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Walker scores all of his 15 points in a phenomenal fourth quarter as the Lakers overcome Steph Curry's 31-point triple-double and rally for a 104-101 victory that moves...
May 8, 2023 at 11:50 PM -
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With Monday's 104-101 victory in Game 4, the Lakers have put themselves within one win of doing what no Western Conference team has done in the playoffs in eight...
May 8, 2023 at 11:50 PM -
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The Lakers lead the best-of-seven series 2-1 going into Game 4 of their second-round showdown in Los Angeles.
May 8, 2023 at 6:50 PM -
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Russell can become a free agent at season's end, but for now, he seems content to live in the moment with the team that drafted him second overall in 2015.
May 7, 2023 at 5:50 PM -
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He's made enough of the right adjustments and counters to have the Lakers up 2-1 on the defending champion Warriors.
May 7, 2023 at 3:50 PM -
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It's all about the paint, and AD bringing his A game instead of his D game.
May 7, 2023 at 9:50 AM -
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Shot-less in the first quarter, James finished with 21 points – all coming in the second and third quarters, when the Lakers outscored the Warriors 63-38 and...
May 6, 2023 at 10:50 PM -
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Davis has 25 points and 13 rebounds, and a slow-starting James finishes with 21 points, eight assists and eight rebounds in a 127-97 win that gives them a 2-1 series...
May 6, 2023 at 9:50 PM -
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Follow along for updates from our reporters covering the game between the Lakers and the Warriors at Crypto.com Arena.
May 6, 2023 at 5:50 PM -
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The eldest son of Lakers star LeBron James will play his college basketball in the Pac-12 Conference under Trojans head coach Andy Enfield.
May 6, 2023 at 3:50 PM -
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It's Darvin Ham's time to counter as his team has to tighten up defensively for Games 3 and 4 on Saturday and Monday at Crypto.com Arena.
May 5, 2023 at 2:50 PM -
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The Lakers' second-round clash with the Warriors has been more like a meeting of a mutual admiration society than a playoff bout -- which gives smaller, swifter Golden...
May 5, 2023 at 10:50 AM -
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A stomach bug might have broken the Warriors-Lakers series wide open.
May 5, 2023 at 10:50 AM -
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Klay Thompson scores 30 points, Steph Curry has 20 points and 12 assists and the Warriors take full advantage of a subpar Davis in a 127-100 rout that evens the series...
May 4, 2023 at 9:50 PM -
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Steph Curry and LeBron James are the main attractions for fans during the Warriors-Lakers series.
May 4, 2023 at 6:50 PM -
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The Lakers have a chance to bring a 2-0 series lead back to LA in the Western Conference semifinal series.
May 4, 2023 at 5:50 PM -
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The Lakers were listless during a Game 2 loss to the Grizzlies in the first round, and they don't want to settle for splitting two games against the ever-dangerous...
May 3, 2023 at 5:50 PM -
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In Game 1, Golden State launched 28 more 3-pointers and made 15 more of them -- and the Lakers won? What? How? And could this start a new trend?
May 3, 2023 at 10:50 AM -
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Kurtenbach: Warriors fans should know better than anybody that playoff series are long, and Game 1 is a "feel-it-out" game.
May 3, 2023 at 9:50 AM -
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Lakers fans should cherish last night, but keep expectations flexible, and still high.
May 3, 2023 at 9:50 AM -
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Davis has 30 points, 23 rebounds and four blocked shots and LeBron James adds 22 points and 11 rebounds as the Lakers hold off a late flurry by the Warriors for a...
May 2, 2023 at 11:50 PM -
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It's the Bay versus LA as the Warriors and Lakers battle, starting on Tuesday.
May 2, 2023 at 6:50 PM -
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"I always told him he doesn't play like Kobe," Mychal said. "But he competes like Kobe."
May 2, 2023 at 6:50 PM -
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Rested Lakers may have an opportunity to dramatically change the odds in the series.
May 2, 2023 at 10:50 AM -
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Thanks to the general manager's patient midseason moves, the Lakers enter a second-round showdown with Golden State looking like a viable championship team.
May 1, 2023 at 5:50 PM -
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These are not typical sixth and seventh seeds squaring off in the second round of the NBA playoffs, beginning Tuesday night in San Francisco.
May 1, 2023 at 5:50 PM -
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James averaged a team-leading 22.2 points in the first round and Curry averaged 33.7 points.
May 1, 2023 at 1:50 PM -
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Their regular-season struggles have led to what might be a postseason classic.
May 1, 2023 at 10:50 AM -
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LeBron James and the Lakers had their hands full with the Grizzlies' Ja Morant and Desmond Bane in the first round. Now here comes Golden State's Steph Curry. Staff...
May 1, 2023 at 8:50 AM -
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Curry scored 50 points, a record for an NBA playoffs game 7, as Golden State's second-half surge ended Sacramento's season.
