Los Angeles Lakers

The Western Conference First Round returns to Houston this Friday, May 1, as the Los Angeles Lakers look to close out the Houston Rockets in a pivotal Game 6. Following a gritty 99-93 victory in Los Angeles on Wednesday, the fifth-seeded Rockets (2-3) have successfully staved off elimination for the second straight game. For LeBron James and the fourth-seeded Lakers, tonight is a critical opportunity to silence the Houston crowd and avoid a winner-take-all Game 7. Catch this high-stakes showd...

We’re at the point in the series where the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers are familiar with one another. There’s not much that either team can do to surprise the other. Truly, it comes down to which team can successfully impose their will and identity into the proceedings. We know that the Lakers want […]

Detroit, Toronto and Houston all face elimination Friday night

Since Mark Walter bought a majority stake in the Los Angeles Lakers, the organization has steadily been hiring executives to round out the business side of things. Throughout the 2025-26 season, the Lakers have brought in several high-profile executives such as Lon Rosen, Michael Spetner and Ryan Kantor to help grow and develop the franchise’s […]

Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant will remain sidelined for Game 6 of his team's first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers with an ankle injury. The Rockets forced Game 6 in Houston after falling behind 3-0 in the series. Durant has played in only Game 2 of the series. He missed Game 1 after banging knees with a teammate in practice. In Game 2, the veteran forward injured his ankle and has missed the last three games with a bone bruise. Durant's ankle injury typically requi...

The Lakers cold three-point shooting in Games 4 and 5 flipped their playoff series with the Rockets, exposing deeper issues and raising the stakes for Game 6.

Timberwolves are the 1st Minnesota men‘s team in 41 years to advance past the 1st round in 3 consecutive seasons (1983-85 North Stars). The only other men’s team that’s ever done it: 1949-55 Minneapolis Lakers (7 seasons). The 2011-17 Lynx are the recent champs, also 7 seasons in a row. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

The Los Angeles Lakers got a major boost in Game 5 against the Houston Rockets as Austin Reaves made his return to the floor. Reaves had been sidelined the past four weeks due to a Grade 2 left oblique strain, but came off the bench for Game 5. While Reaves’ return couldn’t get Los Angeles […]

Stunningly, the last sentence could be under examination if things go awry for the Lakers.

Austin Reaves returned for the Lakers, but even the star guard’s presence didn’t stop the team’s offensive struggles.

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The Rockets are back in this series because they stopped waiting for a veteran rescue and started trusting their youngest lineup. With Kevin Durant set...

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Austin Reaves made his return for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Houston Rockets in Game 5. Here's the latest on his status for Game 6.

While showing faith in the Rockets, Vernon Maxwell hilariously takes a shot at Utah.

Los Angeles Lakers (53-29, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (52-30, fifth in the Western Conference) Houston; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Rockets -3.5; over/under is 206.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Lakers lead series 3-2 BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Lakers look to clinch the series over the Houston Rockets in game six of the Western Conference first round. The Rockets defeated the Lakers 99-93 in the last matchup on Thursday. Jabari Smith Jr. led the Rockets with 22...

Former NBA players' comments on the Lakers suggest the media now favors the Rockets to win their first-round series despite coming back from a 3-0 deficit.

The Houston Rockets avoided elimination Wednesday night, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 99-93 in Game 5 to cut the first-round series deficit to 3-2. Houston becomes the 16th NBA team to force a Game 6 after falling behind 3-0. Reed Sheppard delivered key plays in the closing minutes. With Houston ahead by three and under three minutes remaining, he hit a midrange jumper and then stripped LeBron James for a dunk, pushing the lead to seven. "We definitely remember what happened in Game 3, an...

Six NBA first-round series will feature Game 6s on Thursday and Friday, with the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, and Orlando Magic holding strong positions to advance even though their 3-1 leads have dwindled to 3-2. The Minnesota Timberwolves have lost its series edge to the Denver Nuggets after their own 3-1 lead with the loss in Game 5 on top of playing the remainder of the series without Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo. The Eastern Conference features four teams in commanding pos...

The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to prioritize retaining Luke Kennard in free agency. Kennard is on an expiring $11 million contract he signed last offseason with the Atlanta Hawks. Kennard will be a non-Bird free agent, which complicates the situation for the Lakers but they have pathways available to re-sign him. The Lakers were once projected to be a cap space team, but they could instead pivot to retaining the likes of Kennard, Austin Reaves, LeBron James and Rui Hachimura. Kennard was...