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LeBron James says the Lakers have 'zero room for error' left as they await the return of Anthony Davis and other injured players.

“I feel disappointed, but I’m never discouraged when we fight the way we fight and we give ourselves a chance. “And I feel like we did that tonight again, we just came up short.” “We just have to get whole,” Ham said. James’ fitness and preparation are legendary, but he has been carrying too heavy a load for too long. The Lakers turned the ball over seven times, a good follow-up to their two-turnover effort in beating bottom-dwelling Houston on Monday. “It’s tough, man, because he’s such a competitor and we’re in these games and he wants to win. And see what we didn’t do so well and try to correct that.” If there’s a deal that will make a significant enough difference and fill enough holes to get this team into the play-in or the playoffs, that move must come soon. It was his 17th game this season with 30 or more points and the 526th of his career, but he was one for seven from the field in the fourth quarter, missing all three of his three-point attempts. Look at it and see what we did well and try to sustain that. So far, they’ve waited to gauge the market and have held on to their best chips, their 2027 and 2029 first-round draft picks. Davis, the key absentee, has been doing increasingly intense workouts as he recovers from a right foot stress injury, Ham said, but there’s no timetable for his return.

Los Angeles fell to the No. 13 spot in the Western Conference after its latest loss.

That was one of my main goals coming into the season.” The most significant Laker currently sidelined is Anthony Davis, who has been out for over a month with a right foot injury. 13 spot in the Western Conference with a 20–25 record.

Last night, your Los Angeles Lakers lost another close game, a 116-111 bummer against the Sacramento Kings. It marked their third defeat by five or fewer ...

We played pretty much almost everybody tonight, just getting everybody a look." "We didn't get to the free throw line as much as we could have," James said. "Well we're definitely a ball club with zero room for error," James noted.

LOS ANGELES — It's been rare enough that the Lakers hit a big shot in a critical moment this season. For a fleeting instant, Kendrick Nunn's 3-pointer felt ...

The Lakers dropped to 9-17 against teams above .500 with the sizzling Memphis Grizzlies (31-13) on deck Friday night. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) But Fox, the healthy Kings star, had plenty to say in the middle quarters, making tough jumpers and racing past Lakers defenders to his spots. By the end of the first quarter, the Lakers looked primed to roll with a 39-28 lead and James hitting at a fast clip just two days removed from his 48-point effort against Houston. The fact that these are issues the Lakers are dealing with past the midseason mark is, in part, a reflection of a team playing without All-Star big man Anthony Davis and two of its key wings. The Lakers isolated James above the break, and the 38-year-old missed a 3-point try with 36.6 seconds left. But on the subsequent defensive possession, the Lakers fouled Harrison Barnes on a clunky double-team that gave him an and-one basket. On two particularly brutal looks, the Lakers forced up 3-point attempts from Patrick Beverley and Westbrook with the shot clock winding down, neither of which seemed to have a real chance. LeBron James wound up with a game-high 32 points, adding nine assists and eight rebounds, while four other Lakers (all off the bench) scored in double figures. James attempted to characterize it as a “game of inches,” one in which the Lakers might have prevailed if a shot or two hadn’t rimmed out. The Lakers have lost three of their past four games – each in excruciating fashion. An almost impossible-to-win situation seemed a little closer when Nunn launched a shot with De’Aaron Fox at his side, bringing the deficit to a single point with seven seconds left.

LeBron James scores 32 points but no other Lakers starter has more than eight. Lakers fade in the final minutes and show signs of being a weary team.

The Lakers were charged up early and took a 14-point lead in the first quarter. The Grizzlies are tied for first in the West and have won 11 consecutive games. Sabonis has had four-triple doubles this season and is a big reason the Kings entered the night in fourth place in the Western Conference. The Lakers got a boost from their bench, including 19 from Russell Westbrook and 14 from Max Christie. The Lakers (20-25) have been short-handed for over a month since Anthony Davis went down with a stress fracture in his foot. We’re in these games, he wants to win, I want to win …you kind of lose sight of the minutes until you see the stat sheet and go, ‘Oh, hell,’”

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham expressed "concern" over LeBron James' workload after a loss vs. the Sacramento Kings.

