Los Angeles Lakers

Despite some spirited efforts, the shorthanded Lakers lost big yet again to Portland.

Drew Timme scored a career-high 21 points off the bench, but the Los Angeles Lakers fell 132-116 to the Portland Trail Blazers Saturday at Moda Center. “That’s the style that we want to play, you just want to play more physical, harder,” Timme said when asked about establishing a tone against Portland. “Sometimes it’s just […] The post Drew Timme reflects on career-high night despite Lakers’ loss to Trail Blazers appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Los Angeles Lakers’ recent slide continued Monday night, and head coach JJ Redick made little effort to hide his frustration afterward. The Lakers fell 124-112 to the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center, dropping to 23-14 and extending their losing streak to three games. Despite a respectable opening stretch, Los Angeles once again struggled […] The post JJ Redick visibly ticked off after ‘theme’ bites Lakers in butt again vs. Kings appeared first on ClutchPoints .

ATLANTA, GA – All halves are not created the same in the game of basketball, but there could be patterns of how the results happened. In two of the last three games for the Atlanta Hawks, they’ve given up 80 points in the first half. The first was against the Los Angeles Lakers, where Luka […] The post Why Quin Snyder believes Hawks can’t ‘flush’ Celtics’ 52-point quarter appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Luka Dončić will be unavailable for the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, Jan. 17. Here's the latest.

The Houston Rockets passed the Los Angeles Lakers for the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference standings following their 110-105 win against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, and Kevin Durant had an important question he had to answer after the game, via ESPN’s Sports Center. Following the Rockets win, Kevin Durant was posed a […] The post In-N-Out or Whataburger? Kevin Durant answers the important questions appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Lakers are dealing with multiple injuries in Saturday's matchup against the Trail Blazers.

LeBron James cleared the air following the Lakers' 141-116 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday, separating himself from the opinion of his agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, who said that L.A. should trade away fan favorite Austin Reaves.

Luka Doncic speaks on playing through left groin soreness to help the Lakers beat the Hawks in a comfortable 141-116 win.

Lakers’ historically bad bench is quietly sabotaging a winning season.

The Los Angeles Lakers host the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night, with the team looking to put together a mini win streak. Jaxson Hayes is on the Lakers’ injury report, and he is listed as questionable due to left hamstring soreness. Here is everything we know about Jaxson Hayes’ injury and his playing status for […] The post Is Jaxson Hayes playing tonight? Lakers vs. Hornets injury report appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Hawks intend to sign free agent center Christian Koloko to a two-way contract, reports Lauren L. Williams of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (via Twitter). As our tracker shows, Atlanta currently has a two-way opening and won’t need to waive anyone in order to sign Koloko. More to come…

Here are realistic trade targets the Lakers can chase before the February deadline, built around fit, availability, and that won’t require a miracle.

The Lakers look to bounce back on the road against the Blazers on Saturday.

The Sacramento Kings are on a roll, and it could get even better for them amid a possible return to action by star big man Domantas Sabonis. The 29-year-old Sabonis has not seen action since a Nov. 16 game on the road against the Sacramento Kings, but is reportedly close to a return, with a […] The post Kings’ Domantas Sabonis could return from injury vs. Wizards appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The NBA's leading scorer has a sore left groin that will sideline him against the Trail Blazers. Centers Deandre Ayton and Jaxson Hayes might also miss the game.

Kendrick Perkins thinks Lakers players lack chemistry off the court.

A Hornets broadcaster ripped into Luka Doncic while announcing the Hornets vs. Lakers game Thursday.

Luka Doncic carried a very heavy load on Thursday night against the Hornets, posting 39 points, but the Lakers once again fell victim to their poor defense and effort.

Can the Lakers create an enticing enough package to make an upgrade at the wing position?