The Los Angeles Lakers will return home after a tough four-game road trip. The Lakers end their four-game road trip at 0-4 after tough losses to the Boston Celt

This is a crucial development for the Lakers after losing four consecutive games. The Lakers have now fallen to the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference with a 40-25 record. However, as of writing, only two games separate them from the No. 2 seed Nuggets, with Denver in action on Sunday.

Luka Doncic sat out the Los Angeles Lakers' 131-126 loss at Denver on Friday night, cheering on his scrappy, short-handed teammates who nearly pulled off a shocker without four starters. Doncic joined LeBron James on the Lakers' lengthy list of unavailable players after scoring 45 points a night earlier in a loss at Milwaukee.