There’s times you have to save the player from themselves … Before the Kings clash, Ham shared that Davis, Reaves, and Walker remain on track in their recovery. “You have to be smart about it. LeBron lit up the Rockets for a season-high 48 points, but he admitted that he felt sore all day and was legitimately He’s averaging 36.2 minutes per game in his 20th season — just one minute shy of his less-than-ideal average from 2021-22, in which even his 30.3 PPG couldn’t keep the Lakers in the hunt. Following another frustrating crunch-time loss at home on Wednesday — 116-111, to the Sacramento Kings — Ham expressed real “concern” over the 38-year-old’s minutes a few games past the season’s halfway mark.

No Domas...no problem, as the “LIGHT THE BEAM” chants rained down in enemy territory. The Sacramento Kings were able to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers on the ...

The bench will need to be consistent in the second half of the season if the Kings are to earn homecourt for the playoffs. Richaun Holmes got his first start of the season this game and played his ass off. Holmes not only looked ready for the moment — a consistent theme for this roster under Mike Brown — but he looked like he had something to prove. Without Sabonis, the Kings lose their best rebounder, their best facilitator and a ton of offense in general. the Lakers’ bench outscored the Kings’ 59-21. Some nights the Kings bench looks electric. He posted his 11th 30-point game of the season and played with the aggression and skill we all fell in love with back in 2017. Their defense showed up and held the Lakers to 21 second quarter points and De’Aaron Fox lead their offense to 33 second quarter points and a halftime lead. However, the Kings showed they can adjust and still get it done. Though they played against a below average team, it was a great chance to how the team would perform in this situation. But in this game they would have to manage having potential inconsistency from the starting big as well. The last time the Kings were performing this well over halfway into the season, I was in kindergarden (‘03-’04...ooof).

Having lost four of their last five games and dealing with a lack of depth due to injuries, LeBron James knows the Los Angeles Lakers have virtually no ...

He's been fantastic since Davis went down with 34.4 points, 8.1 assists and 8.1 rebounds per game in his last 14 starts. 4 due to a strained hamstring. The Lakers haven't officially announced a return timetable, but Lonnie Walker IV has missed 10 consecutive games due to left knee tendinitis. we got to continue to play how we've played the last couple games." 16 with a stress injury in his foot.

Max Christie was called for a clear-path foul in the closing seconds of the Lakers' loss to Sacramento. The rookie says he will know better next time.

But the best teacher in life is experience, and he was able to experience that tonight.” But he also didn’t see Harrison Barnes to the right that was ahead of him. “And Max was doing what he thought was the right thing. They beat us up on the boards tonight. Fox threw the ball ahead to Richaun Holmes, who was ahead of all the Lakers at half court. I tried to get in front but I wasn’t able to. “He obviously did have a clear path to the rim but time was running out and we were down so I just felt like ... Under the clear-path foul rules, Sacramento got the ball back. But it’s a good lesson for me to learn, being put into that situation on the fly for the first time. The Lakers trapped all over the court and forced De'Aaron Fox to give the ball up. I just had to go foul him in some way. He made both for a 114-111 Kings lead.

Following the Lakers' loss on Wednesday night, LeBron James had an honest assessment of the current roster.

8 seed in the Western Conference. AD, AR, and Lonnie, we have to continue to play how we played the last couple of games. The Lakers' struggles continued on Wednesday night, falling short to the Kings at home.

But what if the Lakers forego cap space and instead trade for multiple players under contract and remain over the cap next season? · If they intend on pursuing ...

James led L.A. with 32 points, nine assists and eight rebounds and was on the floor more than any other Laker -- logging 36 minutes, 30 seconds of playing time.

