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Anthony Davis has been upgraded to doubtful for the Lakers road game in Dallas. LeBron is was given the same designation after injuring his ankle on Sunday.

LA has an exceedingly difficult remaining schedule and will absolutely need LeBron, if not Davis too, on the court to wrap up a postseason spot. The news on LeBron James was not as encouraging. Anthony Davis is one step closer to returning to the court for the Lakers. According to multiple reports, Davis went through a full practice on Monday and has been upgraded from "Out" to "Doubtful" for the Lakers Tuesday game in Dallas. ESPN's Dave McMenamin previously reported that Davis is likely to return the first week of April.

Anthony Davis is readying for a return, going through a full live practice Monday for the first time since suffering a mid-foot sprain last month, ...

And we're going to fight like hell tomorrow night," Vogel said. "It's been that type of year," Vogel said. "We fought like hell in that game.

LOS ANGELES LAKERS (31-43) at MAVERICKS (46-29). Time: 6:30 p.m., Tuesday. Place: American Airlines Center, Dallas. TV: TNT. Radio: The Eagle 97.1 FM; ...

They need only go 4-3 in the last 12 days of the season to reach 50 wins . . . After tonight, there are only two home games remaining in the regular season – April 8 against Portland and April 10 against San Antonio. They have a four-game road trip starting Wednesday in Cleveland, which will represent the last back-to-back situation of the season . . . These teams meet only three times this season. But the Mavericks do own the tiebreaker on Golden State, so there is hope . . . They haven’t had a 50-win season since 2014-15 (50-32) and before that you have to go back to the championship season of 2010-11 (57-25), which was the last of 11 50-win seasons in a row. The Lakers came to Dallas on Dec. 15 and took a 107-104 victory in overtime at AAC. Luka Dončić did not play in that game . . . On March 1, the Mavericks won at LA 109-104 . . . Spencer Dinwiddie is working on a streak of 15 consecutive games played with double-figure scoring. He’s been out since late February, but went through the Lakers’ practice on Monday in Dallas and has been upgraded to doubtful . . . Whether Davis or James play, the Lakers still have three other likely future hall of famers that the Mavericks will have to deal with: Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard and Russell Westbrook. Westbrook is averaging 18.2 points per game, his lowest number since 2010-11, his second season in the league. He also was inactive one game and figures to be inactive Wednesday in Cleveland (or against the Lakers) since he hasn’t played both ends of a back-to-back set yet this season after knee surgery last year. About the Mavericks: They are sole owners of the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference after beating Utah on Sunday, but with seven games left, moving up to catch No. 3 Golden State is going to be difficult as the Mavericks are two games behind. They were a game up on 11th-place San Antonio before the Spurs’ Monday night game in Houston. The Lakers have virtually no chance of moving any higher than ninth in the West, meaning they will have to win twice in the play-in tournament to make the eight-team playoff field in the West . . . They are coming off a disastrous 116-108 loss at New Orleans in which they were up by 20 points at halftime and were outscored 67-39 in the second half. LeBron James had 39 points, but said after the game he had “no idea how I finished the game, to be honest.” James has been listed as doubtful for Tuesday’s game . . . The good news for the Lakers is that they could be getting 6-10 Anthony Davis back soon from a mid-foot injury. Westbrook is playing for his fourth team in the last four seasons (Oklahoma City, Houston, Washington were the others) . . . Malik Monk was drafted 11th in 2017, the year the Mavericks took Dennis Smith Jr. It’s worth noting that Monk’s scoring average has risen every year in the league to 13.2 points this season (on 38.7 percent 3-point shooting). About the Lakers: They are in a world of trouble just trying to make the play-in tournament. He’s averaged 18.9 points and 4.2 assists in that run. With eight games remaining, they are in 10th place in the Western Conference, the final seed that gets into the tournament.

The Los Angeles Lakers continue to hobble toward the finish line. Nursing a "horrible" ankle injury, superstar LeBron James is listed as doubtful for ...

the Lakers this season, with all seven of his points coming in the encounter on March 1. "We did what we had to do (Sunday), and that was protect home. "Our next opponent is the Lakers, and that's all we're focused on. That limited him to playing on the perimeter. "But I didn't want to come out of the game because I understood (the importance). I mean, I just wanted to win the game. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

The New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 20-point halftime deficit to stun the Los Angeles Lakers and move ahead of them in the standings.

The Pelicans have been building their identity around their defense this season, and it was the reason they were able to come back last night. Herbert Jones led the way with six steals and it was his 4th-quarter defense on LeBron that was the difference in the game, as he made it tough for LBJ to even catch the ball. There were far too many Lakers’ jerseys in the first few rows and it was a thing of beauty to watch them stand there stunned at the end of the game.

The Lakers led New Orleans by 20 points at halftime but lost the game and fell to 10th place in the Western Conference standings, one game ahead of the ...

“We weren’t able to get it done.” The Lakers treated Sunday’s game like it was a big one, and for most of the first half, they dominated. “They weren’t doing anything special defensively,” Westbrook said. “It’s pretty nasty.” And that’s a basketball team, despite having four of the NBA’s best 75 players ever, that’s barely clinging to the 10th-best record in its conference. That “feels like s—.”