Community Picks: Sacramento 47% vs LA Lakers 53%

Klay Thompson was always confident that he would return to form as he led the Golden State Warriors to victory at the Portland Trail Blazers. The Warriors shooting guard had not scored more than 20 points in a game since December 14, contributing just five in a dismal defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas Day, but he was back to his best at the Moda Center. Asked to explain the gesture afterwards, Thompson said: "It was just, 'I missed you - it's good to see you again'. It's been a five-game absence or so where he hasn't been the same. Continue to Article

December 30, 2018 4:45:am EST

Ball has played well in two games since the Lakers lost both LeBron James (groin) and Rajon Rondo (hand), scoring 55.8 and 33 Yahoo points, respectively. The better performance came against these same Kings in a one-point loss by the Lakers on Thursday. Ball is likely to get all the minutes that he can handle again Sunday, making him a great option considering both of these teams are in the top-three in the league in pace of play. Continue to Article

December 29, 2018 7:00:pm EST

Rival executives apparently believe that the Los Angeles Lakers will include wing Brandon Ingram in any trade for a star. Ingram is still trying to figure out how to play with LeBron James, and he has struggled mightily. The third-year star has seen some of his advanced statistics drop significantly, and it has called into question whether Ingram is the right fit long-term next to James. Continue to Article

December 28, 2018 11:59:pm EST

Following the Kings' buzzer-beater win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday evening, Shumpert went into detail as to why he's sat in five of the club's seven back-to-backs leading up to this week. "Just sitting out a year, talking it over with the doctors and trainers prior to the season, they wanted me to play my first 25-30 games without doing any back-to-back," Shumpert said. "I think I played one anyway, I kind of broke the rules." Continue to Article

December 28, 2018 3:05:pm EST

Rajon Rondo had just returned three games ago from surgery on a fractured hand that had him out for 17 games. With LeBron James sidelined, Laker coach Luke Walton was going to lean on Rondo for some veteran leadership on the court. Rondo needs surgery on his hand again — his right ring finger — and is likely to miss another month. Continue to Article

December 28, 2018 12:32:pm EST