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• Luke Walton Doesn’t Want Lakers Using Injuries As Excuse For Performance

  08-12-2016 09:01 via lakersnation.com
  
  After Wednesday night's 134-95 loss to the Houston Rockets, the Los Angeles lakers have now lost four straight games and seven of their last nine...
  
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• Anthony Davis: ‘Defensive Intensity’ Is Key To Lakers Defeating Pelicans In Play-In Tournament

  16-04-2024 16:05 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers are a team that prides themselves on being dominant defensively and Anthony Davis is the key to that. The big man is truly one of the best and most versatile defensive weapons in the NBA and the New Orleans Pelicans know very well what he is capable of.
  Davis was dominant in the regular season finale, controlling the paint and finishing with 30 points, 11 rebounds and two steals in the Lakers win. But now the two teams will turn right around and face each other in the Play
  
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• Lakers News: LeBron James Feels Better Physically Going Into Playoffs This Year Than Last

  16-04-2024 15:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Last season, LeBron James was dealing with a serious foot injury and while he was still able to deliver for the most part for the Los Angeles Lakers, he was clearly bothered by it. One year later and now in his 21st NBA season and set to head into the Play-In Tournament, LeBron is in a better spot physically.
  In the final stretch of the season, James has been outstanding, averaging 27.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 9.8 assists in the last 10 games while shooting 61.4% from the field and 45.5% from 3
  
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• Lakers Rumors: LeBron James & Anthony Davis Named To Initial Team USA Roster For 2024 Paris Olympics

  16-04-2024 01:40 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  After watching Team USA struggle in the FIBA World Cup last summer, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James began a charge to get the best American players to commit to the team for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
  Among the players James was able to successfully recruit is his teammate Anthony Davis and other legends like Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. Additionally, Team USA also got a commitment from Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid, adding even more firepower to a star-studded roster.
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• Lakers News: LeBron James & Anthony Davis Named To Initial Team USA Roster For 2024 Paris Olympics

  16-04-2024 01:40 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  After watching Team USA struggle in the FIBA World Cup last summer, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James began a charge to get the best American players to commit to the team for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
  Among the players James was able to successfully recruit is his teammate Anthony Davis and other legends like Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. Additionally, Team USA also got a commitment from Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid, adding even more firepower to a star-studded roster.
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• Lakers Injury Report: LeBron James Probable, Anthony Davis Questionable For Play-In Tournament Against Pelicans

  15-04-2024 23:45 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers have listed LeBron James (left ankle peroneal tendinopathy) as probable and Anthony Davis (back spams) as questionable for Tuesday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans, the first matchup of the NBA Play-In Tournament.
  Christian Wood, Jalen Hood-Schifino and Jarred Vanderbilt all remain out with their respective injuries with no set timetable for a return, although Vanderbilt is continuing to make progress.
  Given the importance of this game with the Lakers having a
  
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• Darvin Ham: LeBron James ‘Set A Tone’ For Lakers Defensively Vs. Pelicans

  15-04-2024 21:52 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson is one of the most difficult players to guard in the league due to his physicality and explosiveness. But LeBron James was up to the task in the Los Angeles Lakers’ regular season finale.
  LeBron was the primary defender on Williamson for most of the night, limiting the All-Star to just 12 points on 4-of-13 shooting in the Lakers’ victory. As a whole, the team’s defense was locked in, forcing 19 Pelicans turnovers and holding them below
  
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• Lakers Tanking Play-In Tournament Against Pelicans To Avoid Matchup With Nuggets Would Be Dangerous & Cowardly

  15-04-2024 21:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The NBA regular season has come and gone and the seedings are set going into the Play-In Tournament and postseason. Unfortunately for the Los Angeles Lakers, things didn’t exactly didn’t turn out ideal for them when it comes to seeding.
  The Lakers finished eighth in the West, putting themselves in the Play-In Tournament for the third time in the last four years. They are set to take on the New Orleans Pelicans in a rematch of the regular season finale with the winner earning the seve
  
