Los Angeles Lakers Articles - Page 165

Los Angeles Lakers icon Shaquille O’Neal is without a doubt one of the best to ever do it. He’s one of the greatest big men this sport has ever seen, so when he speaks about the game, people tend to listen. Shaq has also been known to be a straight shooter. So much so, that […]

Austin Reaves put up arguably his best performance of the NBA Playoffs thus far on Friday night as he helped the Los Angeles Lakers take out the defending champs Golden State Warriors in Game 6 of their West Semis series. The 24-year-old dropped 23 points on 7-of-12 shooting, to go along with four triples, five […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis faced a lot of tough questions in their joint post-game presser following the Los Angeles Lakers‘ majestic Game 6 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night. One of the queries centered around the Lakers supposedly “playing with house money” in terms of going beyond people’s expectations this season. […]

LeBron James let his game do the talking against the Golden State Warriors, saving his best for last while closing out the defending champions in Game 6 with 30 points, nine rebounds and nine assists on 10-of-14 shooting. In the afterglow of the Los Angeles Lakers’ blowout victory on Friday night, though, The King appeared […]

The Los Angeles Lakers managed to knock off the defending champion Golden State Warriors on Friday night to advance to the Western Conference Finals. A big part of their success in the series was the energy and production of Dennis Schroder on both ends of the floor and we saw just why in Game 6. […]

LeBron James has once again demonstrated his unparalleled excellence in his pursuit of a championship ring with the Los Angeles Lakers. The King continues to rewrite the rule book on age in the 2023 NBA playoffs. Echoing the glory of his younger days at 38, he has matched a feat previously only accomplished by Lakers […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis powered the Los Angeles Lakers to a Game 6 victory over the Golden State Warriors, with the final score settling in at 122-101. This win officially eliminated the Golden State Warriors from the playoffs, and advanced the Lakers to the Western Conference Finals, where they will take on the Denver […]

The Golden State Warriors were eliminated by the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 of their 2023 NBA Playoff series. It was a severely disappointing finish to the Warriors’ playoff run. Not only did Golden State’s championship defense end in the second round, but the Lakers blew the Warriors out 122-101 in a one-sided contest. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers slayed the Golden State Warriors, 122-101, on Friday at Crypto.com Arena to advance to the Western Conference Finals. The triumphant victory was a culmination of a dramatic year of organizational changes and on-the-fly reconstruction around a team that began the 2022-23 NBA season by losing 10 of their first 12 games. […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis don’t listen to the outside noise — and no, they say, the Los Angeles Lakers aren’t playing with house money as the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference. “Nah. As Vando would say, ‘Nah.’ We’re trying to win every year,” James said with a smile when asked if the […]

Following the Los Angeles Lakers Game 3 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round, D’Angelo Russell spoke to the media. Russell scored 17 points and dished out seven assists in the game, and was in a playful mood. He tried to sneak his Coco5 drink — a brand that he’s partnered with — […]

We were promised a firework show, and we got exactly what we wanted. The Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers squared off during the second round, once again pitting Steph Curry against LeBron James. In the end, it was LeBron who had the last laugh, dropping a 30-point near-triple double to close out […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are Western Conference Final bound for the first time since 2020 after a massive 122-101 win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 on Friday night — but as Austin Reaves explained, it wasn’t an easy road the 2023 Lakers took to get to the final four. “We started off […]

The Golden State Warriors were dealt a historic blow on Friday night courtesy of LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. For the first time since the Dubs drafted Stephen Curry as the No. 7 overall pick in 2009, Friday night’s Game 6 defeat marked the only time a Western Conference team has defeated Golden […]

The Golden State Warriors crumbled against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, their dreams of winning back-to-back titles forcefully dashed with a 122-101 loss in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Here are three reactions from the Dubs’ all-too-familiar season-ending defeat to LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Lakers at Crypto.com Arena. These […]

The Los Angeles Lakers began the 2022-23 season looking like they were likely to convey a first-round pick to the New Orleans Pelicans that would have brought them Victor Wembanyama. But now, the Lakers are heading to the Western Conference Finals in a rematch of their 2020 playoff series against the Denver Nuggets. And one […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James already owns plenty of NBA Playoffs records over his 20-year career. On Friday, however, he added one more with a feat that would be difficult to surpass for anyone else. By defeating the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 and winning the series 4-2, James has officially broken his […]

The Golden State Warriors fell in Game 6 of their Western Conference Semifinals series to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. Questions are now being asked about what the future holds for the Warriors and there has been a lot of talk about what will happen with four-time All-Star and four-time champion Draymond Green. […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry have been in countless playoff battles now. And if there’s one thing they have developed over the course of their rivalry, it’s the mutual respect and admiration they have for each other. They may have been fierce rivals, but they both know […]