"We're competing, in my opinion, at a very high level. Thirty-six and a half [minutes] the other night. [Dallas Mavericks](https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/dal/dallas-mavericks), by one point against the [Philadelphia 76ers](https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/phi/philadelphia-76ers) and by five to a Kings team that was missing [Domantas Sabonis](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3155942/domantas-sabonis). That was one of my main goals coming into the season. But guys are doing their part." its third loss in the past week by a combined 10 points. we got to continue to play how we've played the last couple games. "So until some of our big guys or some of our key guys get back ... [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3056247/kendrick-nunn) hit a 3 with 7.0 seconds left to cut the Kings lead from four down to one, rookie guard [Max Christie](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4432582/max-christie) was called for a clear path foul on Sacramento big man [Richaun Holmes](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2993370/richaun-holmes), giving the Kings two free throw attempts, plus the possession. [Russell Westbrook](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3468/russell-westbrook) fouled [Harrison Barnes](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6578/harrison-barnes) under the basket on a layup attempt, giving the and-1 that James had scored right back to the Kings on the very next possession and allowing Sacramento to go up 111-108. [Anthony Davis](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6583/anthony-davis) for more than a month because of a right foot injury and also await the returns of [Lonnie Walker IV](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4277890/lonnie-walker-iv) (knee) and [Austin Reaves](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4066457/austin-reaves) (hamstring) from the injured list. [Sacramento Kings](https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/sac/sacramento-kings) ended Wednesday night's game on an 8-3 run in the final minute to beat the [Lakers](https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/lal/los-angeles-lakers) [116-111](https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401468832), handing L.A.

It is the first time since the 2004-2005 season that the Kings have had at least two five-game winning streaks in a season. It had a seven-game run in ...

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The team had just missed the playoffs for the second time since LeBron James came to L.A., and the trio of Westbrook, James and Anthony Davis just weren't ...

Now the team has — again — banked on a roster filled with one-year players on prove-it, minimum-level deals. Still, it would have been a smart gamble to take on Turner and Hield, even at that high cost. Davis once again suffered an injury that has cost him a big chunk of the season, and the team is still dreadful at shooting from three-point range. Now, more than halfway into the season, the Lakers are struggling again with a 20-25 record and sitting at the No. So rumors flew as to where Westbrook would be shipped off to and the price the Lakers would have to pay to jettison his bulky $47 million contract. Looking back to the summer of 2022, it was deemed a foregone conclusion that the Los Angeles Lakers would trade Russell Westbrook before the 2022-23 NBA season began.

On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers lost 116-111 at home to the Sacramento Kings. Four-time NBA Champion LeBron James had 32 points, eight rebounds ...

"We played pretty much almost everybody tonight, just giving everybody a look. We didn't get to the free throw line as much as we could have, but I thought we played pretty good basketball." "We are limited with bodies," James added. "Tonight, I thought we played a pretty good game. and Lonnie, guys who are huge in our rotation; we have to continue to play how we've played the last couple games, try to play mistake-free basketball." "We have zero room for error," James said.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James says the team has zero room for error because of the players they are missing due to injury.

A few of the De’Aaron Fox shots, they hit the rim went up, hit the rim a couple of times and they went in. And we got up against the clock a little bit, a little too much indecisiveness in terms of either shooting the ball, passing it, or driving it. “And then, late in the game, our fouling. “We have to continue to play how we played the last couple games. You know, we didn’t get to the free-throw line as much as we could have, but we played pretty good basketball. More often than not, the team has a chance to win the game down the stretch, but for some reason or another can’t quite finish things off.

By Joe Reedy | The Associated Press Sacramento Kings forward Trey Lyles (41) dunks against Los Angeles Lakers forward Wenyen Gabriel (35) and guard.

… Westbrook was called for a technical early in the second quarter after being called for traveling. … Los Angeles had a 14-point lead late in the first quarter but trailed 61-60 at halftime. … Fox has at least 20 points in a half eight times this season, including twice in the first half. Los Angeles made a 25-10 run over the next six minutes to take the lead. “We got up against the clock, a too much indecisiveness in terms of shooting it, passing it or driving.” Barnes made a layup while being fouled by Westbrook and then hit the free throw with 50 seconds remaining.

The NBA said Kendrick Nunn was fouled by De'Aaron Fox in the final seconds of the Los Angeles Lakers' loss to the Sacramento Kings.