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• Austin Reaves Is Lakers’ Iron Man, Playing In Every Game During 2023-24 Season

  15-04-2024 20:37 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  This was a season for the Los Angeles Lakers in which injuries greatly affected almost everyone on the roster to some degree. Basically everyone missed at least a handful of games due to some sort of ailment or sickness. Everyone except Austin Reaves, that is.
  Reaves was the only member of the Lakers to play in all 82 games and turned in his best season to date of his young career, averaging 15.9 points and 5.5 assists in just over 32 minutes a night. And the Lakers made sure to congratulate Rea
  
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• D’Angelo Russell Feels Lakers Are Better Team This Year Than Last

  15-04-2024 19:55 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  For the second consecutive season the Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in the upper bracket of the Play-In Tournament with two chances to win one game and qualify for the playoffs. It is a position that LeBron James, Anthony Davis and D’Angelo Russell, amongst others on the roster, are familiar and comfortable with.
  Thanks to their dominant victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday, combined with a Phoenix Suns win on the final day of the regular season, the Lakers get to stay in N
  
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• Lakers Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Reacts To OJ Simpson’s Death

  15-04-2024 18:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Earlier this week, news surfaced that controversial figure and former USC and Buffalo Bills star OJ Simpson passed away after a battle with cancer. It comes as no surprise that Simpson’s death caused quite a stir on social media while also sparking up controversy about his murder trial and how most people still believe he committed those awful crimes against his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and friend, Ron Goldman. One of the most profound reactions to Simpson’s death came from
  
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• Lakers News: LeBron James Treating Second Straight Road Matchup With Pelicans Like Playoff Series

  15-04-2024 17:10 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  With a chance to secure the eighth spot in the Western Conference, the Los Angeles Lakers ended their 2023-24 season on a high note with a dominant win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday afternoon.
  LeBron James set the tone from the opening tip on both ends of the floor, masterfully controlling the flow of the offense while taking on the assignment of guarding Zion Williamson. James turned back the clock in a high-stakes game, recording a triple-double of 28 points, 17 assists and 11 reboun
  
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• Lakers Injury Update: Anthony Davis (Back) Expects To Play Against Pelicans In Play-In Tournament

  15-04-2024 16:05 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers walked into their final game of the 2023-24 regular season with a chance to secure the eighth spot in the Western Conference standings and they got the job done with a convincing win over the New Orleans Pelicans.
  The Lakers looked like the team that won the inaugural In-Season Tournament, dominating both ends of the floor from the jump and making sure that the Pelicans didn’t have a chance to climb back into it. New Orleans did make a brief run in the third quarter,
  
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• Lakers Highlights: LeBron James & Anthony Davis Lead Way Over Pelicans To Claim Eighth Spot In Western Conference

  15-04-2024 15:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers barely squeaked out a win against the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday but admitted that they needed to be better for their 2023-24 regular season finale against the New Orleans Pelicans.
  Los Angeles got some unexpected help in the standings when both the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings dropped their previous games, opening up a path to the eighth spot in the Western Conference for the purple and gold. Meanwhile, New Orleans needed a win and a Phoenix Suns loss to av
  
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• NBA Play-In Tournament Schedule & TV Info: Pelicans To Host Lakers On Tuesday In 7/8 Matchup

  15-04-2024 00:30 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The NBA standings were as close as they have ever been heading into the final day of the regular season with the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the New Orleans Pelicans holding significance for both teams, as was the case for many other games across the league.
  As they have in so many other big games during the LeBron James and Anthony Davis era, the Lakers showed up in a big way, coming out hot and cruising to a 124-108 victory.
  With the win, the Lakers finish the season with a 47-35 re
  
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• NBA Play-In Tournament Schedule & TV Info: Pelicans To Host Lakers On Tuesday

