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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 Los Angeles Lakers added yet another NBA championship to their trophy case in 2010, eventually defeated their...

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.

This is a lose-lose series for the Houston Rockets. If the Rockets win the series, then the narrative will be that the Los Angeles Lakers were hurt and of course the Rockets won. If Houston loses the series, they were frauds all along and will need to make wholesale changes this summer to retool around […]

The Lakers look to shock the world in their series against the Rockets, starting on Saturday.

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 Los Angeles Lakers may be the higher No. 4 seed in their first-round series against the No. 5 Houston Rockets. However, they enter it as the firm underdogs, with 11 of 12 ESPN NBA experts backing Houston, and only two expecting the series to last seven games, per Yahoo Sports. This is in huge […] The post 4 Rockets bold predictions vs. Lakers in 2026 NBA Playoffs appeared first on ClutchPoints.

James isn't interested in a farewell tour, according to a report from The Athletic.

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.

LeBron has consistently said he hasn't decided what is next, but walking away is a real possiblity in latest report.

For a player who once sat through draft night waiting for his name to be called, Austin Reaves’ path to NBA stardom has always been rooted in quiet belief and the people who shared it with him. He went undrafted in 2021 by choice, turning down the chance to be picked in the late 40s of the first round so he could sign a two-way deal with the Los Angeles Lakers.

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.

JJ Redick and Jarred Vanderbilt reveal the Lakers' approach going into Game 1 against the Rockets on Saturday.

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 […]

We don’t know when Lakers super-duper star LeBron James will call it quits. Based on his comments earlier this season, he doesn’t know, either. But he knows and everyone knows the time is near. That’s just the reality of being 41 years old. As for when it does end, well, it doesn’t appear as if […] The post Report: LeBron James not seeking farewell tour, undecided on future appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Houston Rockets (52-30, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (53-29, fourth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Rockets -5.5; over/under is 207.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Lakers host first series matchup BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Lakers host the Houston Rockets to open the Western Conference first round. Los Angeles went 2-1 against Houston during the regular season. The Lakers won the last regular season matchup 124-116 on Thursd...