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The Los Angeles Lakers, the defending NBA champions, became the first team to reach 10 wins this season. LeBron James and Anthony Davis guided the Lakers to the best record in the league with an 11-4 clip through the first 15 games of the season. The LA Clippers (10-4) boast […]
The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers lead the NBA with a 10-3 record, and LeBron James and company are consensus favorites to win the 2021 NBA championship. After the Brooklyn Nets (7-6) acquired James Harden in a blockbuster four-team trade, the Nets saw their championship odds jump to +350. The […]
LeBron James sits on the NBA’s throne once again. Will anyone usurp King James and the defending-champion Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference? Or will the Denver Nuggets grind their way to their first conference title? For this preview, we’re taking a Malcolm Gladwell perspective inspired by his best-selling […]
The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers come into the 2020-21 NBA season as the favorite to secure back-to-back Pacific division titles at -143 odds, according to the most recent update by DraftKings. Last season, LeBron James and the Lakers secured the Pacific division title, ending a five-year reign by the […]
The NBA season begins in three weeks and the Los Angeles Lakers are the consensus favorite to win back-to-back NBA championships. The Lakers are 3/1 odds to win the NBA title, according to a recent update by DraftKings, while the Milwaukee Bucks and LA Clippers are 11/2 co-favorites to win. […]
The Los Angeles Lakers added key upgrades to the team while in pursuit of defending their championship, signing Montrezl Harrell, the reigning NBA Sixth Man of the Year after luring Trez away from crosstown rivals, the LA Clippers. Harrell, 26, has the rare opportunity to change teams without having to […]
Oddsmakers at the Westgate SuperBook released win totals for the upcoming NBA season and the Milwaukee Bucks have the highest number at 49.5 wins, while the defending champion LA Lakers are right behind with 46.5 wins, along with the Boston Celtics. The next NBA regular season will only consist of […]
In just his second season in Los Angeles, LeBron James guided the Lakers to an NBA championship. The Lakers knocked off the Miami Heat in six games after a blowout victory in Game 6. LeBron posted a triple-double in Game 6 with 28 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists. In […]
The Los Angeles Lakers are still one win away from an NBA championship, but those pesky Miami Heat already won one elimination game and face another one in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Jimmy Butler unleashed a 35-point triple-double to boost the Heat to a victory in Game 5. […]
In one of the most exhilarating performances in recent NBA Finals history, Jimmy Butler dropped another triple-double on the Los Angeles Lakers to lead the Miami Heat to a 111-108 victory in Game 5 to avoid elimination. Butler and the Heat forced a Game 6, but they’re still on the […]
The Los Angeles Lakers are one win away from the NBA Championship heading into Game 5 of the NBA Finals, whereas the Miami Heat are on the brink of elimination after falling behind 3-1. The Lakers are seeking their first title since they knocked off the Boston Celtics in the […]
Los Angeles Lakers won Game 4 of the NBA Finals 102-96 to take a 3-1 series lead over the Miami Heat. LeBron and the Lakers are one win away from the NBA Championship, while the Heat sank into a deeper hole. Goran Dragic attempted to play for the Heat after […]
Even without two starters, Jimmy Butler put on a dazzling performance with a 40-point triple-double to lead the Miami Heat to their first victory in the 2020 NBA Finals. The gutsy performance inspired the Heat, who now know they’re capable of hanging with the LA Lakers despite falling behind in […]
Without Goran Dragic and Bam Adebayo, the Miami Heat lost Game 2 and fell into an 0-2 hole against the Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron James and Anthony Davis combined for 65 points, and LeBron missed a triple-double by a one rebound and one assist. The Heat come into Game 3 […]
The Miami Heat head into Game 2 of the NBA Finals with the possibility of not having two starters after Goran Dragic suffered a torn plantar injury and Bam Adebayo injured his neck and shoulder in Game 1. The Los Angeles Lakers took a 1-0 lead with a blowout victory […]
The small-ball Miami Heat struggled to stop Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the 2020 NBA Finals. The Lakers coasted to a 118-96 victory, but led by as many as 32 points in a difficult opening game in which the Heat lost Goran Dragic (foot) […]
The NBA started its bubble nearly three months ago with 22 teams playing at Disney’s World of Sports in Orlando. Now, just two teams remain in the hunt for the championship — the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. LeBron James will appear in his 10th NBA finals with his […]
Over the weekend, the NBA Finals were finally set. The Los Angeles Lakers knocked out the Denver Nuggets in six games to win the Western Conference championship while the Miami Heat held off the Boston Celtics to win the Eastern Conference title. The Lakers come into the NBA Finals as […]
If you’re the Denver Nuggets, down 3-1 in the Western Conference Finals, you have the Los Angeles Lakers just where you want them. The Nuggets rallied back from down 3-1 twice already this postseason with a 6-0 record in elimination game situations. The Nuggets have yet to panic after falling […]
After winning the first two games of the Western Conference Finals, the LA Lakers lost Game 3 to the Denver Nuggets thanks to some sharpshooting heroics from Jamal Murray. The Nuggets would love to even the series at 2-2, but they won’t panic if they happen to fall behind 3-1. […]
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