Mirjam Poterbin, the mother of Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic, went viral for her photo enjoying her son's homecoming to Dallas and win over the Mavericks.

Luka Doncic wanted to show them what they are missing and to get a much-needed win for his team. He did that. Doncic scored 45 points — 31 in the first half — and behind some fourth quarter help from Lebron James he got the win, 112-97.

Luka Doncic will make his return to Dallas tonight to take on the Mavericks for the first time, about two months since a shocking trade sent him to the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Rockets face the Lakers on Friday in Los Angeles and may very well limit some of their starters as they did in Wednesday's 134-117 loss to the the Clippers. The Lakers are trying to wrap up the No.

The Oklahoma City Thunder made sure the Los Angeles Lakers didn't strike twice on Tuesday night. On Sunday, the Thunder fell to the Lakers in a blowout loss but recovered to pick up a 136-120 win on its second try in back-to-back matchups.

He led his Dallas Mavericks to a six-game, second-round upset over the Thunder last year. In that series, he put up 24.7 points, 10.5 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 3.0 threes, while shooting 39.1 percent from deep.

But we did get some clarity on Friday night as the Los Angeles Lakers clinched the No. 3 seed with their blowout win over the Houston Rockets. The West's top three seeds are now locked at the Oklahoma City Thunder,

Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst canvass the league ahead of a potentially wild ride through the West playoffs.

The NBA Playoffs are nearly here. There are just a week's worth of regular-season games left to be played, which means playoff scenarios are being played out. One team looking to make it back into the playoffs for a third straight season is the Los Angeles Lakers.