Will Los Angeles' 21-time All-Star power forward suit up for the first of two clashes in two weeks against one of the West's best?

The Los Angeles Lakers face a crucial stretch in their season as they fight for playoff positioning, but concerns over LeBron James' health loom ahead of their matchup against the Houston Rockets. Los Angeles Lakers push for fourth seed in tight Western Conference race With just eight games left in the regular season,

The Houston Rockets (49-26) wrap up a three-game road trip with a matchup against another top Western Conference team, the Los Angeles Lakers (45-29), on Monday at Crypto.com Arena. Houston already clinched a play-in spot but can clinch a playoff spot outright with a win against the Lakers and a Memphis loss to Boston on Monday night.