With a seemingly more favorable path as the No 8 seed, the question has
Almost everything went the Lakers way on Sunday as they thoroughly dominated the Pelicans en route to a comfortable 124-108 win, securing the eighth seed and a rematch in New Orleans on Tuesday. It wasn’t a perfect day, however, as Anthony Davis gingerly walked off the court in the final minutes. AD was holding his lower back and attempted to stretch it out at the scorer’s table before slowly walking to the locker room as the Lakers closed out their win. Fortunately, it appears there is nothing...
As annoying as the manner in which they did it was, the Lakers walked out of Memphis and Friday night with both a win and the No. 8 seed, a night of perfect results. The Grizzlies, expected, put up a tough fight. It was perhaps a little tougher than some of the Lakers were prepared for, but LeBron James and Anthony Davis did their thing and carried the team to a win. I’m not in the business of complaining about how wins come at this point in the season. The Lakers got their’s and now are a win...
The Lakers grabbed a crucial win against the depleted Memphis Grizzlies, 123-120. LeBron James and Anthony Davis were back together after missing crucial games over the last week and absolutely carried the Lakers. LeBron scored 37 points with 10 rebounds and five assists. AD scored 36 points with 14 rebounds, five assists and two blocks. No other Laker had more than 14 points, those coming from Rui Hachimura who found himself in foul trouble all night long. Austin Reaves scored 13 points. Gabe...
The Lakers will conclude their regular season on the road as they travel to Memphis and New Orleans for their last two games. Game 81 will be against the Grizzlies on Friday. Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies When: 5 p.m. PT, Apr 12. Where: FedEx Forum Watch: Spectrum Sportsnet Exactly this time last week, I wrote about the Lakers’ realistic chances to claim the sixth seed in the Western Conference and what they need to do to make that happen. But little did we know that in a span of...
The Lakers look set to have both LeBron James and Anthony Davis available for Friday’s penultimate game of the regular season. LeBron missed Sunday’s game with flu-like symptoms and arrived only an hour before the game on Tuesday. AD played just one quarter on Sunday before being ruled out that game and missing Tuesday as well. On Thursday’s injury report, LeBron is no longer listed with flu-like symptoms and AD is listed as probable. AD being listed with a left eye contusion is different than...
LOS ANGELES - With the Lakers sitting at ninth in the West for most of 2024, every game has had a sense of urgency. The stakes against the Warriors on Tuesday couldn't have been higher. A win would have sealed the Lakers in the ninth seed at worst with Golden State unable to pass the Lakers and Los Angeles holding the tiebreaker between the teams. In the hours leading up to the matchup, the talk wasn't about how the Lakers would contain Steph Curry or who would step up and have a big scoring...
What a frustrating result for the Lakers on Sunday. With a chance to both make a late move for the sixth seed as well as drop the Wolves down to the two seed — and subsequently the Nuggets up to the one seed and further away from the Lakers — nothing went their way. LeBron James showed up to the arena but was too sick to play. Anthony Davis lasted one quarter before taking a shot to the face AGAIN and being forced out of the game AGAIN, a very annoying trend. At that point, there was very, very...
In one of their bigger games of the season, the Lakers are going to be without their superstar LeBron James. With every game mattering in a razor-thin play-in race, LeBron James will miss Sunday night’s game against the Wolves with flu-like symptoms. LeBron entered the night listed as questionable on the injury report, though with his left ankle injury and not with flu-like symptoms. The Lakers have had success without LeBron this season. Currently, they are 6-4 in the 10 games he missed and...
The Lakers are back at it on Sunday where they host the Minnesota Timberwolves. This will be the final back-to-back game for L.A. this season as they hope to extend their winning streak to five and tie the season series against Minnesota. Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves When: 7 p.m. PT, Apr 7. Where: Crypto.com Arena Watch: NBA TV, Spectrum Sportsnet Saturday’s victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers felt like a rollercoaster ride for the Lakers, who were led by D’Angelo...
The Lakers grabbed a pivotal win on Saturday afternoon against the Cleveland Cavaliers, 116-97, moving them up to the eighth seed. It was another D’Angelo Russell masterclass as he scored 28 points while going 6-12 from behind the arc. LeBron James had a strong performance scoring 24 points with 12 assists. Anthony Davis had himself a block party swatting six shots while scoring 22 points with 13 rebounds, three steals, and four assists. Taurean Prince had an incredible game off the bench,...