Lakers guard Luka Doncic leaves the court after a season-ending loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) By Dan Woike ...

In 2013, sidelined by injury, Kobe fired off a string of live tweets during a Los Angeles Lakers game, delivering sharp takes and play-by-play insights. His Twitter fingers were in full effect ...

For his career, the four-time league MVP and four-time champ boasts career playoff averages of 28.4 points on .497/.332/.741 shooting splits, 9.0 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.0 blocks ...

The Thunder are now 6-0 after a loss during the playoffs, including wins in Games 2 and 4 of the Finals. If you include the ...

Instead, it’s a first-round Western Conference playoff series involving two teams who have recent conference finals history. The Lakers lost to Denver in the 2023 conference finals, and the ...

What is the Lakers’ record in win-or-go-home Playoff games? In the franchise’s eight-decade history, the Lakers have faced must-win Playoff games on 92 occasions, registering a 45-47 record .

LeBron James Continues Making Playoffs History Despite Lakers’ 3-1 Deficit To Timberwolves. April 29, 2025, 9:49am EST By Debmallya Chakraborty. Follow Us 28.

The Lakers’ defense was much more effective in Game 2, as they held Minnesota to below 40 percent shooting from the floor. Edwards and Julius Randle combined for 52 points, but no other Wolves ...

At that point, the Lakers were in their first season with LeBron, one game over 0.500 and locked into a battle to make the playoffs. They went 9-18 after the trade and ultimately missed the ...

Luka Dončić eager to start playing big games for Lakers in playoffs. ... players from 1 country other than the U.S. combined to score more than 15,000 points for the 1st time in NBA history.

During that same period, the Lakers—a team featuring stars such as George Mikan, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, and Wilt Chamberlain—amassed 113 playoff wins, going on to win championships in 1950 ...