MIAMI (AP) — The King has tied The Chief. LeBron James started for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Miami Heat on Thursday night, making it the 1,611th regular-season game of his career and tying Robert Parish’s all-time NBA mark.

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green weighs the Los Angeles Lakers’ title chances with LeBron James and Luka Doncic leading the way.

Having played for weeks in the absence of starters, the Miami Heat on Thursday found themselves having to work in the absence of their sixth man. After previously pushing through as starters sat, Jaime Jaquez Jr.

On a Sunday afternoon packed with tension and thunder in Minneapolis, the Timberwolves erased a double-digit second-half deficit and stormed back to a heart-stopping 116-113 victory over the Lakers, grabbing a commanding 3-1 lead in their first-round series.

Before the upcoming game against the Los Angeles Lakers, an injury update about the Houston Rockets Center Alperen Sengun has surfaced.

Still, McCants argues that this run is largely driven by scoring explosions of Doncic and Reaves, who have averaged 36.6 (Luka) and 26.6 (Austin) points over the past five games. Put simply, according to him, it's been individual brilliance and not structural improvement that is the source of the current winning streak.

The Lakers could be without Austin Reaves on Thursday due to an injury, but they hope to keep him this offseason.

The Los Angeles Lakers are thinking ahead as they look to continue their ongoing hot streak. As winners of eight straight games, they are peaking at the right time, but their situation remains fragile heading into the final stretch of games.