Los Angeles Lakers superstar guard Luka Doncic provided an update on the condition of his elbow after Monday night's win over the Houston Rockets. Doncic was a

The Lakers won another game with heavy playoff implications, this time against the Rockets, and this time, they had to endure lots of poor shooting.

He led his Dallas Mavericks to a six-game, second-round upset over the Thunder last year. In that series, he put up 24.7 points, 10.5 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 3.0 threes, while shooting 39.1 percent from deep.

Thursday's loss on Josh Giddey's half-court buzzer-beater was the Lakers' eighth setback in their past 12 games.

The Indiana Pacers have won five straight games and host the Los Angeles Lakers. Here are the projected lineups and a prediction.

The Bulls won outright as 10.5-point underdogs with LeBron James returning from injury to put the Lakers at full strength. The Bulls played perhaps their best game of the season, dropping 146 points on 17-of-41 shooting from behind the arc.

LA got blown out Thursday but went 3-3 while playing six games in eight days and dealing with multiple injuries.

The Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers continue to jockey for Western Conference playoff positioning as they go head-to-head Monday night in LA. The game is scheduled to start at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m.