealing with a left groin strain, which has been a nagging injury for the Lakers star for quite some time. The Lakers enter Monday night

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Doncic is averaging a career-high 2.5 catch-and-shoot 3-point attempts this season out of his 9.8 attempts per game, including 2.8 in his first 20 games with the Lakers.

While Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will likely claim the NBA MVP award, LeBron James should finish inside the top 5 of the vote.

LeBron James came up big for L.A. in crunch time as he sealed the victory with a crucial block on Rockets star Alperen Sengun with mere seconds remaining in the game clock. Sengun thought he had a significant advantage over Lakers guard Austin Reaves down low for what would have been an easy deuce to move Houston to within two points.

As the Lakers take on the Rockets, Luka Doncic absolutely dropped Alperen Sengun to the court with an insane stepback dribble.

It's already been determined that Los Angeles Lakers' star Luka Doncic is different from many other players that take the floor in the NBA. And as it turns out, his morning routine is quite different too,