Lakers

21 March 2023

• Austin Reaves has come a long way from a tiny Arkansas town to Lakers 'MVP!'

  With LeBron James watching and Anthony Davis struggling, Austin Reaves finishes with a career-high 35 points in the Lakers' 111-105 win over the Magic.

• Elliott: Plenty of blame for Lakers' loss to Mavericks, and it starts with Anthony Davis

  Helene Elliott writes that while battling for a spot in the play-in tournament, the Lakers were their worst selves when they should be at their best.

• 'Just a spark plug': Why Wenyen Gabriel had a big impact for Lakers in loss

  What we learned from the Lakers-Mavericks game at Crypto.com Arena on Friday night.

• 'It sucks to say the least.' Lakers lose to Mavericks on buzzer-beating three

  Maxi Kleber hits a three-pointer at the buzzer as the Lakers squander a four-point lead with 7.2 seconds left in a 111-110 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.

• Short-handed Lakers fall short against Western Conference-worst Rockets

  The Lakers, without Anthony Davis and LeBron James, could not carry the load and fell shorts 114-110 to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.

• 'We were playing the right way.' How Anthony Davis and Malik Beasley sparked Lakers

  Anthony Davis had 35 points and 17 rebounds and the Lakers built a 36-point lead on their way to victory over the Pelicans on Tuesday night.

• 'He can't put it on himself': Why Dennis Schroder says Anthony Davis is not to blame for loss

  Anthony Davis tries to take blame for the Lakers' loss to the Knicks on Sunday, but teammate Dennis Schroder says they win and lose as a team.

• 'We can't waste any more time.' Lakers lose to Knicks, miss chance to reach .500

  The Lakers' D'Angelo Russell stays hot, scoring 33 points, but Julius Randle and R.J. Barrett combine for 63 points to lead Knicks to a win Sunday.

• Anthony Davis embodying a new vibe that has the Lakers surging at the right time

  With Anthony Davis playing at the top of his game, the Lakers are a happy team again with their playoff hopes entering a critical stage of the season.

• D'Angelo Russell and hot-shooting bench spark Lakers to comeback over Raptors

  D'Angelo Russell finishes with 28 points in his return from injury and the bench spearheads a fourth-quarter surge in a 122-112 win over the Raptors.