The Los Angeles Lakers take the court Sunday night looking to improve their record without LeBron James as they take on the lowly Cleveland Cavaliers.
Normally, a January game against the NBA’s worst team would not be a very important game, but in the West, every night is extremely important. In fact, if the Cavaliers do upset the Lakers, they drop to ninth place, taking them out of the Western Conference playoffs.
In that way, this is a must-win for the Lakers. But this is also a must-win situation for the Cavaliers, who have lost a dismal 12 straight games.