Ahead of Sunday’s regular-season finale in Portland, Austin Reaves says ‘everybody in that locker room believes’ they can win it all

The Lakers blew out a very short-handed Rockets team, and in doing so, they wrapped up the third seed in the Western Conference.

The Los Angeles Lakers clinched the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference playoff picture on Friday evening after taking down the Houston Rockets. With this fact

However, for seven Western contenders, this last game is do-or-die, with playoff spots still up in the air. Sunday's final day will determine the standings of these seven already qualified Western teams.

T here are two days left of the NBA regular season, and with the playoffs just a week away, there's still so much left to be decided. Most of the teams in the Eastern Conference a

The Lakers defeated the Rockets, 140-109. The Lakers won four of their last five to move to 50-31. The Rockets fall to 52-29.

Lakers vs Mavericks Game Highlights The Lakers defeated the Mavericks, 112-97. The Lakers clinched top 6 seed with the win. Top Performers – Los Angeles Lakers Luka Dončić - 4

When the UConn coach turned down a $70-million job offer to come to L.A., it might have been humiliating for the storied franchise but it ignited a rebirth.

Redick, who scored more than 12,000 points in his 15 seasons as a player but had never coached above the youth basketball level before, appreciates the daily challenges this job presents.

Yet here they are—having clinched the No. 3 seed in the loaded Western Conference and securing their first 50-win campaign since the 2019-20 season, when they captured their 17th NBA title. What once seemed unlikely has become a reality,