LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers lost Game 1 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night (in OKC).

When the basketball leaves a shooter’s hands they usually know when it’s going in. It feels soft off the fingertips, the rotation is spinning, the shot feels true. But lately for the Lakers, those shots have not been falling.

The Lakers pulled off a stunning late-game comeback to push Houston to the brink of elimination. Houston thought they had a win locked away, but the final 30 seconds on the court had a different story to tell.

The Oklahoma City Thunder opened their Western Conference semifinal series with a 108-90 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night at Paycom Center.

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In an intriguing NBA matchup, the Lakers are set to face off against the Detroit Pistons. Currently, the Lakers are a -2 point favorite on the road with a total of 226.5 points for the game. The Lakers have been performing exceptionally well, winning 12 of ...

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The Lakers will attempt to steal Game 2 on the road against the Thunder on Thursday.

Luka Doncic logged 51 points against the Bulls, leading the Lakers to their fourth straight win. It was his first 50-point game since joining the Lakers in the February 2025 blockbuster trade from Dallas, topping the 49 he hung on the Minnesota ...

Steve Kerr’s radical idea about the NBA’s three-point line has now drawn a response from Phil Jackson. Kerr has never been afraid to question where modern basketball is heading, and his latest comments went straight at the sport’s biggest tactical shift.