The Lakers will not have Jaxson Hayes starting at center -- or playing at all -- in Saturday's game against the Celtics.

Anthony Edwards and Jarred Vanderbilt used to play alongside one another in Minnesota, but their trash talk spilled over into a brief altercation on Thursday night.

The Celtics will be down their starting center Kristaps Porzingis for the fourth straight game as well on Saturday night due to illness. Al Horford will start in his place. Jrue Holiday will be back in the lineup for Boston after missing the last three games with a finger injury.

The Lakers-Timberwolves game took an unexpected turn as Anthony Edwards and Jarred Vanderbilt clashed, raising stakes for Minnesota's playoff hopes. Can Edwards maintain his cool amid mounting technical fouls?

Luka Doncic scored 32 points, LeBron James added 31 and the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to eight games, defeating the New York Knicks 113-109 in overtime.

Anthony Edwards was in no mood for Jarred Vanderbilt's antics during Thursday's game. At the end of the first quarter of Thursday's Minnesota

Target the Los Angeles Lakers spread as they bring a different style of defense to the Boston Celtics in tonight's pick and prediction.