Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo, Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver's Nikola Jokic, the Los Angeles Lakers' Luka Doncic, Golden State's Stephen Curry, New York's Jalen Brunson, Detroit's Cade Cunningham,

The South Bay Lakers took a 5-3 regular-season record on the road on Saturday when they faced the Rio Grande Vipers at Bert Ogden Arena in Texas. Early on, it looked like they were on their way to another win, as they rode some hot outside shooting to an early six-point lead in the first quarter.

Marcus Smart scores 25 points and LeBron James finishes with 20 points, but the Lakers can't overcome Luka Doncic's absence in a 132-116 loss to Portland.

L.A. actually got off to a hot start as LeBron James hit a 3-pointer, followed by five straight points by Marcus Smart and six straight by Luka Doncic. After a triple by Jake LaRavia, the Hornets needed an early timeout with the Lakers leading 17-7.

Drew Timme led them in scoring with 31 points on 11-of-22 field-goal shooting, to go along with 11 rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block. R.J. Davis had 28 points, and Kobe Bufkin added 14 points off the bench.

Luka Doncic scores 39 points and LeBron James finishes with 29, but it's not enough to counter a more consistent Charlotte scoring effort in a 135-117 loss.

The Timberwolves defeated the Lakers, 107-83. Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 29 points (11-17 FG) and seven rebounds, while DAngelo Russell added 22 points, five rebounds and seven assists in the victory. Anthony Davis tallied 22 points and ...

The South Bay Lakers came into Friday's game against the Austin Spurs in Texas with a 4-1 regular-season record and five wins in their last six games overall. But in this game, the Lakers simply didn't have it.

The G League's OKC Blue returned from the Winter Showcase with a 124-123 overtime win over the South Bay Lakers on Saturday. The home victory improved their record to 1-2 on the season as it was reset in Florida.

The Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a win over the Atlanta Hawks on the second of a back-to-back to snap their losing streak.