The Los Angeles Lakers faced the Boston Celtics without LeBron James, Luka Dončić and Marcus Smart on Friday. It didn't go well.

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James will miss his 16th game of the season on Friday at the Boston Celtics with right sciatica and left foot joint arthritis.

Rui Hachimura made a 3-pointer off a pass from LeBron James as time expired to give the Los Angeles Lakers a 123-120 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night.

BOSTON — The Celtics dominated the Lakers 126-105 on Friday at TD Garden, overwhelming the shorthanded visitors. The C’s won their fourth straight game to improve to 14-9. The Lakers dropped to 16-6 in a crowded West standings.

The Los Angeles Lakers have a long way to go before they can call themselves "legitimate title contenders." While the Lakers are off to a great start ot the sea

LeBron James’ streak of 1,297 consecutive double-digit regular-season scoring efforts ended Thursday night, when the NBA’s career points leader was held to eight points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 123-120 win over the Toronto Raptors.

Without Luka Doncic and LeBron James, the Lakers simply didn't have enough firepower to even remotely compete with the Celtics.

The Giannis Antetokounmpo buzz resurfaced when the former NBA MVP deleted Milwaukee Bucks content from his social media.