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LeBron James becomes the NBA’s all-time leader in games played, surpassing Robert Parish with his 1,612th appearance, further cementing his legacy of longevity and excellence.
On a night when offense came at a premium for the Lakers, Luke Kennard stepped up when it mattered most. Kennard buried a game-winning 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds left to give the Lakers a 105-104 win and extend their win streak to nine games. LA flew out of the gate to start the game, scoring […]
A new reality for the Lakers in the Luka Dončić era will be the accumulation of technical fouls. After years of having LeBron James and Anthony Davis as the faces of the franchise — two players who did not often complain to officials or accumulate technicals — life with Luka will be different. On Saturday, […]
As the old saying goes, the best ability is availability. If there was ever a player who could be afforded some leeway on his availability, it would be a 41-year-old LeBron James in his 23rd season in the NBA. However, while LeBron has missed games this season, they’ve been a result of an injury and […]
If the biggest talking point from the Lakers current 8-game winning streak is the unrelenting brilliance of Luka Dončić as he scorches every defense in his path, the second most discussed topic is LeBron James and his buying into a “smaller role” for the benefit of the Lakers. Listen to most any talking head speak […]
The Lakers (45-25) aim to extend their winning streak with a victory over the Magic (38-31) on Saturday. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Orlando Magic When: 4 p.m. PT, Mar 21 Where: Kia Center Watch: NBA TV, Spectrum Sportsnet When the Lakers last faced the Magic in February, they were in the midst […]
Luka Dončić is the NBA’s leading scorer, so him putting up points for the Lakers isn’t typically a tale worth telling. But he really outdid himself on Thursday night against the Heat. He was originally listed as questionable to play in the contest due to right hip soreness. Considering that the game against the Heat […]
With the Western Conference a tight-knit race yet again this season, this series will look at the standings and games to watch across the league as the Lakers look to secure home court and move up the standings. With the Lakers currently on an eight-game winning streak and most of the teams around them losing […]
As Luka Dončić stood at the line to put the finishing touch on his 60-point masterpiece, “MVP!” chants rained down from the stands of the Kaseya Center in Miami. In any situation, a road arena showering praise upon a visiting opponent would be notable. That it came on the same floor Bam Adebayo scored 83 […]
Just a few things. Shame shame shame on me for not singing the praises of Kobe Rodgers in my GameCap. My sincerest apologies. Both Coach and players mentioned him the victory’s post game presser. Pointing to the importance of his hugely significant rebound of a Bull miss with 1:25 left and the Cards clinging to […]
The Miami Heat’s recent seven-game win streak looked like it could’ve been a turning point in the season. However, since then, they have now lost three games in a row— including their most recent 134-126 loss to the visiting Western Conference third seed LA Lakers. Just a week ago, the Heat were as high as […] The post Heat couldn’t stop Luka Doncic in 134-126 loss to Lakers, drop third straight game appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Not all wins are created equal and Thursday’s was no ordinary victory for the Lakers. There’s a level of seriousness that came with that performance that separates good teams from great teams. Everything about this performance screamed schedule loss. The team had an emotional win in Houston just 24 hours earlier. They then flew from […]
The good news for the Houston Rockets is that they can now move on to another opponent after getting swept twice at home by the Los Angeles Lakers. The bad news is that their next opponent, the Atlanta Hawks, have won 11 games in a row and look quite mighty these days. And if you’d […]
A 60-point game from Luka Dončić paired with a triple-double from LeBron James led the Lakers to their eighth straight win on Thursday as they knocked off the Heat in Miami, 134-126. Given the circumstances of it being the second night of a back-to-back and the team not arriving at their hotel until after 5 […]
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UPDATE: Impressively and surprisingly, all three of the Lakers’ stars will play on Thursday. Less than 24 hours after battling the Rockets in Houston, LeBron James, Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves are all available for the Lakers against the Heat in Miami. Given both the quick turnaround between games and the distance traveled from Texas […]
The Lakers’ trip to Houston could hardly have gone better. Facing two important games in the playoff race, LA took care of business with a pair of statement victories. In the process of doing so, they also sent Kevin Durant off the deep end in a couple of different ways. First, on Monday, Durant was […]
These are the good times. The Lakers are coming off a week in which they beat the Nuggets in their first overtime game of the year and won back-to-back contests over the Rockets, earning the tiebreaker and extending their winning streak to seven. LeBron James is playing better than he has all year, Luka Dončić remains dominant and suddenly, […]
No one, not even LeBron James, knows whether he’ll play basketball next year or not. But one thing he has consistently said is that he’d be interested in owning an NBA team at some point, specifically in Las Vegas. He said this from the moment he joined the Lakers back in 2018 and LeBron asked […]
Once again, the Western Conference playoff race is looking to be a tight one and the Lakers are right in the thick of it. However, the Lakers made a tough situation better with some big wins. Entering the final weeks of the season, little separates seeds three through seven. Tiebreakers could very well come into […]
Coming off a blowout loss to the Charlotte Hornets, the Miami Heat return home to face Luka Doncic, LeBron James and the surging Los Angeles Lakers Thursday night inside Kaseya Center. Tip-off will be at 8:00 p.m. EST. Miami felt the absence of Bam Adebayo in Tuesday’s loss, with the three-time All-Star missing the game […] The post GAME PREVIEW: Heat return home to host Luka Doncic, surging Lakers appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Houston finished up their season series versus the Los Angeles Lakers late Wednesday. If you did not watch this game, congratulations, you, unlike me, did not get let down by this team as they once again get outclassed by a superstar late in the fourth. To start the game, Houston used inside scoring (an early […]
After successfully claiming back-to-back wins in Houston, the Lakers (44-25) will travel east overnight to take on the Miami Heat (38-31) on Thursday. LA looks to sweep the season series against Miami and extend its current winning streak to eight. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat When: 5 p.m. PT, Mar 19 […]
This Lakers-Rockets contest was close in the fourth, but Luka Dončić applied pressure and Houston folded. He had dazzling alley-oop passes to Rui Hachimura and LeBron James and then put the game to rest with one of his signature 3-point shots. Luka is already considered one of the best players in the world. However, if […]
The Lakers extend their winning streak to seven with a Luka Dončić second-half masterclass for a second-straight win over the Houston Rockets, 124-116, on Wednesday night. The game began with LeBron James draining a 3-pointer for LA. Amen Thompson responded on the other end with a dunk. LeBron knocked down another triple, making him the […]