The Los Angeles Lakers clinched the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference playoff picture on Friday evening after taking down the Houston Rockets. With this fact

The Los Angeles Lakers clinched the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference standings following their 140-109 win against the Houston Rockets. Having secured their playoff positioning, the Lakers are set to use their season finale against the Portland Trail Blazers as an opportunity to get guys some rest.

No. 8 Memphis needs the most help after its loss Friday night in Denver, which has the inside track to the No. 4 seed.  Everybody has one game left on Sunday. With the Warriors and Clippers each winning their game on Friday,

The Warriors need to win out against the Portland Trailblazers and Houston Rockets to secure a spot on the top six. Minnesota has the best path to the top six if the Warriors slip up since it faces Brooklyn and the Utah Jazz. Memphis concludes the regular season against the Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks.

The Los Angeles Lakers had an opportunity to clinch the third seed in the Western Conference on Friday when they returned home to host the Houston Rockets at Crypto.com Arena. Houston rested most of its starters in this game,

Houston Cam Whitmore – 34 points, 7 3pm, 8 rebounds Career-high in PTS and 3PM Top Performers – Los Angeles Lakers Luka Dončić – 39 points, 5 3PM, 8 rebounds, 7 assists Luka Dončić joins Kobe Bryant as the only players in franchise history to record back-to-back games of 35+ PTS,

The Luka Dončić trade continues to confound folks in the NBA world, particularly after he returned to Dallas on Wednesday night and torched the Mavericks to the tune of 45 points in the Los Angeles Lakers' 112-97 win.

Luka Doncic recorded 39 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers clinched the Western Conference's No. 3 seed with a solid 140-109 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Friday night.