The Lakers beat the Rockets in Game 6 on Friday night to move on to face the Thunder

The Los Angeles Lakers held a commanding 3-0 series lead against the Houston Rockets, but then proceeded to drop Games 4 and 5. After failing to close things out at Crypto.com Arena, pressure...

The Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors helped get the Los Angeles Lakers some added rest.

As the Lakers celebrated their first-round win over Houston Friday night, LeBron James took time to savor the moment, writes Dave McMenamin of ESPN. At age 41, he was the most dominant player in...

The Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s boasted some of the most talented, stacked rosters that the NBA has ever seen...

LeBron James packing up the Houston Rockets in Game 6 and wrestling with “Father Time” was just incredible.

The 41-year-old superstar played like he had everything to lose during a clinching Game 6 win Friday night in Houston, which is what the Laker needed.

The Los Angeles Lakers head coach would not take his all-time great's leadership for granted.

The Los Angeles Lakers have fought their way to the second round of the NBA playoffs by blowing out the Houston Rockets in Game 6. L.A. took a commanding 3-0 series lead against Houston, but...

The Lakers eliminated Houston with a 98-78 win in Game 6 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series on Friday night by holding the Rockets to a season low in points.

The Los Angeles Lakers star beat the Houston Rockets and another old nemesis.

All season long, when faced with adversity, the Lakers have responded. When LeBron James missed the first 14 games due to sciatica, LA went 10-4 in his absence. After both Luka Dončić and Austin...

There will be no Game 7. After dropping consecutive closeout games that simultaneously put the series in jeopardy and gave the Rockets real momentum, the Lakers took care of business in Game 6,...

Rui Hachimura has been a career playoff riser, and the Lakers' round one series win over the Rockets has only strengthened that narrative.

Austin Reaves silenced concerns with a third quarter bounce back, helping the Lakers close out the Rockets and head into round two ready for OKC.

LeBron James scored 18 of his 28 points in a runaway first half for the visiting Los Angeles Lakers, who cruised to a 98-78 victory over the Houston R

LeBron James and the Lakers will be playing against the defending champions, the OKC Thunder, yet another tough test.

LeBron James is having yet another impressive postseason run, and he is doing it at 41.

LeBron James scored 18 of his 28 points in a runaway first half for the visiting Los Angeles Lakers, who cruised to a 98-78 victory over the Houston R

It looks like LeBron will not be at the forefront of the first blown 3-0 lead in NBA history.

After a hard-fought series against the Rockets, the Lakers will move into the second round against an even more daunting opponent in the Thunder. The cream of the crop for the entire season,...

The Lakers were undermanned, but James got everything out of his supporting cast

Houston has plenty of decisions to make, including whether to bring back Kevin Durant

While the second round in the West is set, the Knicks are the only team to move on in the East

After taking care of the Rockets in six games, the Lakers will move to the second round for a matchup against the league’s best team in the Thunder. The series will start on Tuesday, May 5. The...

After a couple of losses, the Lakers finally finished off the Rockets, beating them 98-78 in Game 6 to advance to the second round.  Los Angeles went on an impressive 13-1 run to start the second...

The Los Angeles Lakers found a way to close out the Houston Rockets in the first round of the postseason.

After jumping out to a 3-0 series lead, the Los Angeles Lakers failed to close out the Houston Rockets in Games 4 and 5. They got another opportunity on Friday night as the series shifted back to...

Follow live: LeBron, Lakers look to close out Rockets in Game 6

LeBron James getting the job done.

LeBron James and LA can close out in Houston.

Things could get interesting for the Los Angeles Lakers this summer.

Two of UCLA’s national championship-winning coaches will be calling plays at UCLA football’s spring game on Saturday at the Rose Bowl. UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close and men’s water polo...

Coach Ime Udoka wants hammer in better principles for the young Rockets led by Jabari Smith Jr. and Alperen Sengun to win over the Lakers in the NBA Playoffs.

In a crucial NBA Playoffs Game 6 between the Rockets and Lakers, Coach Ime Udoka will start to rely more on Reed Sheppard and Amen Thompson.

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford's wife, Kelly, called out the media for not saying the player's name right. The post Kelly Stafford Calls Out Media Over Rams QB Name Controversy...

LeBron James had 28 points and the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated Houston with a 98-78 win in Game 6 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series on Friday night by holding the Rockets to...

The Los Angeles Lakers are focused on keeping shooting guard Luke Kennard as the elite 3-point threat hits free agency. The post Lakers Eye Luke Kennard Re-Signing as Priority Move appeared first...

An NBA journalist identified a solid free agent target for the Los Angeles Lakers.

In honor of what would have been Gianna Bryant’s 20th birthday on Friday, May 1, the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation gave 20 student athletes across Los Angeles and Orange County...

UCLA forward Tyler Bilodeau was one of 73 players who earned an invitation to the 2026 NBA Draft Combine that will take place May 10-17 at Wintrust Arena and the Marriott Marquis in Chicago. The...

The Houston Rockets forward already has travel plans for Game 7.

Here's a game-by-game look at Durant's availability during the first round of the playoffs.

UC Irvine is adding the tallest player in both collegiate and professional basketball to its roster next season. Former Florida center Olivier Rioux, who stands at 7-foot-9 and 305 pounds,...

As Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has gotten older, he’s had to deal with more injuries than he’s experienced in his career. Throughout the 2025-26 season, James has managed things such as a...

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This would be quite the trade for the Lakers.

Matisse Thybulle should be extremely gettable for the Los Angeles Lakers this summer.

The Houston Rockets officially ruled out star forward Kevin Durant for Friday's Game 6 of their Western Conference first-round series against the visi

Tensions between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets have been steadily rising, as is normally the case as playoff series go longer. This has been an extremely physical series, which is to...