He has repeatedly — and accurately — noted that the Lakers have had plenty of chances throughout these games to avoid relying on refs in crunchtime. Los Angeles, as losers of three of their last four, sits at 20-25, 13th in the Western Conference. LeBron made his feelings about the refs’ performance clear in the locker room after the game. Fox makes contact with Nunn on his way up, which the NBA said should have sent Nunn to the free-throw line with a chance to tie the game. Kendrick Nunn hit a contested three-pointer on De’Aaron Fox to put Los Angeles within one point with about eight seconds remaining. [questioned inconsistencies](https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-i-gotta-learn-how-flop-lebron-james-blasts-refs-again-after-another-la-loss) in officiating throughout the season and took to Twitter to [reiterate his frustration](https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1615078654689804289) on Monday.

38-year-old All-Star Los Angeles Lakers power forward LeBron James has been playing while banged-up pretty much throughout the 2022-23 NBA season.

Without him, the Lakers have gone a middling 4-6. The 23-year-old point guard's jaw-dropping dunks have been so nice they've even captured 38-year-old All-Star Los Angeles Lakers power forward LeBron James has been playing while banged-up pretty much throughout the 2022-23 NBA season.

LeBron James is questionable yet again for the Lakers with a sore left ankle for Friday's matchup vs. Ja Morant and the Grizzlies.

It’s still a pretty tight race in the conference, though, with LeBron and Co. Unfortunately for the Lakers, not even LeBron’s recent hot streak has been enough to save them. Over the last four games, the Lakers talisman has put up averages of [perpetual fixture](https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-is-lebron-james-playing-vs-kings-2) on the Los Angeles Lakers’ injury report of late. James has been questionable to play for the past couple of games, but he’s still been able to take the floor nonetheless. just a game and a half away from the Play-In picture and 2.5 games behind the sixth-seeded Golden State Warriors, who currently occupy the final guaranteed playoff spot in the West.

Last night, in the midst of a dispiriting 116-111 home loss to the Sacramento Kings, superagent Rich Paul got into a bit of an animated conversation ...

The team is hesitant to make a move that could jeopardize its future, despite the fact that its best players are injury prone and have a lot of NBA mileage accrued at this, given that James is in his 20th season and Davis is in his 11th. James and Davis are at least somewhat responsible for pushing Pelinka to make the disastrous deal that landed Russell Westbrook's bloated salary in Tinseltown, which cost LA a draft pick as well as serious roster depth. Notably, possible future trade pieces Russell Westbrook and Patrick Beverley are very much not represented by Rich Paul.

EL SEGUNDO — The common thread between the last two games between the Lakers and the Sacramento Kings is De'Aaron Fox – and what is or isn't a foul.

They are one of the better teams in this league. 2 seed last season, the Grizzlies are jockeying at the top of the West behind their athletic and cocksure star Ja Morant who never misses a moment to relish the spotlight of Los Angeles. Davis had 3.8 million votes, good for third among frontcourt players and fifth overall in the West, behind James, Curry, Dallas guard Luka Doncic (4.9 million) and Denver center Nikola Jokic (4.7 million). The Grizzlies also don’t hesitate to spout off about how good they are: Morant famously said in an ESPN interview that his team is “fine in the West,” not fearing any opponent in their own conference. One of the last times he visited the Lakers, he soared above Avery Bradley for a chase-down block that is considered one of his most impressive highlights. Juan Toscano-Anderson pointed to some of his own mistakes late: He fouled Fox with 12 seconds remaining, putting the Lakers in a four-point hole. As of Thursday morning, they were 2½ games back of the No. Last two-minute reports have been a sense of mounting frustration for the Lakers lately: If the role is reversed and I do that to Fox, they’re gonna call it a foul. On Wednesday night, however, Kendrick Nunn was positive that Fox had gotten the benefit of superstar treatment when Fox [bumped up against him when he nailed a 3-pointer with seven seconds left.](https://www.ocregister.com/2023/01/18/lakers-late-game-struggles-continue-in-loss-to-kings/) Sometimes I get watching and I’m not watching the clock anymore. In the span from five minutes remaining to two minutes remaining, the Lakers had a shot-clock violation, then had to force a pair of 3-point attempts to avoid shot-clock violations.

The Los Angeles Lakers not only have to overcome their own challenges this season but they have to overcome bad officiating as well.