  15-04-2024 00:30 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The NBA standings were as close as they have ever been heading into the final day of the regular season with the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the New Orleans Pelicans holding significance for both teams, as was the case for many other games across the league.
  As they have in so many other big games during the LeBron James and Anthony Davis era, the Lakers showed up in a big way, coming out hot and cruising to a 124-108 victory.
  With the win, the Lakers finish the season with a 47-35 re
  
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• Recap: Lakers Crush Pelicans To Finish Eighth, Setting Up Rematch In Play-In Tournament

  15-04-2024 00:01 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers took on the New Orleans Pelicans on the road on Sunday afternoon in the final game of the NBA regular season.
  A lot was at stake as a win for the Pelicans clinched the sixth seed in a loaded Western Conference. Meanwhile, a win for the Lakers would clinch the eighth spot for them going into the Play-In Tournament while a lot would drop them as far as 10th.Ultimately, it was the Lakers that came out on top with a dominant 124-108 victory to finish the season 47-35. That put
  
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• Lakers Vs. Pelicans Preview: No. 8 Spot On Line In Regular Season Finale

  14-04-2024 20:31 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The regular season finale is here for the Los Angeles Lakers as they in New Orleans to take on the Pelicans on Sunday afternoon. With the standings still being so close, this is the most important game of the year for the purple and gold.
  After a similar uphill climb to the postseason as last year, L.A. has spent most of the second half trying to get as high as they can in the Western Conference standings. Now, they control their destiny on the final day of the regular season as a win over New O
  
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• Gabe Vincent: Lakers Control Own Destiny

  14-04-2024 19:43 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  On Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers will play their final game of the regular season, with the team going on the road to face the New Orleans Pelicans in a game that will dictate the team’s spot in the Play-In Tournament.
  If the Lakers beat the Pelicans, Los Angeles can clinch the 8th seed in the Play-In Tournament, which is the best-case scenario for the Lakers, as they’ll have the chance to play and win one game in order to advance to the NBA playoffs.
  However, a loss to the Pelicans
  
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• NBA Admits To Error That Put Extra Time On Clock During Lakers’ Win Over Grizzlies

  14-04-2024 17:32 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers’ win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night was more challenging than it should have been in more ways than one.
  Memphis was as shorthanded as they come, missing 13 players due to injury with them going into tank mode to finish out the season. Despite that though, their two-way players and G Leaguers battled until the end and gave the Lakers a scary before LeBron James and Co. closed it out.
  In addition to the scare in the actual game, it appears the Lakers and G
  
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• Lakers Video: Rajon Rondo Wants To Coach LeBron James-Owned Las Vegas Team

  14-04-2024 16:05 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  One of many subjects discussed during the first episode of the new ‘Mind the Game’ podcast with LeBron James and JJ Redick was high IQ players. James immediately brought up his former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Rajon Rondo, widely regarded by anyone who interacted with him as one of the smartest players in the NBA.
  LeBron mentioned that he felt it was weird that Rondo isn’t coaching as it just seems like an obvious route for someone with that level of IQ. And the retired point
  
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• Lakers News: LeBron James Not Worried About D’Angelo Russell’s Recent Shooting Struggles

  14-04-2024 15:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  As the regular season finale looms on Sunday, a storyline that is beginning to worry some is the recent shooting struggles of Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell. Following the win on April 6 against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Russell has not shot above 30% from the field in the last three contests.
  Everyone is aware of the 28-year-old’s playoff struggles last season, specifically during the Western Conference Finals, and perhaps this is a warning sign. Regardless of what happens
  
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• Austin Reaves Believes Close Win Over Grizzlies Can Help Lakers Going Into Matchup With Pelicans

  13-04-2024 22:15 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers left themselves no margin for error heading into the final week of the regular season, needing to win their final two games to finish eighth in the Western Conference going into the Play-In Tournament.
  One of those games appeared to be easy with the Lakers taking on the Memphis Grizzlies, who were without 13 players, on Friday night. The other games appears to be more challenging as they take on a red-hot New Orleans Pelicans team fighting for the sixth seed.
  As it turned
  
