The Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets renew their rivalry on Thursday night, and there are major Western Conference playoff implications on the line.

The Chicago Bulls (25-37) and Phoenix Suns (35-26) meet Thursday at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Arizona, at 9 p.m. ET.

They kept it simple early, running one of the most successful plays coach Mitch Johnson has: give it to Victor Wembanyama and De’Aaron Fox.

Denver welcomes Los Angeles to Ball Arena in a pivotal West clash, with Nikola Jokic anchoring the fourth-seeded Nuggets against a surging Lakers squad led by Luka Doncic and LeBron James.

The Boston Celtics (42-21) will look to Jaylen Brown (fifth in NBA, 28.8 points per game) to help beat Donovan Mitchell (seventh in league, 28.5) and the Cleveland Cavaliers (39-24) on Sunday, March 8...

Jaylen Brown's numbers for the season are 28.9 points, 5.0 assists and 7.2 boards per contest, shooting 48.0% from the floor and 34.8% from downtown, with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game.

He got off to an incredible start with 22 points, four rebounds, three assists and one steal while shooting 7/9 from the field and 5/5 from three-point range in his first 12 minutes of playing time.

The Los Angeles Lakers haven’t been playing well recently and might have an injury to deal with now after LeBron James exited Thursday’s game against the Denver Nuggets.

Jokic had his 23rd triple-double of the season with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists to offset nine turnovers and help the Nuggets (39-24) stay a step ahead of the streaking Lakers (37-25) in the...