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James Harden delivered a performance to remember on Wednesday night, erupting for 50 points as the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Detroit Pistons 123-115 at home. The 11-time NBA All-Star drained six 3-pointers and added five assists,

Count former Lakers star and current TNT analyst Shaquille O'Neal who doesn't think that's a favorable matchup for Los Angeles. If I'm the Lakers, 40-year-old LeBron, I don't wanna go up against Jalen Green and those guys.

James Harden sitting at fourth place on the all-time leaderboard for most 50-point games makes plenty of sense. He's been perhaps the NBA's most dangerous one-on-one scorer for more than a decade now.

Dallas, Texas, USA; Mark Cuban watches the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images / Jerome Miron-Imagn Images The NBA world still can't believe that the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers,

The Dallas Mavericks made their first trip to Los Angeles to play the Lakers on Tuesday night. The most talked about headline was Luka Doncic playing his first game against the Mavericks, but Anthony Davis and Max Christie were also making their returns to LA.

The Los Angeles Lakers' 107-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday should cause Houston Rockets fans to shudder. Throughout the entire fourth quarter of the contest, LeBron James and Luka Dončić looked like they had been playing with one another for several years.

The Los Angeles Lakers eked out a win Tuesday night over the visiting Dallas Mavericks, 107–99. The win keeps the rising Lakers a scant few percentage points up on the Houston Rockets for the West’s fourth seed;

In a shocker on Monday night, the mighty Los Angeles Lakers fell to the rebuilding Brooklyn Nets in the Barclays Center, 111-108. The loss, L.A.' second straight game finished without LeBron James (he suffered a groin injury during the club's 111-101 defeat to the Boston Celtics on Saturday),

Luka Doncic shines with a triple-double, but the Lakers fall short against the Nets. Discover the game's highlights and stats.

The Lakers have a daunting task ahead in keeping their momentum amid the recent groin injury that will sideline LeBron James.