April 30, 2023 at 5:50 PM -
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Davis' spectacular defensive presence anchored Friday's series-clinching rout of the Grizzlies, and it will be a key factor going forward against any opponent.
April 29, 2023 at 9:50 AM -
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D'Angelo Russell scores a career playoff-high 31 points, Anthony Davis has a dominant defensive performance and LeBron James scores 22 in a 125-85 win. Game 1 at Golden...
April 29, 2023 at 12:50 AM -
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The four-time league MVP uncorked clinical, classic LeBron to help eliminate the second-seeded Grizzlies in the Lakers' swashbuckling 125-85 Game 6 victory.
April 29, 2023 at 12:50 AM -
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"There's no pressure," Lakers coach Darvin Ham said of a second elimination game against Memphis on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena. "It's just basketball."
April 27, 2023 at 3:50 PM -
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Desmond Bane and Ja Morant combine for 64 points as the Grizzlies end the third on a 19-2 run to turn a tight game into a 116-99 runaway, pulling within 3-2 in the...
April 26, 2023 at 7:50 PM -
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With the Lakers leading their first-round series against the Grizzlies, 3-1 going into Game 5, Hachimura is averaging 18.0 points on 57.8 percent shooting.
April 25, 2023 at 10:50 AM -
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Brooks and Memphis now find themselves one game away from elimination, as the Lakers have refused to let the rhetoric rattle them.
April 25, 2023 at 2:50 AM -
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James' first 20-point, 20-rebound game, a 45-minute effort on 38-year-old legs that helped give his team a 3-1 series lead, featured other facets of his game...
April 25, 2023 at 2:50 AM -
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James makes the tying layup with 0.8 seconds left in regulation and a critical basket late in overtime as the Lakers move closer to their first playoff series victory...
April 24, 2023 at 10:50 PM -
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'Yeah, it was all energy,' Anthony Davis said after scoring 31 points and taking 17 rebounds in his best game of the series.
April 23, 2023 at 3:50 PM -
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The Memphis forward went over the edge he's always hanging on with a direct shot to James' groin, leaving his already short-handed team to try to claw its way back...
April 22, 2023 at 10:50 PM -
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The Lakers outscore Memphis 35-9 in the first quarter and see Brooks ejected for striking James in the groin before holding off Ja Morant (45 points) and the Grizzlies...
April 22, 2023 at 10:50 PM -
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The four-time NBA champion says he has no response to the Grizzlies' Brooks calling him old, dismissing any notion that words rather than actions will determine the...
April 21, 2023 at 5:50 PM -
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The Lakers star, called out by Memphis' Dillon Brooks after the Grizzlies' Game 2 victory, is more than worthy of his 'King James' nickname at 38
April 20, 2023 at 9:50 AM -
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"Obviously, I can be better. I can't have a night like I had (Wednesday) and expect us to win," he says after scoring 13 points on 4-for-14 shooting in Game 2.
April 19, 2023 at 9:50 PM -
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Short-handed Memphis takes advantage of the Lakers' lackluster shooting and defensive breakdowns to even the first-round series with a 103-93 win. Game 3 is Saturday...
April 19, 2023 at 8:50 PM -
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"We just prepare as if he's playing," Lakers coach Darvin Ham says of the Memphis All-Star. "We don't try to assume anything or try to make any predictions."
April 18, 2023 at 3:50 PM -
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"It's a teachable moment for all the young basketball players out there," Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. "They just think it's all about making 3s and dunking on people...
April 17, 2023 at 2:50 PM -
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The reserve wing scores 21 of his team-high 29 points in the second half to help fuel a 128-112 Game 1 win against the Grizzlies, finishing 5 for 6 from 3-point range...
April 16, 2023 at 8:50 PM -
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Austin Reaves scores 14 of his 23 points during a dominant fourth quarter, Rui Hachimura scores 29 off the bench and the Lakers close the game on a 15-0 run for a...
April 16, 2023 at 3:50 PM -
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After 82 regular-season games and one more in the play-in tournament, the Lakers aren't about to overthink where they've been or how they got to the playoffs
April 15, 2023 at 3:50 PM -
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No NBA play-in entrant has ever won a first-round series and most have been dismissed in five games or less, but this matchup could change that.
April 15, 2023 at 8:50 AM -
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The Grizzlies, led by Ja Morant, are probably a slight favorite in what figures to be among the most closely watched first-round series of the NBA playoffs.
April 15, 2023 at 8:50 AM -
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The Grizzlies' All-Star guard is, as Lakers star LeBron James aptly put it it, "the head of the snake," and the team will likely play defense by committee against...
April 14, 2023 at 3:50 PM -
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When he's healthy, all is right in the Lakers' world. When he's not, well, it's going to be a struggle.
