JJ Redick Praises Lakers For ‘Collective’ Effort To Win First-Round Series
The Los Angeles Lakers defied logic and most pundits when they took a 3-0 series lead over the Houston Rockets, but then concern started to set in amid back-to-back losses. That set up a pivotal Game 6 at the Toyota…
JJ Redick Delivers Matter-Of-Fact Message After Lakers Fail To Close Out Rockets In Game 5
The Los Angeles Lakers squandered another opportunity to close out the Houston Rockets and now face the reality of a Game 6 matchup at the Toyota Center on Friday night. "Another period in the second quarter where we just turned…
LeBron James Blames Lakers’ Game 4 Loss On Turnovers
The Los Angeles Lakers have emphasized avoiding turnovers and giving up offensive rebounds throughout their series with the Houston Rockets, but they were points of weakness in a 115-96 loss in Game 4. L.A. had eight turnovers in the first…
JJ Redick ‘Disappointed’ Luka Doncic Wasn’t Included Among 2025-26 NBA MVP Finalists
Luka Doncic successfully appealed to become eligible for end-of-season awards despite not meeting the 65 games played threshold, but it wound up proving all for naught for the Los Angeles Lakers superstar in one regard. When the 2025-26 NBA MVP…
This Day In Lakers History: Elgin Baylor Selected No. 1 Overall By Minneapolis In 1958 NBA Draft
On April 22, 1958, the Minneapolis Lakers selected Elgin Baylor with the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft. He spent...
Recap: Lakers Beat Rockets To Take 2-0 Series Lead
Luka Doncic was presented with his Western Conference Player of the Month for March and scoring champion awards, and the Los Angeles Lakers then built on their Game 1 win to defeat the Houston Rockets, 101-94. With that, the Lakers…
Luke Kennard’s Perfect 3-Point Shooing Achieves Lakers Playoff First Since Robert Horry
Although the Los Angeles Lakers began their first-round matchup without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, LeBron James continued to fill an all-around role and it was Luke Kennard who led all scorers with 27 points against the Houston Rockets in…
Warriors’ Steph Curry Wears Kobe Protro Shoe To Eliminate Clippers From Play-In Tournament
The Golden State Warriors picked the perfect time to snap a nine-game road losing streak to the Los Angeles Clippers with a thrilling 126-121 comeback win in the NBA Play-In Tournament. Stephen Curry led all players with 35 points and…
This Day In Lakers History: Shaquille O’Neal Scores 34 Points Against Timberwolves To Keep Winning Streak Alive
Again playing without Kobe Bryant because of an ankle injury, the Los Angeles Lakers picked up a 104-99 road victory...
This Day In Lakers History: Kobe Bryant Bounces Back From Poor Shooting Night To Score 40 Points
For better or worse, Kobe Bryant would often respond to a poor shooting or scoring night by coming out in the next...
