Houston Rockets, Lakers and Game Highlights
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Los Angeles can move closer to grabbing the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference when it hosts the second-place Houston Rockets on Friday night.
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Lakers, Luka Doncic and Dallas Mavericks
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The Lakers are third in the West at 48-31, only a game ahead of the four-way tie for fourth through seventh and just two games ahead of the eighth-place Minnesota Timberwolves.
From The Associated Press
Ahead of the final days of the regular season, our NBA insiders break down whether each team met or missed preseason expectations in our last edition of the season's Power Rankings.
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With college basketball now officially over, all hoops eyes are set on the 2025 NBA playoffs. Teams have just a few contests left to secure their final positioning, especially in the Western Conference where the Nos. 2 and 8 seeds are separated by just two games.
Veteran sports analyst and NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal shares a Shannon Sharpe reference when talking about the Lakers and the Clippers.
The Los Angeles Lakers will try to hang onto the third seed in the NBA's Western Conference when they welcome the Houston Rockets to Crypto.com Arena on Friday.
Dallas is also one game behind the Sacramento Kings for the ninth seed to determine home-court advantage in the 9-10 game on April 16. Dallas has been better at home (21-17) than on the road (17-24) this season. The Kings, by comparison, have been roughly as good at home (19-19) as they have on the road (20-21).
The Lakers lost on Tuesday night to the Thunder with Luka Doncic getting ejected. How does this impact their spot in the West standings?
James Harden had 35 points and 10 assists and the streaking Los Angeles Clippers beat the playoff-bound Houston Rockets 134-117 for their sixth straight win.
According to The Athletic, Booth was frustrated with Malone's reliance on veteran players, particularly Westbrook, over younger prospects like rookie guard Jalen Pickett, whom Booth reportedly wanted to see featured more in late-game situations.
Despite a close game marred by the dubious ejection of Luka Dončić, OKC proved it could bounce back with a big win over LA.