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Suns' Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal likely to return to face Lakers
The battered and bruised Phoenix Suns are expected to have a couple of stellar reinforcements back on the court when they host the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night in an NBA Cup contest.,Phoenix coach Mike Budenholzer said Monday that Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal are slated to return from left c...
Nuggets use big 3rd quarter to pull away from Lakers
Nikola Jokic had 34 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists to lead the visiting Denver Nuggets in a 127-102 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night.,Michael Porter Jr. scored 13 of his 24 points in the third quarter, helping the Nuggets outscore Los Angeles 37-15 to take a 94-78 advantage i...
After foul performance from line, Lakers seek improvement vs. Nuggets
A first-round playoff matchup from a season ago will get a rewind Saturday when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Denver Nuggets.,The defending champions at the time, the Nuggets proved to be too much to handle and delivered a 4-1 series victory over the Lakers before they were eliminated in the Weste...
Magic's Franz Wagner sinks Lakers with late trey
Franz Wagner scored 15 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds remaining, and the visiting Orlando Magic rallied for a 119-118 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.,Orlando's Jalen Suggs scored 23 points while Moritz Wagner had 19 and Trista...
Lakers' Dalton Knecht aims to continue sharp shooting vs. Magic
The hottest show in Hollywood will step in front of a live audience again Thursday night when rookie Dalton Knecht takes the floor for the Los Angeles Lakers against the visiting Orlando Magic.,Knecht's 3-point promise already has been realized just 14 games into his NBA career. The 6-foot-6 sharpsh...
Dalton Knecht ties rookie 3-pointer mark as Lakers top Jazz
Dalton Knecht scored a career-high 37 points and made nine 3-pointers to tie an NBA rookie record as the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to six games with a 124-118 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Tuesday in an NBA Cup group-play game.,Knecht was 9 of 12 from 3-point range an...
Lakers eyeing sixth straight win, take on Jazz in NBA Cup play
The Los Angeles Lakers return home Tuesday, where they will put a season-best five-game winning streak on the line against the Utah Jazz in an NBA Cup West Group B game.,The Lakers have taken advantage of undermanned teams of late, with victories in the winning streak coming over the Philadelphia 76...
Lakers win 5th straight behind Anthony Davis, LeBron James
Anthony Davis had 31 points and 14 rebounds and the visiting Los Angeles Lakers won their fifth straight game by defeating the New Orleans Pelicans 104-99 on Saturday night.,LeBron James failed to extend his career-best streak of four consecutive triple-doubles, but he had 21 points, including conse...
Pelicans host Lakers, hope to build momentum off win
The New Orleans Pelicans ended the Denver Nuggets' five-game winning streak on Friday night. ,Next, they will try to halt the Los Angeles Lakers' four-game winning streak as both teams look to sweep back-to-backs Saturday night in New Orleans. ,The Pelicans had lost six in a row and nine of 10 amid ...
LeBron James notches 4th straight triple-double as Lakers edge Spurs
Anthony Davis poured in 40 points and added 12 rebounds and LeBron James scored Los Angeles' final four points and recorded his fourth straight triple-double as the visiting Lakers outlasted the San Antonio Spurs 120-115 on Friday in the West's Group B of the NBA Cup., ,The Spurs trailed by eight po...
Superstars set to collide when Lakers battle Spurs
Superstars LeBron James and Victor Wembanyama will battle for the first time this season when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the San Antonio Spurs on Friday in an NBA Cup Western Conference Group B game.,It will be the first of four group-stage games for both Los Angeles and San Antonio. Each squad wi...
Report: Bronny James only playing G League home games
Bronny James reportedly will only play in home games for the NBA G League's South Bay Lakers.,An ESPN reporter told the "Hoop Collective" podcast this week that the rookie guard is "not getting on United Airlines to fly to those road games.",James, 20, made his G League debut on Saturday with six po...
LeBron James' triple-double leads Lakers past Grizzlies
LeBron James scored 35 points in his third consecutive triple-double as the Los Angeles Lakers remained perfect at home with a 128-123 victory over the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday.,James added 14 assists with 12 rebounds in his fourth triple-double of the season. Los Angeles rookie Dalto...
Banged-up Grizzlies seek more success vs. Lakers
One week after the Memphis Grizzlies delivered a convincing victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, the teams will clash again on Wednesday.,The Grizzlies face the Lakers in Los Angeles this time, and the game will have a decidedly different feel from the one last week, when Memphis was a runaway 131-1...
LeBron James puts up triple-double as Lakers rally past Raptors
Anthony Davis scored 22 points and LeBron James added 19 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 123-103 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Sunday., ,Davis' point total came in 26 minutes before he departed with an eye injury in the third quarter after he...
Lakers aim to benefit from comforts of home in clash vs. Raptors
The Los Angeles Lakers will look to remain perfect at home on the season when they host the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.,After opening with the franchise's first 3-0 start since 2010-11, the Lakers went 1-4 on a five-game road trip.,A return home on Friday to face Philadelphia -- and a 116-106 win -- ...
Lakers get well at home, knock off 76ers
Anthony Davis scored 31 points with nine rebounds and LeBron James scored 21 points in his second triple-double of the season as the Los Angeles Lakers returned home from a rough road trip to earn a 116-106 victory Friday over the Philadelphia 76ers.,Austin Reaves added 20 points for the Lakers, whi...
Lakers, 76ers navigating difficulties of new season
A pair of teams still trying to find their way in the early season will go head-to-head when the Los Angeles Lakers play host to the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.,The Lakers are a middling 4-4 and will return home from a 1-4 road trip that concluded Wednesday with a 131-114 defeat to the Memphis Gri...
Despite Ja Morant injury, Grizzlies handle Lakers
Ja Morant scored 20 points before leaving the game late in the third quarter with an injury and Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jaylen Wells also contributed 20 to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 131-114 victory Wednesday over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers.,LeBron James had 39 points to lead the Lakers, who...
Lakers' Anthony Davis (heel), Rui Hachimura (illness) out vs. Grizzlies
A left heel contusion kept Los Angeles star big man Anthony Davis from playing Wednesday night against the host Memphis Grizzlies.,Davis, who entered the day leading the league in scoring at 32.6 points per game, aggravated the injury in a road loss to the Detroit Pistons on Monday. He determined du...