With the Lakers down two starters (LeBron James and Rui Hachimura), they are struggling to keep up with the competition but the players are set to return this week to provide a much-needed boost in the frontcourt.

LeBron James left the game with an injury as the Los Angeles Lakers’ eight-game win streak came to an end following a loss to the Boston Celtics on Saturday.

James had led the Lakers as high as the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference with Luka Doncic by his side, but the Lakers have dropped to fourth without the King. The Lakers actua

The Lakers fell to the Celtics by a final score of 111-101, ending their eight-game winning streak. Doncic tried to bring them back with 34 points on 11-of-22 overall shooting and 5-of-10 from downtown, but it just wasn't enough, especially with James unable to return to the game in the final minutes.

The Boston Celtics defeated the Brooklyn Nets, 104-96.

I had tickets to both of the back-to-back Spurs games in Los Angeles scheduled for early January. The wildfires led to the cancellation of the first of those games, as I recounted here. That post ended with this: In an effort to clear my mind a bit,