LeBron James and the LA Lakers' misery against teams .500 or better continued after Sunday's 116-102 blowout loss to the LA Clippers in their first matchup at Intuit Dome.

Even with no Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving, the Dallas Mavericks had no issues with the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. With their stars out, the Mavs

LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal, Luka Doncic, and several other Hall of Famers dominated in Year Two (Michael Jordan probably would have as well, but he was injured for most of his second year).

LA went into a two-game Texas trip on a high note, before going 0-2 and confounding JJ Redick with its defensive lapses.

The Los Angeles Lakers will take on the Dallas Mavericks in this Western Conference showdown in early January. More Lakers: Lakers Set to Face Mavericks Without

The Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo, Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokić and Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander headline the leaders in the

HOUSTON — Before Monday’s matchup began, Cade Cunningham stressed the importance of this game for the Detroit Pistons. He called for a rare, emergency, last-minute team meeting at the free-throw line near Detroit’s bench roughly 10 minutes before tipoff.

Trade rumors are flying across the NBA as the trade deadline is less than a month away (February 6th), and most trade restrictions let up this week on January 15th. The Dallas Mavericks have been connected in some trades for players like Jimmy Butler and Kyle Kuzma,

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder’s MVP candidate, is an All-Star lock. Williams — who is second on the team in points and assists, third in rebounds and is a versatile cog in their top-ranked and historically disruptive defense — is their only other true candidate. That might be Williams’ simplest case.

There is a responsibility on keeping the franchise in a good space and good spot when it comes to where we leave this thing when we’re done,” Curry told reporters after the Warriors lost to the Raptors on Monday.

It's good to dream if you're an NBA team-builder. Unfortunately, reality usually sets in at some point. With the trade deadline roughly three weeks

The noise was coming from his teammate, Cade Cunningham, who overheard Magic coach Jamahl Mosley telling his players to isolate the big man — that Stewart had “slow feet” — on the final possession of the first half of their matchup on Jan. 1. Cunningham knew the comment would enrage Stewart, and decided to add fuel to the fire.