The Los Angeles Lakers will take on the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, the Houston Rockets, on Sunday. The Lakers will look to earn their 21st win of the season over the Rockets, who are having their best season since the 2019-20 season.

Los Angeles Lakers star forward/center Anthony Davis was ruled out of Thursday's home game against the Portland Trail Blazers with a left ankle sprain. Davis, who tweaked his ankle in a Christmas Day game against the Golden State Warriors,

Davis suffered an ankle sprain on Christmas Day against the Warriors. He played just seven minutes in that game but did not miss the next game against the Kings. In fact, he has played in each of the last two games against Sacramento and the Cavaliers, playing at least 37 minutes in each matchup.

Anthony Davis and Gabe Vincent were listed as questionable coming into Thursday for the Lakers' matchup against the Trail Blazers.

Anthony Davis and Gabe Vincent are out and the Los Angeles Lakers host the Portland Trail Blazers to start off the new year.

Anthony Davis is sitting out the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Portland Trail Blazers to rest his sprained left ankle

The Los Angeles Lakers were able to pull away from the Atlanta Hawks in the second half of their victory on Friday night, particularly in the fourth quarter when they held their opponents to just 16 points.