Los Angeles Lakers rookie and Tennessee alum Dalton Knecht won a March Madness bet over Kentucky alums Anthony Davis and Jarred Vanderbilt.

The Golden State Warriors enter Thursday as the fifth seed in the Western Conference, looking to avoid the play-in tournament and set to face four playoff teams

Ahead of Thursday's game against the Lakers, Green spoke with Marcus Thompson III of The Athletic to deliver a strong message about his overall defensive mindset.

Baylor won the Rookie of the Year Award with the Minneapolis Lakers in 1958-59. He averaged 24.9 points, 15.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, which also helped him make the All-Star team and finish third in MVP voting. In 1960-61, he finished second in the league by averaging 34.8 points per game, behind only Wilt Chamberlain (38.4).

He led his Dallas Mavericks to a six-game, second-round upset over the Thunder last year. In that series, he put up 24.7 points, 10.5 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 3.0 threes, while shooting 39.1 percent from deep.

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A pair of teams jockeying for position at the top of the West standings play their second of three games against each other this regular season on Monday, March 31 when the Houston Rockets visit the Los Angeles Lakers at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Steph Curry and the Warriors end their six-game road trip with a game against LeBron James in Los Angeles as two new stars join the California rivalry.