If there are 4-5 games that get swung that quite literally is the difference between securing a playoff spot and missing the playoffs for a second year in a row. Getting calls wrong could be the difference between being one of the six teams that secures a playoff spot and having to play for your playoff life. If that was not enough of a hurdle to overcome, the Lakers have also had to overcome some shoddy officiating as of late.

It might have taken over two decades but the Kings finally have gotten even for the 2002 Western Conference Finals. In Thursday's Last Two Minute report ...

[Lakers](https://www.silverscreenandroll.com) continue to find themselves on the wrong side of late-game decisions, which isn’t helping in their frustration of the recent stretch. You can follow Jacob on Twitter at [@JacobRude](https://twitter.com/JacobRude). The situations are equal and, honestly, there probably wasn’t any one play in 2002 as egregiously bad as this non-call was. The play saw Nunn knock down the effort while fading to his right after the foul. In Thursday’s Last Two Minute report released by the NBA, the league acknowledged that De’Aaron Fox should have been called for a foul on Kendrick Nunn’s 3-pointer with 8.5 seconds left. We’re finally even now, though, after this call in the 2023 regular season.

EL SEGUNDO — The common thread between the last two games between the Lakers and the Sacramento Kings is De'Aaron Fox – and what is or isn't a foul.

They are one of the better teams in this league. 2 seed last season, the Grizzlies are jockeying at the top of the West behind their athletic and cocksure star Ja Morant who never misses a moment to relish the spotlight of Los Angeles. Davis had 3.8 million votes, good for third among frontcourt players and fifth overall in the West, behind James, Curry, Dallas guard Luka Doncic (4.9 million) and Denver center Nikola Jokic (4.7 million). The Grizzlies also don’t hesitate to spout off about how good they are: Morant famously said in an ESPN interview that his team is “fine in the West,” not fearing any opponent in their own conference. One of the last times he visited the Lakers, he soared above Avery Bradley for a chase-down block that is considered one of his most impressive highlights. Juan Toscano-Anderson pointed to some of his own mistakes late: He fouled Fox with 12 seconds remaining, putting the Lakers in a four-point hole. As of Thursday morning, they were 2½ games back of the No. Last two-minute reports have been a sense of mounting frustration for the Lakers lately: If the role is reversed and I do that to Fox, they’re gonna call it a foul. On Wednesday night, however, Kendrick Nunn was positive that Fox had gotten the benefit of superstar treatment when Fox [bumped up against him when he nailed a 3-pointer with seven seconds left.](https://www.ocregister.com/2023/01/18/lakers-late-game-struggles-continue-in-loss-to-kings/) Sometimes I get watching and I’m not watching the clock anymore. In the span from five minutes remaining to two minutes remaining, the Lakers had a shot-clock violation, then had to force a pair of 3-point attempts to avoid shot-clock violations.

A courtside scuffle during halftime of the Los Angeles Lakers home game Friday evening apparently involved a sports analyst and several players of the ...

Then the dad came and he obviously didn’t want no problems. "He started to come at me and I said, ‘You don’t want these problems.’ Then Ja came out of nowhere." Sharpe continued: "He definitely didn’t want these problems. Adams also had a game-high 17 rebounds. Morant was walking off the court toward the locker room before he paused and turned toward Sharpe. "It started with Dillon Brooks.

The Fox analyst and the father of Memphis star Ja Morant were among those involved in a courtside shouting match at the end of the second quarter.

Then the dad came and he obviously didn’t want no problems. He definitely didn’t want these problems. He started to come at me and I said, ‘You don’t want these problems.’ And then Ja came out of nowhere talking.

Dennis Schröder scored off a steal in the final seconds as the Lakers netted 41 points in the fourth quarter of a 122-121 comeback win over Memphis.

