It's Lakers vs Pistons in Detroit on Monday, with Los Angeles on 9-game win streak led by Luka Dončić and LeBron James. Cade Cunningham (lung) is out.

The Lakers are connected both on and off the court, with Luka Doncic and the rest of the team hitting the golf course on their day off.

Luka Doncic had 40 points and LeBron James added 30 as the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to seven games with a 124-116 win over the Houston Rockets.

LeBron James set the NBA record by playing in his 1,612th regular-season game and Luke Kennard made a 3-pointer off a pass from James with 0.6 seconds left to send the Los Angeles Lakers to a 105-104 comeback victory over the Orlando Magic.

Austin Reaves of the Los Angeles Lakers was on the injury report on Saturday. The star guard has been cleared against the Magic.

HOUSTON (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 36 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 100-92 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday night in the opener of a two-game series between teams fighting for Western Conference playoff position.

Lakers host Celtics; both teams recently won high-scoring games led by star performances. Celtics' Jayson Tatum and Lakers’ Bronny James are ruled out. Game tips off Sunday at 6:30 p.m. EST on NBC and Peacock. The Los Angeles Lakers are at home on Sunday ...

Great teams win championships. Exceptionally great teams repeat, back-to-back it up. But only the greatest teams three-peat.