The Lakers have glaring needs, including another big and secondary playmaker. Here's who they should go after before the Feb. 6 deadline.

The Lakers, Redick said, needed to play a smart game. They did not and paid dearly, losing 118-104. The Lakers turned the ball over 22 times and trailed by as many as 25 points. LeBron James had eight of those turnovers, though he scored 31 points. Rookie Dalton Knecht had 24 points off the bench.

Gov. Newsom enlisted the help of Dodgers Chairman Mark Walter, LA Lakers legend and businessman Earvin “Magic Johnson," and LA28 Chairperson Casey Wasserman for the initiative.

Victor Wembanyama's "priceless" week in Paris ended in defeat Saturday as Tyrese Haliburton's hot shooting fired the Indiana Pacers to a 136-98 NBA victory over the San Antonio Spurs.

Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.

James Harden scored 17 of his 40 points in the third quarter and Norman Powell added 33 points as the Los Angeles Clippers finished off a 127-117 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks at Inglewood,

The Celtics defeated Dallas 122-107 on Saturday at the American Airlines Center. The win — which came against a Mavs team that was missing injured superstar Luka Doncic — capped a 3-1 Western Conference road trip for Boston and eased the sting of Thursday’s season-worst 21-point loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Celtics finished their road trip 3-1 after knocking off the Mavericks on Saturday night behind a big third quarter from Derrick White.

Edwards made 14 of 23 shots from the floor and scored 23 points in the second half as Minnesota pulled away after leading by 11 at halftime. Julius Randle had 21 points, while Rudy Gobert had 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Timberwolves,

San Antonio Spurs sensation Victor Wembanyama is an NBA All-Star for the first time. Lakers' Anthony Davis and Clippers' James Harden are joining him.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander accounted for 21 of the Thunder’s 34 first-quarter points as they lead by 14 over the Warriors at the first break. The MVP candidate has gone 7-for-8 from the floor and 6-for-7 from the line, and is giving the Warriors defense all kinds of issues.