The Minnesota Timberwolves cruised to a dominant 117-95 win over the Lakers in Game 1 of their opening-round playoff series. While it's unlikely the series will continue to be this lopsided, the Lakers clearly have some work to do if they are going to avoid another first-round playoff exit.

The NBA and National Basketball Players Association has announced that Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić has topped the league's most popular jersey list. The results are comprised of NBAStore.com jersey sales from the second half (beginning Feb.

This season, players from 1 country other than the U.S. combined to score more than 15,000 points for the 1st time in NBA history.