Lakers lose Dorian Finney-Smith, sign Jake LaRavia
The Lakers lost a key role player when forward Dorian Finney-Smith agreed to a deal with the Houston Rockets, but they quickly moved onward by…
With their season in danger of ending, Lakers are running out of answers
MINNEAPOLIS — As the Lakers departed from the court at Target Center with their heads down, white towels were being whirled everywhere around them.The crowd was doing…
‘Be a banshee’: How the Lakers cultivated a winning spirit
Jordan Goodwin had done everything right by losing more than 20 pounds, dropping more than 10 percent of body fat, sleeping better, eating right and…
Lakers hold off Rockets, score big win amid playoff seeding race
The Lakers have “recognized the magnitude” of every game they have to play as the season winds down, their coach JJ Redick saying they have…
Luka Doncic scores 33 and Lakers end four-game losing streak
Dorian Finney-Smith hobbled around, the ankle problems that kept him off the court in the Lakers’ losses to Brooklyn and Denver, obvious. Still, he fought…
Lakers don’t shy away from ‘naked’ opportunities in win over Spurs
If you have been studying the Lakers’ offense microscopically since the team acquired Luka Doncic, if you have looked at the spacing, the movement, the…
Luka Doncic and LeBron James can lead the Lakers to an NBA title
The revelation is as stunning as a Luka pass. The truth is as sweet as a Luka trey.These Lakers can win the NBA championship.Not next…
LeBron James doesn’t take a night off in Lakers’ win over Wizards
WASHINGTON — A Lakers player walked through the hallway outside the team locker room Thursday night and wondered how he was going to be able to mentally…
Inside the Lakers’ complex approach to the NBA trade deadline
PHILADELPHIA — The pressure, intended or not, is on.Anthony Davis, in an interview taped with ESPN the day after the Lakers lost to the Clippers, said…
Austin Reaves scores career-high 38 as Lakers edge Brooklyn Nets
The time had come, the Lakers decided, to make a choice.Since trading for D’Angelo Russell and playing him with Austin Reaves, the two guards largely…
LeBron James says Lakers must ‘get uncomfortable’ to be great
HOUSTON — The curse of the NBA regular season is that it’s a monthslong slog from city to city, from hotel rooms and hostile arenas, with…
Dorian Finney-Smith excited to try to win with LeBron James
The things that the Lakers and LeBron James are going to like best about Dorian Finney-Smith are the things that have kept Finney-Smith from appreciating…
Lakers acquire Dorian Finney-Smith by trading D’Angelo Russell to Nets
He’s not a big name, but it’s a big trade.The Lakers have acquired Dorian Finney-Smith, a multiple-positional defender shooting 43.5% from three-point range this season,…