The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a difficult loss to the Denver Nuggets, 120-113, on Thursday after giving up the first 11 points of the game. Now, they will have to quickly turn around and return home to host the Indiana Pacers on Friday evening.

LeBron James received some treatment on the bench after taking a hard fall in the fourth quarter against the Nuggets.

The Los Angeles Lakers have won their first two March home games and lead the Pacific Division. They'll look to handle business vs. the Indiana Pacers without LeBron James, who will sit the second of a back-to-back.

Los Angeles extended its winning streak to three with a 110-101 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in Tuesday's Western Conference showdown at Crypto.com Arena. It is now 37-24 and just 1.5 games behind the third-seeded Houston Rockets from its sixth position.

In a recent article for The Athletic, Dan Woike cited a league source who said that James likely knows "it would be foolish" to decide on his future right now in the middle of the season.