The Los Angeles Lakers’ Game 1 lineup against the Rockets is beginning to take shape as key rotation details emerge,

The Lakers have already secured homecourt advantage for their first-round playoff series that’ll start next weekend. The biggest question that’ll be answered Sunday evening: What seed will the Lakers enter the postseason as?

The Lakers square off with league-leading Oklahoma City on Thursday before meeting them again next week in L.A., games that forward Jake LaRavia says are “100%” a measuring-stick opportunity.

It also shows how even a single missed game can carry a heavy cost. Why Luka Doncic loses 1/174 of his salary instead of 1/82 per game. While the NBA regular season consists of 82

The 41-year-old missed only eight games after an early injury and will be the team's focal point going into the postseason.

KD and the Rockets will battle on the road against LeBron and the Lakers in their playoff series opener on Saturday on ABC13.

As Los Angeles tightens its rotation for a championship run, the young guard learns he will not be a part of the immediate postseason strategy.

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