The Los Angeles Lakers will be taking on the Chicago Bulls today as they continue their multiple-game home-stand. Los Angeles has done well so far and should be

Both players were upgraded to questionable for Saturday night’s home game. James (groin) has missed the past seven games and Hachimura (patellar tendinopathy) has missed 10 straight.

If James and Hachimura are indeed back, that’s obviously good news for the Lakers. The team will really need them in the upcoming road trip and it’s ideal that they continue getting as many reps as possible and build much-needed chemistry with the playoffs around the corner.

The Lakers were very short-handed when they got blown out by the Bucks on Thursday, but they could get most of their injured players back very soon.

Chicago Bulls (30-40, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (43-25, fourth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles heads into a matchup with Chicago as winners of three games in a row.

The Los Angeles Lakers (43-26) could use a rebound game after losing 118-89 at home to the Milwaukee Bucks (39-30) on Thursday. They were without LeBron James (groin), Luka Doncic (ankle), and Austin Reaves (ankle), so a win would've been miraculous.