Austin Reaves is the 3rd Laker in the last 25 seasons to finish 5-5 or better in the fourth quarter of a playoff game

The LA Lakers were slept on all year long due to injuries and the team making a number of in-season trades. Yesterday they had Game 1 of their opening-round series vs the Memphis Grizzlies and won on the road, 128-112. Austin Reaves took over in the fourth quarter and joined some legendary Laker legends in […]

Zach Wolpin  •  17 Apr 2023
Reports say that the Lakers are interested in possibly trading for Jordan Clarkson next season

While the Lakers still have a first-round series to play, the team is still rumored to be active in trade discussions for next season. It’s never too early to begin thinking about next season and the Lakers are keeping their eye on one of Utah’s top scorers from 2022-23. Reports say that the Lakers are […]

Zach Wolpin  •  14 Apr 2023
For the first time ever, all four NBA teams in California have made the playoffs in the same season

After two play-in games last night, the seventh seed has been locked up in each Conference. The Hawks routed the Heat at home last night and the Lakers held off the Timberwolves in OT. With the Lakers earning the seventh seed, they helped make some history for California. All four NBA teams in California have […]

Zach Wolpin  •  12 Apr 2023
Can a play-in team make it past the first round? No play-in team has ever won a series and advanced in the playoffs.

The regular season came to an end on Sunday and the play-in tournament begins tonight with two primetime matchups. Starting at 7:30 pm EST will be the #7-seeded Miami Heat who will be hosting the #8 Atlanta Hawks. Later on at 10:00 pm EST, the #7 LA Lakers will host the #8 Minnesota Timberwolves in […]

Zach Wolpin  •  11 Apr 2023
Lakers’ D’Angelo Russell says he does not feel any pressure facing the Timberwolves in the play-in game

The LA Lakers will host the Minnesota Timberwolves tomorrow night in the #7 vs #8 play-in game. Whoever wins will get the right of the seventh seed in the West and will have a first-round matchup vs the Memphis Grizzlies. Minnesota traded away PG D’Angelo Russell at the trade deadline and sent him back to […]

Zach Wolpin  •  10 Apr 2023
The Lakers have a must-win game vs the Sun tonight if they want to avoid the play-in tournament

After a tough 125-1118 loss to the Clippers on Wednesday, the LA Lakers have two games left in the regular season. They are fighting to avoid the play-in tournament and are going to need some serious help to get things to work out perfectly. First, they’ll need to take care of their own business tonight […]

Zach Wolpin  •  07 Apr 2023
Clippers’ head coach Ty Lue says there’s ‘a lot at stake right now’, they will face the Lakers tonight in their most important game of the season

Tonight’s matchup vs the Lakers and the Clippers is for more than bragging rights as the best team in LA. Playoff spots are on the line and the two sides are dead even in the standings. They both have a 41-38 record and are (11.0) games back in the West. Their matchup tonight will determine […]

Zach Wolpin  •  05 Apr 2023
Is D’Angelo Russell playing tonight (Apr. 4) vs the the Utah Jazz?

The Lakers’ final four games of the regular season are going to determine what seed they get in the playoffs. At the moment, they are 40-38 and are currently in a four-way tie for the fifth seed in the West. Technically they are the seventh seed, but the standings are so close coming down the […]

Zach Wolpin  •  04 Apr 2023
Mikal Bridges and Anthony Davis were named Players of the Week, taking home the Week 24 honor

Both the Brooklyn Nets and LA Lakers are near the middle of their respective conferences as the playoffs approach. The Nets are sixth in the East with four games left and the Lakers are seventh with four games left on their schedule as well. Mikal Bridges for Brooklyn and Anthony Davis for the Lakers were […]

Zach Wolpin  •  04 Apr 2023