All eight teams left in the running for the NBA Cup are now playing for a shot at going to Las Vegas for the tournament semifinals, along with a chance of picking up more than $500,000 per player as a reward for claiming the title.

Talks of adding a two-way swingman to raise the ceiling of the team dominated the rumor mill for the Los Angeles Lakers during the latter stages of the offseason. The need is still there. The player who was originally suggested might be too.

Coby White (22 points, 6-14 FG, 9-12 FT) led Chicago in scoring on a night when Josh Giddey and Nikola Vucevic combined for just 17 points on 5-for-16 shooting. Chicago committed 18 turnovers in a 120-105 loss to the Pacers.

After sweeping their tw0-game road trip, the Lakers (4-2) are back home where they will be greeted by the Miami Heat (3-2) on Sunday. This is the first night of a back-to-back for Los Angeles. Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat When: 6:30 p.m. PT, Nov ...

Riding a wave of good vibes even amid a debilitating sciatica injury to 21-time All-NBA power forward LeBron James, the 4-2 Los Angeles Lakers will host the 3-2 Miami Heat. Like LA, Miami is without one of its two well-compensated All-Stars, in this case ...