Here are five takeaways from the Lakers’ 114-103 loss in Game 1 of their first-round playoff matchup with the Denver Nuggets. One of the simplest ways the Lakers could turn around their fate from their multiseason struggles with the Nuggets would be for LeBron James and Anthony Davis, together, to outplay Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. Saturday in Game 1, the Lakers’ stars combined for 59 points on 56.4% shooting from the field while grabbing 20 rebounds and dishing out 13 assists. Jokic and...
LeBron James scored 30 points, and the Lakers avoided playoff elimination with a 119-108 win over the Nuggets in Game 4 of their first-round series.
Five takeaways from a Game 2 loss to the Nuggets in which the Lakers led by 20 points early in the third quarter. Game 3 is Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena.
James and Davis will team up with Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum and Joel Embiid among others to chase another gold medal this summer in Paris.
James and Davis will team up with Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum and Joel Embiid among others to chase another gold medal this summer in Paris.
Los Angeles Lakers list LeBron James and Anthony Davis on the injury report
James finishes with 17 assists as Lakers dominate, but Davis left the game early.
James finishes with 17 assists as Lakers dominate, but Davis left the game early.
James finishes with 17 assists as Lakers dominate, but Davis left the game early.
The Los Angeles Lakers are in full preparation mode for their first round
The Los Angeles Lakers led the Denver Nuggets by 20 points in the second half but couldn't close the defending NBA champions out en route to a 101-99 road
Your eyes would tell you quickly. The Lakers, at their very best this season, have received the kind of all-around dominance from LeBron James that made him the best player in the league — a surefire ticket to the end when winning mattered most. But with 39 years on his bones and 21 seasons worth of mileage on his legs, James has had to pick his spots. On the nights when James has been able to play with his foot on the gas on both ends of the court, the Lakers have been as difficult to beat as...