They’ve done it. The Los Angeles Lakers have punched their ticket to the Western Conference Finals after defeating the defending champs Golden State Warriors in Game 6, 122-101. Fittingly, it was LeBron James and Anthony Davis who led the way for LA in this series-clinching blowout win against Stephen Curry and Co. After the final […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young absolutely loved the Los Angeles Lakers’ performance in their closeout Game 6 against the Golden State Warriors, particularly the LeBron James and Austin Reaves takeover that he just witnessed. Young, who was at Crypto.com Arena to watch the highly anticipated showdown, couldn’t hold back from tweeting even though the game […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker surely isn’t having the best of times at the moment. The Suns, despite acquiring Kevin Durant, ran into their demons they thought they had already exorcised, losing in embarrassing fashion at home to the Denver Nuggets not even a year after they the Dallas Mavericks ran them out of the […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans didn’t hide their disappointment after Dennis Schroder was ejected from Game 6 following a testy exchange with Golden State Warriors vet Draymond Green. Green and Schroder received a double technical foul midway through the third quarter after the Warriors forward shoved the ball to the face of the Lakers guard. Schroder […]

It now feels like a lifetime away when then-NBA commissioner David Stern pulled the plug on what would have been a sensational Chris Paul trade to the Los Angeles Lakers. Now a decade on, it appears that this potential blockbuster deal could be on the table again following the Phoenix Suns’ heartbreaking series loss to […]

The Golden State Warriors head into a must-win Game 6 against the Los Angeles Lakers Friday night at Crypto.com Arena, hoping to send the series back to the Bay Area. One of the storylines since Game 5 has been Anthony Davis’ health after he took an elbow to the face from Kevon Looney. While AD […]

The season will be on the line for the Golden State Warriors on Friday night when they take on the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 of their NBA Playoffs second-round series. As it turns out, however, LeBron James’ title aspirations will also be in grave danger in Game 6 despite the fact that it’s […]

Klay Thompson got off to s strong start to open the Golden State Warriors‘ NBA Playoffs second-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers. In particular, Klay dropped 30 points in Game 2 to lead the Dubs to a crucial win to tie up the series at 1-1 at that point. However, it’s as if Thompson […]

The Phoenix Suns are out of the NBA Playoffs far earlier than anyone expected after being upset by the Denver Nuggets and two-time MVP Nikola Jokic. While Jokic played an incredible series and helped by a strong supporting cast, part of the Suns issues boiled down to injuries. future Hall of Fame point guard Chris […]

Former NBA player turned Grizzlies commentator Brevin Knight is no stranger to LeBron James‘ greatness. As a player, Knight went just 3-14 against James throughout his 12 year career in the league. Now the play-by-play man for the Grizzlies, Knight got a glimpse of how good James still can be during the first round of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are currently preparing for Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals versus the Golden State Warriors. Los Angeles holds a 3-2 lead in the series and NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins believes LeBron James and the Lakers can finish the job at home on Friday night. However, he isn’t “banking” on Anthony […]

It’s still likely Andrew Wiggins suits up for his team’s do-or-die Game 6 matchup the Los Angeles Angeles Lakers on Friday night. Considering his official injury designation and limited participation in a morning shootaround, though, it’s at least fair to wonder how effective an injured Wiggins will be for the Golden State Warriors with their […]

Anthony Davis suffered a head injury during the Los Angeles Lakers’ Game 5 loss versus the Golden State Warriors. NBA Hall of Famers and current analysts Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley were seen laughing on TNT’s Inside the NBA after Davis left the game in a wheelchair. Inside the NBA crew while talking about Lakers-Warriors […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ job is not finished. They may have entered their Wednesday night contest up 3-1 against the Golden State Warriors in their second-round matchup, but LeBron James, of all people, knows just how dangerous this Warriors squad is. After all, he lost thrice to them in the NBA Finals. However, despite this […]

Draymond Green just had what was perhaps his best game of this season’s NBA Playoffs on Wednesday night as the Golden State Warriors took down the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5. The former Defensive Player of the Year put up a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double as Green helped the Warriors secure a 121-106 victory on […]

The Golden State Warriors have been relatively free of injury in their NBA Playoffs second-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers. Unfortunately for them, the defending champs’ luck may have just taken a turn for the worse. This comes in the form of an unfortunate Andrew Wiggins injury on the eve of their do-or-die Game […]

Apparently, some folks thought it was funny that Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis had to be taken to the locker room in a wheelchair after sustaining a head injury in LA’s Game 5 loss against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. For one, NBA on TNT hosts Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley thought […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham confirmed that Anthony Davis is not in the NBA’s concussion protocol. Ham said AD is “feeling great” and will be listed as probable for Friday’s Game 6 vs. the Golden State Warriors at Crypto.com Arena. “We checked in with him. He’s feeling great,” Ham said during a Thursday […]

In Games 3 and 4, the Los Angeles Lakers averaged 28.5 attempts from the free-throw line against the Golden State Warriors. LeBron James and Co. won both those games. The Lakers, however, suffered a 121-106 loss against the Dubs in Game 5 on Wednesday, and incidentally, they went to the charity stripe just 15 times […]

Amid a run towards an NBA Finals ring with the Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James continues to cement a legacy that can be considered the greatest of all time. In order to document this legacy, James might be making his own version of The Last Dance like Michael Jordan did with the Chicago Bulls, reports […]