The NBA Playoffs are nearly here. There are just a week's worth of regular-season games left to be played, which means playoff scenarios are being played out. One team looking to make it back into the playoffs for a third straight season is the Los Angeles Lakers.

Dallas is also one game behind the Sacramento Kings for the ninth seed to determine home-court advantage in the 9-10 game on April 16. