Luka Doncic

This in a series where the Lakers are without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.

Kevin Durant sustained a right knee contusion during practice this week but the Rockets are optimistic it will not be a significant issue during their first-round playoff series against the Lakers, a source told ESPN.

LOS ANGELES – The injuries to Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves have called Bronny James into action for the Los Angeles Lakers’ opening-round series of the NBA playoffs against the Houston Rockets. James was thrust into the lineup towards the end of the regular season amid the injuries, and he figures to be part of […] The post The vet Bronny James is studying before Game 1 vs. Rockets appeared first on ClutchPoints.

LeBron James is the Lakers only hope after this week's injury updates for Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. Here's the latest before playoffs vs Rockets.

All signs are pointing to Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo finding a new team this offseason, and the Los Angeles Lakers are one rumored landing spot. Whether the Lakers have the assets to get it done remains to be seen, but they will at least look into the possibility of pairing Antetokounmpo with Luka Doncic. […]

Despite the Los Angeles Lakers’ strong play in March, they quickly received a reality check in April by playing the Oklahoma City Thunder twice. LeBron James suited up in that first meeting and the team got embarrassed, losing 139-96, with both Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves getting hurt. Despite the injuries, L.A. clearly was at […]

The Lakers are big underdogs in their series against the Rockets due to the injuries to Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. At least initially, that could work to the Lakers’ advantage, accoding to guard Marcus Smart. “It’s going to take everybody,” Smart said, per Greg Beacham of the Associated Press. “With that, it’s a different […]

The Lakers are limping into the NBA postseason, but even without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves indefinitely, the team still hopes to surprise the Rockets in their first-round series. Here are five major postseason questions for the Lakers, which we posed to California Post sports staffers Khobi Price, Melissa Rohlin and Michael Duarte: The Lakers’...

The Los Angeles Lakers face a daunting task in winning a series in the NBA playoffs without star guards Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. The Houston Rockets are the type of athletic, and long team that pose problems for the Lakers. During practice in the week leading up to Game 1 against the Rockets, head […] The post Lakers’ playoff X-factor vs. Rockets with Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves injured appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Let’s cut to the chase: The Lakers should be underdogs for their first-round NBA playoff series against the Rockets. The Lakers’ Luka Doncic is expected to watch Saturday’s game from the bench while he recovers from injury. If you took the top-two scorers away from most playoff teams, which is the reality the Lakers faced...

The Los Angeles Lakers face the Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs, but will be without Luka Doncic, who is injured.

The No. 5-seeded Houston Rockets are set to take on the No. 4-seeded Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, in Game 1 of their first-round contest in the NBA Playoffs. While L.A. is already without Luka Doncic (left hamstring) and Austin Reaves (left oblique), it appears Kevin Durant has popped up in the Rockets’ latest injury […] The post Kevin Durant lands on Rockets’ injury report before Lakers Game 1 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

In Year 23, LeBron James had to do more adjusting on and off the floor than he ever has. James missed the start of the regular season for the first time in his career due to a sciatic nerve injury, and later came back as the Los Angeles Lakers’ third option behind Luka Doncic and […]

For Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves to come back this year, the Lakers have to win some games without them.

The NBA pulled off a stunning decision by granting the Extraordinary Circumstances Challenge exception for Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham for regular season awards. After falling short of the league’s 65-game rule by one game, the NBA decided to bypass the rule, making Cunningham and Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic eligible for 2025-26 awards […] The post Pistons’ Cade Cunningham thanks NBA for honors eligibility: ‘It’s a blessing’ appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Lakers spent six months building and working toward the opportunity to make some noise in the playoffs. Luka Doncic made a move toward the Thunder's basket, but stopped suddenly and hopped gingerly off the floor with a strained hamstring. Austin Reaves had already been looking uncomfortable, periodically grabbing at the oblique muscles in his side, and he also left the court for good a few minutes later.

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A breakdown of the biggest matchups in the Lakers vs Rockets first-round playoff series, including LeBron James vs Kevin Durant, Amen Thompson’s defense and Houston’s edge without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.

The Los Angeles Lakers are going to need Jarred Vanderbilt when they take on the Houston Rockets in the playoffs. The Lakers won the regular season series, but without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves the team will need everyone to pitch in. Vanderbilt is best known for his defense, and he’ll be required to slow […]