Hey John Wayne. Good to be home for the winter holidays.

Marcus Smart will be back in action tonight as the #Lakers look to punch their ticket to Las Vegas. lakersnation.com/lakers-injur...

Marcus Smart is active tonight in the Lakers game against the Spurs for the NBA Cup matchup. Wemby is surprisingly out.

Cameron Dicker, MVP.

LeBron James scores 10 straight points in the final minutes to lift the Lakers over the 76ers! Luka Dončić: 31 PTS, 15 REB, 11 AST, 2 BLK

Congrats to LeBron James for moving into 2nd on the all-time TOTAL WINS list!

RECAP: LeBron James came alive late to lead the #Lakers to a victory over the 76ers to end the road trip. lakersnation.com/recap-lebron...

FINAL: Lakers 112, Sixers 108. LeBron closed this thing out in the crunch time. Sixers shot 35.3 percent from the floor, including a 4-of-21 mark from Embiid. Maxey with 28 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds.

Lakers snap the Sixers' three game winning streak, pulling away for a 112-108 win in Philadelphia. Philadelphia falls to 13-10 on the season. LeBron hit dagger jumper after dagger jumper, finishing with 29/7/6 on 12-17 shooting in what was probably his best game of the season.

With tonight’s win, Lakers are now 8-0 in clutch time, which leads the NBA.

I will never agree that the Lakers trading LeBron for role players makes sense. He’s like the greatest connector to ever live and even as an older guy can still give you that. You can find hustle guys to help the team through ways that don’t involve getting rid of LeBron.

Giving all our favorite teams hell since 2003. LeBron with ANOTHER clutch bucket to add to his resume. #NBASky #SkyHoops

The Silencer has come out in Philly.

LeBron still making clutch baskets at age 141.

LeBron.

King. James.

Celtics made a deal with the devil and can’t miss tonight. Seems like every shot is going in.

God damn. This is an ugly game.

Also notable is the fact that the Lakers have yet to lose two games in a row.

Final: Lakers 123 Raptors 120

LeBron James failed to score double-digit points in the regular season for the first time since January 5, 2007, breaking a record 1,297-game streak. He had a chance to score on the last possession but made a kickout pass to Rui Hachimura for a game-winning 3.

Says a lot about LeBron that he gave up the ball right there instead of keeping the streak alive.

Perfect read by LeBron to set up Rui for the buzzer-beat. Great job by both guys to escape Toronto with a win.

RUI WITH THE GAME WINNER! CORNER 3! BUZZER! BANG!

SWING, SWING, MOTHER FUCKER!

Wilson Blade Pro 16x19 v9, you are mine! So stoked for this racket!

I hope JJ smacks the fuck out of every Lakers player tonight.

RECAP: #Lakers win streak has come to an end after getting blown out by the Suns in the second night of a back-to-back. lakersnation.com/recap-lakers...

Final: Suns 125 Lakers 108

Lakers lost tonight. Nuggets lost tonight. Rockets lost tonight.

RECAP: #Lakers blew out the shorthanded Pelicans to earn their seventh straight win. lakersnation.com/recap-lakers...

Tonight makes three straight games where Luka and AR both go for 30+ points. They are a NASTY duo.

The Lakers beat the Pelicans 133-121 to improve to 15-4 on the season. Luka Dončić ended the night with 34 points, and Austin Reaves scored 33.

Final: Pelicans 121 Lakers 133

Maybe the Clippers shouldn’t be wearing orange uniforms.

Lakers, with a record of 14-4, are 2nd in the West and have the 3rd best record in the NBA. Some notables: - 1st in FG% - 1st in eFG% - 1st in TS% - 2nd in FTA and FTM - Least blocked team

SHOUTOUT RUI HACHIMURA! He is 3rd in the NBA in 3P% (48.5%) with a minimum of 4 3PA per game. He is also 7th in FG% (55.4%) with a minimum of 10 FGA per game. All career numbers.

Lakers went a perfect 4-0 in the group stage and will have home court advantage when they face the Spurs in the quarterfinals.

Final: Mavericks 119 Lakers 129

Since Bron came back, Lakers have gone undefeated and have scored an average of 128 points per game—a league best. 11/18: 140 against the Jazz 11/23: 108 against the Jazz 11/25: 135 against the Clippers 11/28: 129 against the Mavs Oh, and to Law Murray, Bron has had a positive plus-minus.

With a win tonight against the Mavs, Lakers will secure home court in the quarterfinals for the NBA Cup.

NBA team scoring distribution so far this season: Via Extra on X/Twitter.

Lakers are officially the 1st team in the West to advance past the group stage in the NBA Cup.

Luka Dončić puts his stamp on the game early, scoring 24 in the first quarter and powering the Lakers to the West Group B-clinching win! Austin Reaves: 31 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL LeBron James: 25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST

Final: Clippers 118 Lakers 135

Lakers win. Lakers have now won 4 straight games against the Clippers and extend their winning streak to 5 games.

CLIPPERS AIN’T SHIT. FUCK OUT OF LA.

BALL DON’T LIE MOTHER FUCKER!

Lakers lead back to double-digits.

Lakers have missed 29 shots tonight. They've rebounded 10 of their own misses. The Clippers are the 6th-worst defensive rebounding team in the league this season after being the best in the league last year.