Tag: Deandre Ayton
JJ Redick stresses health as Lakers push for strong finish
Lakers superstar Luka Doncic is questionable for Friday’s game against Brooklyn with left hamstring soreness, as relayed b y Dan Woike of The Athletic.
Doncic...
Lakers stay positive after win streak ends: ‘We’re a tough-minded group’
It finally caught up to them.
The Lakers saw their nine-game win streak come to an end Monday in a 113-110 road loss to the...
Lakers rolling, but any first-round matchup won’t be easy
The Lakers have found something.
Seven straight wins. Ten of their last 11, and not against lightweights. This has come against playoff-level competition, the kind...
NBA Notes: Magic, Franz Wagner, Lakers, Deandre Ayton, Pistons
Magic
Franz Wagner is still working his way back. It hasn’t been easy.
The Magic forward has missed 40 of the past 44 games with a...
NBA Notes: Sixers, VJ Edgecombe, Grizzlies, relocation, Lakers
76ers
No Joel Embiid. No Tyrese Maxey. No Paul George. Yet the Sixers have won three of their last four, leaning heavily on young pieces...
Lakers finding extra success with improved defense
The Lakers are rolling a little right now. Again.
Los Angeles has won six of its last seven games and, as of Wednesday, had climbed...
Lakers use unique tactic to motivate Deandre Ayton
Deandre Ayton’s on the juice.
Per ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, training staff members of the Lakers wrap Ayton’s water bottle in athletic tape and use black...
Lakers set themselves up for cap flexibility, and a wide-open summer
The Lakers didn’t make a splash at the trade deadline, and that was very much the point.
According to Yossi Gozlan of The Third Apron,...
Lakers’ LeBron James ineligible for postseason awards for first time
The Lakers will be seriously shorthanded Tuesday night in San Antonio, and that might be underselling it.
Los Angeles will be without Luka Doncic (left...
NBA Notes: Lakers, Luka Doncic, Hornets, Brandon Miller, Blazers
Lakers
The Lakers finally looked like themselves again.
Luka Doncic dropped 25 points and seven assists, LeBron James added 24 and seven, and the Lakers handled...
Lakers limping into game vs. Blazers with no Luka Doncic
The Lakers are limping into Portland, and this time it is not just about the previous loss.
After falling at home to Charlotte, the Lakers...
Lakers’ LeBron James dilemma only getting more difficult
There was a window for the Lakers to move LeBron James. That window opened the moment they acquired Luka Doncic. It may have closed...
Should Lakers make run at Blazers’ Robert Williams III?
The Lakers don’t have a patience problem. They have a timing problem.
They started the season looking like a team that could hang in the...
NBA Notes: Pelicans, Zion Williamson, Lakers, Luka Doncic, Hornets
Pelicans
The Pelicans are suddenly on a roll. And yes, it’s still strange to type that.
Zion Williamson scored 24 points and took over late, pouring...
