The injury-depleted Clippers entered their matchup with the Lakers knowing the stakes: survive, or watch their NBA Cup hopes disappear. A Lakers win would clinch the group outright, while the Clippers needed either a Memphis loss or a statement victory to stay alive.

After securing four consecutive wins, the Los Angeles Lakers extended their streak on Tuesday. The Lakers defeated their city rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers, 135-118 at Crypto.com Arena. With the victory, the Lakers improved to 3-0 since LeBron James returned from his sciatica injury.

Luka Doncic and the Lakers hosted his former team, the Mavericks, for Friday's final NBA Cup group game. As expected, the five-time All-Star demanded significant attention from his former teammates on offense. The Mavericks doubled him straight out of the gates, in the Lakers' backcourt in the first possession after tipoff.

Austin Reaves' stats without Luka Doncic this season are better than prime Michael Jordan originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Los Angeles Lakers went into Toronto on Thursday night in a matchup of two of the NBA's best teams to begin this season.

Celtics Stats: Jordan Walsh became the second NBA player this season to record at least five points, four rebounds and three steals in a first quarter, joining Luka Doncic.

Luka Doncic and the Lakers stayed composed again and secured a narrow 108-106 victory at Delta Center vs. Jazz.

Luka Doncic led the Lakers to a comeback victory over Wemby and the Spurs on Wednesday night, making Lakers history in the process. Luka Doncic led the Lakers to a 118-116 win over the Spurs with historic stats. Doncic became the first Laker with 35 ...

This is the matchup everyone had been anticipating since February 2, 2025. Anthony Davis is finally healthy enough to make his return, and he’s doing so against the team that didn’t go all-in on him.

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