Lakers guard Marcus Smart spoke about his continued belief in the team amid another loss and tough road schedule.

Thursday night brings one of the busiest NBA slates of the week. January 22 features playoff contenders, rising young teams, and a few matchups that could swing late with one hot quarter. Home court,

Trade deadline history (2017): Serge Ibaka to the Raptors, Terrence Ross and a first-round draft pick to the Magic. Ibaka won a title with Toronto, while Ross had a productive seven-year run as Orlando’s bench bucket. The 2017 pick became Anžejs Pasečņiks, an NBA afterthought.

LeBron James returns to Cleveland on Wednesday with the Lakers on a two-game winning streak after beating the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. Los Angeles won’t g