After suffering a left groin strain against the Boston Celtics on March 8, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was forced to miss seven games. He returned on Saturday against the Chicago Bulls and played again on Monday against the Orlando Magic, both losses.

After Monday's loss to the Magic, Luka Doncic said it's up to him and LeBron James to stop the Lakers' poor play.

Luka Doncic has 32 points and LeBron James scores 24, but their defense gets exposed at times and they look fatigued while losing for the seventh time in 10 games, 118-106.

The struggles continued for Los Angeles on Monday, as Luka Doncic and the Lakers dropped a 118-106 decision to the Orlando Magic, a seventh loss in the past 10 games for a club that has just 11 games remaining to get back in a rhythm before the playoffs.

There’s a couple guys, maybe from the schedule or from being out of the lineup, that just look tired,” Lakers coach JJ Redick said. “That happens periodically throughout