The Lakers and the Grizzlies played a physical half of basketball that almost extended into the half. Tee Morant and Sharpe embraced before the start of the fourth quarter. It goes a long way for our spirit, our mentality and our togetherness.” The Lakers should have news on Walker IV shortly as he gets his knee re-evaluated Saturday. The rookie says he will know better next time. When he returns, the Lakers will have critical ground to make up, good teams coming onto the Lakers’ home court and leaving with tight wins. Before his injury, he was averaging 27.4 points, 12.1 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 2.1 blocks. “He’s responded well. Without Davis this season, the Lakers are 9-12. Instead, it meant momentum. [Anthony Davis](https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2023-01-14/lakers-anthony-davis-injury-update-optimistic-return), Lonnie Walker IV and [Austin Reaves](https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2022-06-13/los-angeles-lakers-austin-reaves-arkansas-roots-nba-fame). [LeBron James](https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2022-11-14/75-greatest-lakers-players-lebron-james-place-in-history)’ pursuit of [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-04-24-sp-1593-story.html) for the all-time scoring record.

Visit ESPN for the game recap of the Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball game on January 20, 2023.

[Russell Westbrook](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3468/russell-westbrook) led the Lakers with 29 points and [LeBron James](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/1966/lebron-james) added 23. [Ja Morant](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4279888/ja-morant) led Memphis with 22 points. [Brandon Clarke](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3906665/brandon-clarke) was fouled with 1.9 seconds remaining. I got the steal, pushed the ball, got fouled and finished the play.” The Lakers had lost their last three games by a total of 10 points. “The guys were kind of down after the Sacramento game, but we addressed areas that we needed to get better.

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis continues to make pain-free progress with his right-foot injury and could return to the lineup as soon as late next ...

Davis had been experiencing a career renaissance before the injury, averaging 27.4 points on a career-best 59.4% from the field, 12.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.1 blocks and 1.3 steals. Davis, who has been out with a foot stress injury since mid-December, has been ramping up his activity recently, and coach Darvin Ham said Thursday that Davis is "progressing really, really, really well." [Los Angeles Lakers](/nba/team/_/name/lal/los-angeles-lakers) All-Star [Anthony Davis](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6583/anthony-davis) continues to make pain-free progress on his right foot and there's optimism for a return to the lineup as soon as late next week, sources told ESPN on Friday.

The Memphis Grizzlies couldn't hold off the Lakers late in a loss that snapped their 11-game winning streak.

Phoenix is healthier than they were in the previous meetings due to the returns of Chris Paul and Cameron Johnson. Brooks took the initial assignment and was physical with James throughout the game. In the first quarter, Steven Adams was the lone starter to shoot better than 50%. He scored 14 points in the third quarter after having six points in the first half. [altercation with Shannon Sharpe](https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/nba/grizzlies/2023/01/21/shannon-sharpe-ja-morant-get-into-halftime-altercation/69826797007/) during halftime that woke the Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Lakers up on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena. Another third-quarter surge had the Grizzlies in position to pull away with history on the line, but they couldn't put away this pesky opponent.

Your injury-plagued Los Angeles Lakers finally closed out a narrow late-game victory! LA has been on the wrong side of near-misses in three of its last four ...

But Schröder earned game MVP honors with this critical ensuing play, when he stole the ball from Desmond Bane and converted it into an and-one running layup, drawing a foul on Bane to boot! With his three-point play, the point guard helped the Lakers take a two-point lead, 122-120. And it would rally to close out the frame on a 6-1 run, thanks to the efforts of Russell Westbrook and Juan Toscano-Anderson. When it clanged out, though, Westbrook was there to grab it and nail the subsequent putback layup, narrowing the gap to 118-117. Given LA's predilection for blowing late-game possessions of late, the contest looked to be firmly in hand for the opposition. Memphis appeared intent on opening things up in the third quarter, at one point galloping to a 13-point lead with 1:08 remaining.

They've fallen five games below .500 and currently sit 13th in the Western Conference. Given their limited depth and the other injuries they're currently ...

If a few missed games in February means a healthy Davis in April, the Lakers will likely take that tradeoff. But after leading the Lakers for the first two months of the season, Davis suffered a stress injury in his foot. Even if Davis returns after that, he could help integrate any new players the Lakers acquire if he makes it back before the All-Star break. In a perfect world, the Lakers would love to have him back before then so they could see what their whole, healthy team looks like before deciding whether or not to make a deal. Fortunately, the news surrounding Davis and his recovery continues to be positive. A week earlier, another key date sits on the