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Of the Nets' record haul of five first-round picks last June, Powell was the most athletic, but also the most raw on offense.

The NBA has started the process of lining up voters for postseason awards, and if form holds from recent years the ballots will be due shortly after the end of the regular season. Defensive Player of the Year might not take voters very long (spoiler alert, it’ll be San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama) and Rookie of the Year is basically going to be a two-contender race (a Duke guy will win; it’s TBD if it’ll be Charlotte's Kon Knueppel or Dallas' Cooper Flagg). When talking MVP, for example, logi...

Golden State once owned the third quarter. Now too often it’s the stretch where everything slips away.

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Grading every Lakers player’s performance from the team’s 120-101 win vs. the Wizards.

How far do you think the Cavs can go this Spring?

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The Lakers host the Cavaliers in a late-season contender test, with both teams trying to protect playoff seeding in a cross-conference showdown.

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Marcus Smart has played such an instrumental role in the Los Angeles Lakers’ excellent past month or so; since the All-Star Weekend, the Lakers have gone 16-5, giving them the fourth-best record in the NBA since (only behind the San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Atlanta Hawks). Smart, however, has missed the past four […] The post Lakers guard Marcus Smart’s status still up in the air amid latest injury update appeared first on ClutchPoints.

In something that was a long time coming, Luka Doncic missed the Los Angeles Lakers’ Monday night clash against the Washington Wizards after accruing 16 technical fouls thus far throughout the 2025-26 campaign. The good news is that if there was ever a time for Doncic to miss a game with the battle for playoff […] The post Lakers’ Jaxson Hayes sends hilarious plea to Luka Doncic after Wizards win appeared first on ClutchPoints.

If you were hoping for an upset tonight by the Washington Wizards tonight, you would be disappointed. They lost to the Los Angeles Lakers earlier tonight, 120-101. Though Washington was able to head out of the first quarter with a 26-25 lead, they allowed the Lakers to outscored them 40-18 in the second quarter, which […]

Assigning Grades for the Mavericks in their 124-94loss to the Wolves

The Utah Jazz are moving forward wihtout Donovan Mitchell, and they’re more than fine

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have plenty of reasons to feel good about these days since they have been on a roll heading into the playoffs. The Lakers notched their third straight win and 12th in 13 outings after beating the Washington Wizards, 119-109, at Crypto.com Arena on Monday. James logged a triple-double […] The post Lakers’ LeBron James pushes back on Bronny James’ wild 1-on-1 story appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Anthony Davis’ career over the last few years has been quite the rollercoaster. Davis was one of the cornerstones of the Los Angeles Lakers’ championship run in 2020 and has been a staple of the team since then. However, Davis wouldn’t finish his career with the Lakers: he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in […] The post Wizards star Anthony Davis’ pregame moment will give Lakers fans the feels appeared first on ClutchPoints.

LeBron James wasn't letting a younger Bronny James have a shot at a win, and he broke a backboard in the process.

Luka Garza put together another big-time offensive performance in an otherwise tough Celtics loss against the Hawks — showcasing what kind of scorer he could become.

I was tempted to write “This is a nationally televised game so it’s definitely a loss” and leave it at that. Most teams don’t have terrific records in nationally televised games. At least one of the teams is usually a contender, or at least was considered one when the season started. Other primetime games are […]