April 13, 2023 at 12:50 PM -
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'It's Dennis, it's classic Dennis,' Lakers coach Darvin Ham says of the guard's 21-point performance during their play-in tournament win over the Timberwolves
April 12, 2023 at 11:50 AM -
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Their comeback from 15 points down to beat Minnesota in Tuesday's play-in game encapsulates their entire saga this season, from the 2-10 start to their effort to stay in...
April 12, 2023 at 8:50 AM -
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Minnesota leads by as much as 15 points in the second half before Anthony Davis, LeBron James and Dennis Schröder rally the Lakers to a grueling 108-102 victory...
April 12, 2023 at 1:50 AM -
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"It's not Lakers business and we're all focused on Lakers business. It's an unfortunate situation, but I really don't have an opinion on it," Lakers coach Darvin Ham...
April 10, 2023 at 6:50 PM -
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LeBron James' 36 points and Anthony Davis' 16 and 13 rebounds helped the Lakers finish a 43-39 season with 9 wins in 11 games going into the postseason.
April 9, 2023 at 4:50 PM -
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The results of four games will determine the postseason destinations of five teams in the Western Conference.
April 9, 2023 at 11:50 AM -
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Lakers got a glimpse of what's needed in the playoffs when D'Angelo Russell, Austin Reaves and Malik Beasley combined for 67 points in a win over Phoenix
April 8, 2023 at 1:50 PM -
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The team that started the season 2-10 and was six games under .500 in mid-February will enter the postseason as a potentially dangerous foe with confidence and...
April 8, 2023 at 10:50 AM -
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LeBron James and Austin Reaves spark a fourth-quarter run and the Lakers get a 121-107 win against a Phoenix team resting most of its starters to stay in seventh place...
April 8, 2023 at 1:50 AM -
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If the playoffs started Thursday, the seventh-place Lakers would play host to the eighth-place New Orleans Pelicans in a play-in game on Tuesday, but they can still...
April 6, 2023 at 3:50 PM -
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The Lakers are more likely to land in the play-in tournament after their 125-118 loss and the Clippers need no help to avoid it, but plenty could still happen with two...
April 6, 2023 at 9:50 AM -
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Back from a recent shoulder injury, Powell scores 27 points and makes all 10 of his free throws to pace the Clippers to a 125-118 victory and a season sweep of their...
April 6, 2023 at 12:50 AM -
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Norman Powell scores 27 points, Kawhi Leonard has 25 and the Clippers move closer to securing a top-six playoff seed with a 125-118 victory over LeBron James (33 points)...
April 5, 2023 at 11:50 PM -
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In his first game on the Clippers' side of the local rivalry, Westbrook shook no hands before tipoff and provided plenty of early energy as his new team dispatched his...
April 5, 2023 at 11:50 PM -
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The Lakers squander a 10-point lead in the final minutes of regulation, but James scores nine of his 37 points in overtime to lead them to a 135-133 victory, their...
April 4, 2023 at 9:50 PM -
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Both teams are trying to avoid the play-in tournament going into Wednesday's crucial late-season game at Crypto.com Arena, and Russell Westbrook surely has added...
April 4, 2023 at 3:50 PM -
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Davis scores 40 points, LeBron James has a triple-double and the Lakers win for the sixth time in seven games, 134-109. They are two games over .500 with four games left...
April 2, 2023 at 7:50 PM -
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Davis rolls his ankle in the third quarter but scores 17 of his 38 points in the fourth and grabs 17 rebounds to lead the Lakers to a 123-111 win that gets them over...
March 31, 2023 at 8:50 PM -
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Davis has 38 points and 10 rebounds in his hometown, LeBron James adds 25 points and D'Angelo Russell returns to the lineup as the Lakers reverse Sunday's home loss with...
March 29, 2023 at 8:50 PM -
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The tightly bunched Western Conference might seem wide open, but the teams at the top have a clear advantage over the Lakers, Clippers and other potential playoff...
March 28, 2023 at 5:50 PM -
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James continues to age defiantly. With the Lakers, he has been in a fierce battle against time.
March 27, 2023 at 11:50 AM -
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James came off the bench to lead the Lakers with 19 points, but lack of defense made the difference in a loss that dropped them to ninth in the West.
March 26, 2023 at 3:50 PM -
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James, who refuted recent media reports of a target date to return, has missed 13 games with his right foot tendon injury
March 25, 2023 at 5:50 PM -
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The Lakers marvel at how the guard, who went from starter to injured to not playing, stepped up in Friday's win over Oklahoma City
March 25, 2023 at 4:50 PM -
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Davis has 37 points and 14 rebounds, Dennis Schröder scores 13 of his 21 in the second half and Lonnie Walker adds 20 points as the Lakers get a vital victory for...
March 24, 2023 at 10:50 PM