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• Rui Hachimura Calls Out Lakers For ‘Messing Around’ Against Grizzlies

  13-04-2024 21:27 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  Going into Friday night’s matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Los Angeles Lakers seemed to be in for an easy win.
  The Grizzlies’ season went south a while ago due to injuries and with only a couple games they remaining, they had 13 players out against the Lakers. Meanwhile, it was a crucial game for L.A., who is still fighting for playoff positioning in a loaded Western Conference.
  That is not how the game played out, however, as the Lakers came out sloppy and disinterested. T
  
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• LeBron James: ‘Of Course’ Seeding Matters But Lakers Will Take On Any Challenge

  13-04-2024 20:12 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  While it shouldn’t have been necessary, the Los Angeles Lakers got a vintage performance from LeBron James on Friday night to beat the shorthanded Memphis Grizzlies.
  With what should have been a blowout going down to the wire, James took over in the second half and finished with 37 points, nine rebounds, five assists and two steals, including one to seal the victory, capping it off by throwing down a reverse dunk in transition.
  After the win, James discussed him turning it on in the second
  
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• Anthony Davis: Lakers Need To Control What We Can Control In Regular Season Finale

  13-04-2024 19:11 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers greatly missed Anthony Davis in their two losses to the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors and he showed why on Friday night against the Memphis Grizzlies.
  The Lakers found themselves in an unexpected dog fight against a team missing 13 players, and it took masterful performances from both LeBron James and Davis to come out on top.
  Davis, in particular, was dominant inside against the shorthanded Grizzlies, playing the entire second half and finishing with 36
  
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• NBA Draft Rumors: Bronny James More Focused On Draft Process Than Transfer Portal

  13-04-2024 18:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  While the 2023-24 season nears its end, there is a considerable amount of attention Bronny James, who recently declared he will enter the 2024 NBA Draft pool.
  Bronny was able to return to play for USC after going into cardiac arrest during a summer workout, a scary situation for him and the James family. The situation forced him to miss valuable time and reps, and Bronny would go on to have an uneven showing in his first collegiate season.
  Even though this year’s draft class is considered
  
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• Lakers Injury Update: Jarred Vanderbilt Had Good Workout But Still No Timetable For Return

  13-04-2024 17:10 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The 2023-24 season is coming to an end and the Los Angeles Lakers are clinging onto the slim chance that they can move up in the Western Conference standings.
  The Lakers dropped a crucial game against the Golden State Warriors earlier in the week, though the result was a by-product of Anthony Davis being forced to miss the game with headaches and nausea. Without Davis, Los Angeles lost its size advantage over Golden State and predictably struggled on both ends of the floor.
  Davis’ absence
  
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• Lakers Standings For NBA Playoffs: Up To Eighth After Win Over Grizzlies; Kings & Warriors Loss

  13-04-2024 16:05 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The end of the NBA regular season is approaching and the Los Angeles Lakers are still trying to move up the Western Conference standings.
  They had a golden opportunity to do so on Friday night, taking on an extremely shorthanded Memphis Grizzlies in their penultimate regular season game. The Grizzlies came in missing 13 players due to injury, going with mostly two-way players and G Leaguers to finish out the season.
  It wasn’t as easy as expected for the Lakers as the young Grizzlies refuse
  
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• Lakers Highlights: LeBron James & Anthony Davis Come Up Clutch To Outlast Grizzlies

  13-04-2024 15:00 via s22928.pcdn.co
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers lost their 2023-24 season home finale to the Golden State Warriors, making their final two games must-wins if they want to keep their hopes of moving up the standings alive.
  With a couple days off, the Lakers got a chance to get one more practice in before hitting the road to take on the Memphis Grizzlies. Los Angeles entered the game as massive favorites because Memphis ruled out a record 13 players due to injuries, forcing them to play all of their young and unproven tal
  
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