Lakers facing familiar LeBron James dilemma need lifeline from Austin Reaves against Thunder originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. The Los Angeles Lakers have their hands full as they try to win four games against the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder. Advertisement The…
At this point, Austin Reaves must feel tormented every time he is inside the Paycom Center. This year there has been pure bad vibes when the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Lakers faced off. That continued in their Round 2 series of the NBA playoffs. The Thunder came away with a 108-90 victory…
It took a second, but the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled off a very convincing victory on Tuesday night. The Thunder, coming off a full week off, cruised to a crushing 108-90 victory over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. That gave them an early 1-0 lead in their Western Conference semifinal…
What went wrong for the Rockets? How Houston Unraveled, From Kevin Durant’s Exposed Burn Score to First-Round Loss originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. The Houston Rockets won 52 games this season, but it cannot be considered a success. Advertisement Despite adding Kevin Durant…
The live results of Game 5 of Rockets vs. Lakers, updates and highlights from 2026 NBA playoff first-round series originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. As LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers get closer to advancing to the next round of the 2026…
When the Los Angeles Lakers lost Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves, their two leading scorers during the regular season, just two weeks before the start of the 2026 NBA playoffs, it seemed like a fatal blow to their chances of not only competing for the NBA title, but even getting out of the first round…
It’s one of the best and closest three-way MVP races in recent memory between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama. That’s why it’s no surprise that those three were the top three vote-getters and finalists for Most Valuable Player, as the NBA released the finalists for all of its awards this season. Advertisement Here…
Some people may have thought that LeBron James was going to be very aggressive offensively in Game 1 of the Los Angeles Lakers’ first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets and look to score a lot of points. Some may have even felt it would be necessary to do so with Luka Doncic and Austin…
Health will undoubtedly be on the side of the Houston Rockets against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the NBA playoffs, but this Friday they had a curious addition to the injury report. Kevin Durant is doubtful for Saturday’s opener with a right knee bruise. According to ESPN, the injury occurred in…
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves will not return from injury in time to start the Lakers’ first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets, leaving Los Angeles without its two leading scorers. “They’re out indefinitely,” Lakers coach JJ Redick said after Tuesday’s practice at the Lakers’ training complex. “I won’t have…
