When the Los Angeles Lakers lost their two leading scorers in Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves to injury just before the start of the postseason, no one gave them much of a chance in their first-round series against the Houston Rockets.
LeBron James knows that height is a touchy subject for Kevin Durant. While talking about the threat that Houston Rockets star forward Durant presents to the Los Angeles Lakers, James brought up a particular topic that’s often viewed with intrigue — KD’s height.
The Los Angeles Lakers fans are on cloud nine at the moment. Having defeated the Houston Rockets in game 1, the team has now successfully extended its lead to 2-0.
Entering the playoffs without Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic, the Los Angeles Lakers were slight underdogs in their first-round matchup against the Houston Rockets.
LOS ANGELES — Back in March, the Lakers were winning games thanks to an incredibly potent offense. One month later, they’re winning playoff games on the back of their defense.
The Lakers can write a hearty book of all the role players who have stepped up in big moments throughout the franchise’s history. When you win 17 NBA titles, that list is pretty long, in fact.
The Rockets suffered a surprising 94-101 loss in Game 2 to the Lakers tonight despite having Kevin Durant available to play tonight. The Lakers’ head coach,
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.
The Los Angeles Lakers delivered a poised, veteran-led performance to take control of Game 2, leaning on shot-making, discipline, and timely defense to outlast the Houston Rockets.
The Los Angeles Lakers won Game 2 and tightened their grip on this series. A 101-94 victory over the Houston Rockets now gives them a commanding 2-0 lead, and the tone couldn’t feel more different on each side.
LeBron James compiled 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 101-94 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series on Tuesday.
The Lakers are missing pieces. They are not missing belief. LeBron James led the way with 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as Los Angeles beat the visiting Rockets, 101-94, on Tuesday to take a 2-0 series lead.
If the Houston Rockets can't win with a healthy Kevin Durant, their first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference playoffs could be a short one.
The Los Angeles Lakers are missing the offensive production from Austin Reaves this playoffs. Reaves has been out with a Grade 2 left oblique strain before the 2025-26 NBA season ended.
Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes has quickly built a strong relationship with teammate Luka Doncic both on and off the court, so much so that he has been trying to get a Slovenian passport to play for their national team during the summer.