The Los Angeles Lakers’ 2025-26 season ended on Monday night as the Oklahoma City Thunder sealed the 4th game 115-110 to register a series win. After a tough season, Luka Doncic, who missed every single playoff game, now has only one thing on his priority list.
LOS ANGELES – Entering Monday’s contest, it was clear that the Thunder were a better team than the Lakers. Oklahoma City had won every playoff game against LA in blowout fashion and swept the regular-season series 4-0.
A strained left hamstring prevented Luka Doncic from being on the court when the Los Angeles Lakers had their season come to an end, and an ongoing custody battle for his two daughters is going to prevent the proud Slovenian from representing his country this summer.
LeBron James wasn't ready to make a decision about his NBA future in the wake of the Los Angeles Lakers' season-ending loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday.
LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to play 23 NBA seasons, and now that the year has come to an end as the Los Angeles Lakers were swept in the second round of the playoffs at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
In a season defined by their resiliency, the Lakers ended the year in a fitting manner. With their backs firmly against the wall, the team responded with its stiffest punch.
LeBron James gave the Los Angeles Lakers crowd one final playoff moment to celebrate after jawing with former teammate Alex Caruso during Monday night’s elimination game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
LeBron's career can't go on forever, can it? If it were to end tomorrow, it would be the greatest run of sustained excellence the league has ever seen.
With their season on the line, the Lakers played with the necessary desperation to try to extend it one more game. Even after it looked like the third quarter was headed down a familiar path, LA righted the ship and actually won that quarter.
The Los Angeles Lakers tried their best but got swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday. LeBron James' 24 points weren't enough to give the Lakers a chance to extend the Western Conference semifinals, as the team suffered a 115-110 defeat to end their season.
The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 115-110 in Game 4 on Monday to complete the series sweep. The first quarter wasn’t a pretty display of shooting for either team.
The Lakers won 53 games. Then ran into the Thunder and ran out of answers. Now comes the tricky part. Building around Luka Doncic while figuring out what the present still looks like.
The Los Angeles Lakers’ second-round series against the defending champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, hasn’t gone too well. While LeBron James is doing everything he can at 41, the same thing cannot be said about Lakers starting center Deandre Ayton.
Marcus Smart has earned a reputation for being one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA throughout his career so far. The Los Angeles Lakers veteran guard didn’t hesitate to name the two players who inspired him to develop his playstyle.
The Los Angeles Lakers are on the verge of a second-round exit, down 0-3 to the Oklahoma City Thunder with Luka Doncic yet to play a single minute of the series.
Throughout the season, Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick has continually spoken about center Deandre Ayton and his importance to the success of this team.
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are now down 3-0 in their series against the Oklahoma City Thunder following Saturday's loss in the Western Conference semifinals. Even though they could pull off a miracle and make a comeback, eyes are starting to turn towards the Lakers' choices in the 2026 NBA Draft.
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers fell again to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals on Saturday with a 131-108 final score, and Lakers head coach JJ Redick isn't happy about it.