Los Angeles Lakers

Luka Dončić had 39 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and the Los Angeles Lakers clinched the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a 140-109 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night. Austin Reaves scored 23 points for the Lakers, who also clinched the Pacific Division title for only the second time in the last 13…

Mayor Karen Bass, businessman Rick Caruso and Lakers head coach JJ Redick are rebuilding the Palisades Recreation Center.

Luka Dončić scored 45 points in his first game in Dallas since being traded to the Los Angeles, helping the Lakers wrap up a playoff spot with a 112-97 victory over the Mavericks on Wednesday night. Dončić ‘s emotional return came two months after a seismic trade out of nowhere that sent the five-time All-Star to Los Angeles. The 26-year-old...

Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic couldn’t hold back tears after watching the Dallas Mavericks’ tribute video for him.

Luka Dončić will return to Dallas in a Lakers jersey Wednesday night to face the Mavericks for the first time since the stunning trade. The Mavs are expected to play a tribute video before the game and place shirts for Dončić on all seats.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers 136-120 on Tuesday night after Luka Doncic was ejected. Doncic scored 23 points before leaving the game in the fourth quarter following his second technical foul. The Thunder outscored the Lakers 29-12 the rest of the way. Jalen Williams added 26 points for the Thunder,…

The heart of Texas will be beating louder than ever on Wednesday night, and not because of barbecue or bluebonnets, but because the beloved basketball superstar Luka Dončić is coming home. Nearly two months after the blockbuster trade that sent shockwaves through the NBA, Luka’s return to the American Airlines Center is shaping up to be something more than...

Luka Doncic scored 30 points and the Los Angeles Lakers routed the league-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 126-99 on Sunday. Austin Reaves scored 20 points and LeBron James added 19 points and seven assists for the Lakers, who have won four of five. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points and Jalen Williams added 16 for the Thunder. Oklahoma City entered the day…

Luka Doncic had 35 points, Austin Reaves added 30 and LeBron James had 27 in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 124-108 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. Doncic struggled in a 123-116 loss to Golden State a night earlier, finishing with 19 points on and being exploited several times on the defensive end, but he responded to help the Lakers…

Stephen Curry scored 37 points, Brandin Podziemski added 28 and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 123-116 on Thursday night for their fourth win in a row in a potential first-round playoff preview. Podziemski had a career-high eight 3-pointers on a night when Curry was 4 of 11 from long range. Curry was coming off a 52-point…

Luka Doncic had 20 points and nine assists, and Gabe Vincent added 20 points on six 3-pointers in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 104-98 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday night. LeBron James finished with 16 points and eight rebounds for the Lakers, who solidified their hold on fourth place in the Western Conference. Dorian Finney-Smith also scored a season-high…

Austin Reaves had 31 points and eight assists, Luka Doncic added 29 points and nine assists and the Los Angeles Lakers held on for a 134-127 win over Memphis on Saturday night in the Grizzlies’ first game under interim coach Tuomas Iisalo. LeBron James scored 25 points as the Lakers led by 20 points in the first half, but squandered…

Josh Giddey made a halfcourt heave at the buzzer to cap perhaps the wildest finish in the NBA this season in Bulls-Lakers.

LeBron James called game. The final few minutes of the Los Angeles Lakers and the Indiana Pacers game had all the makings of a disaster. The Lakers, having once led by 17 points, trailed 119-118 with 10 seconds left on the clock. They had already lost three consecutive games and their struggles had them spiraling in the western conference standings….

The Los Angeles Lakers are running out of time to get their once stout defense back to where it was in February. Los Angeles went 10-2 in the month of February as their raced up the Western Conference standings, now, they’re running in the wrong direction. Monday night, inside the Kia Center, the Orlando Magic delivered a sobering reminder...

Franz Wagner had 32 points and eight assists, Paolo Banchero added 30 points and seven rebounds and the Orlando Magic sent the Los Angeles Lakers to their third straight loss, 118-106 on Monday night. Luka Doncic scored 32 points and LeBron James added 24 points and eight assists for the Lakers, who have lost seven of their last 10. Anthony…

Coby White scored 36 points, Josh Giddey flirted with a quadruple-double and the Chicago Bulls wrecked LeBron James’ return from injury with an impressive 146-115 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night. Luka Doncic scored 29 of his 34 points in the first half and hit eight 3-pointers, while James had 17 points after a seven-game absence. Neither superstar…

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 28 points and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 118-89 on Thursday night. Gary Trent Jr. had 23 points off the bench, Kyle Kuzma added 20 and the Bucks swept the season series with two comfortable wins eight days apart. Bronny James had 17 points to reach double figures for the first time in…

Luka Dončić had 31 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in just three quarters of work, and the Los Angeles Lakers routed the Denver Nuggets 120-108 on Wednesday night in a matchup of injury-depleted Western Conference contenders. Nikola Jokic (elbow) and Jamal Murray (ankle) missed their second straight games for Denver, while LeBron James (hamstring) and Rui Hachimura (knee) continued...

Austin Reaves scored 30 points and Luka Doncic had 21 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 125-109 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. Dorian Finney-Smith added 15 points while hitting four 3-pointers for the Lakers, who extended their home winning streak to eight games with back-to-back victories over Phoenix and San Antonio…