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The Rockets are locked into the No. 2 seed and had the chance to rest many of their starters last game. The Lakers need to win one of their two remaining games to lock in the No.

A potential playoff preview takes place on Friday, April 11 when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Houston Rockets at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The Rockets are second in the West at 52-28 and they are stuck in that spot with only two games left in the season.

The Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up the three seed in the Western Conference with a win over the Houston Rockets who already had the second seed secured.

The Lakers have a 49-31 record after winning two games on a three-game road trip they just finished, and they have two regular-season games remaining. All they need is one more vi

It's Isaiah Joe and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Collin Sexton and the Utah Jazz on Friday night at Delta Center in Salt Lake City.