The Los Angeles Lakers clinched the No. 3 seed on Saturday night with a win over the Houston Rockets, which led to them resting most of their key players on

The Los Angeles Lakers clinched the No. 3 seed with their win over the Houston Rockets on Friday Night. With the seed clinched and one game to go, there is a debate on whether Lakers rookie and former USC Trojans guard Bronny James should start.

The Los Angeles Lakers have taken care of business, and now it’s time to rest. After clinching the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference with a win over the Houston Rockets on Friday, April 11, the Lakers head into their regular-season finale against the Portland Trail Blazers with no weight on their shoulders.

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A potential playoff preview takes place on Friday, April 11 when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Houston Rockets at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

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 Los Angeles Lakers clinched the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a 140-109 victory over the Houston Rockets.

The Los Angeles Lakers said they believe they can win an NBA championship after they wrapped up the Pacific Division title

The Lakers blew out a very short-handed Rockets team, and in doing so, they wrapped up the third seed in the Western Conference.