The Los Angeles Lakers take on the Detroit Pistons, who are in the midst of a playoff push of, with LeBron James sitting in the second night of a back-to-back due to load management.
The Pistons currently sit at seventh in the Eastern Conference, and are just a half-game back of the Brooklyn Nets for the six seed. Due to the gaps between teams in the lower half if the East, the Pistons are basically locked in to the six/seven slot.
Prior to the game, it was officially announced that James would be sitting, which had previously been alluded to as a possibility.