The Lakers can get back to the N.B.A. finals, but with James’s career almost over, some of the team’s possible strategies may take too long.
Category: Los Angeles Lakers
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Denver Nuggets Sweep Lakers to Head to NBA Finals
Denver dominated in the regular season but still had not been favored to make it to the championship round.
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Nikola Jokic Has Mastered the Art of Slowness
Providing unhurried but timely play, Jokic, the two-time most valuable player, has the Denver Nuggets on the cusp of the N.B.A. finals.
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Denver Nuggets Role Players Get to Be Stars, Too
The Nuggets can sweep the Lakers in the Western Conference finals, and it’s not just because of Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. The role players have been just as important.
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Golden State Falls to Lakers in Game 6, Ending Championship Hopes
It was the first playoff matchup of Stephen Curry and LeBron James since 2018. This time, James came out on top.
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He Saw ‘Greatness’ in the Lakers When They Were at Their Worst
Terrance Burney, an airline employee, has stood outside many Lakers home games this season with encouraging signs — even when the team had the worst record in the N.B.A.
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Bronny James Commits to U.S.C. as Father Dreams of N.B.A. Meet-Up
The Lakers star LeBron James, 38, has made it clear that he intends to team up with his son in the N.B.A. someday.
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Stephen Curry and LeBron James Meet in the Playoffs, Maybe for the Last Time
Curry and James are meeting in the playoffs, perhaps for the last time. Together and apart, they have redefined a generation of basketball.
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Pat Riley, Once Front and Center, Reigns in the Background
Riley’s decades in the N.B.A. have given him plenty of stories to tell. But the formerly flashy coach of the Knicks, Heat and Lakers is keeping a low profile — “the boss he thinks you should be.”
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Pat Riley, Once Front and Center, Reigns in the Background
Riley’s decades in the N.B.A. have given him plenty of stories to tell. But the formerly flashy coach of the Knicks, Heat and Lakers is keeping a low profile — “the boss he thinks you should be.”
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Anthony Davis Leads Lakers Past Golden State
Only Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O’Neal previously had 30 points and 20 rebounds in a Lakers playoff game.
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LeBron James Has First 20-20 Game
A 22-point, 20-rebound game by James led the Lakers in Game 4 against the Grizzlies, a win that put Ja Morant and Memphis on the brink of elimination.