James Harden made seven 3-pointers and scored 30 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Chicago Bulls 122-117 on Wednesday night. Kawhi Leonard had 17 points and eight rebounds after missing back-to-back games because of a sore left foot.

Kawhi Leonard gets bumped by Jaxson Hayes and makes an and-1 layup.

Riding a four-game win streak, the Los Angeles Lakers host their crosstown rival LA Clippers on Friday night. In a star-studded matchup that will feature LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Kawhi Leonard, and James Harden,

The new duo of LeBron James and Luka Doncic have helped the Los Angeles Lakers become one of the hottest teams coming out of the All-Star break. On Sunday night, the Lakers secured their sixth-straight win with a 108-102 win over Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers,

Doncic isn't the only player the Lakers have listed on the injury report. LeBron has been ruled as probable due to left foot injury management. Jordan Goodwin, Rui Hachimura and Maxi Kleber have all been ruled out. Austin Reaves, who missed Sunday's game, has also been ruled questionable.

For the second time this weekend, the Lakers got past the Clippers behind the stretch of their defense and by hustling hard down the stretch.

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the LA Clippers, but LeBron James only saw Ben Simmons on his new team once before playing him.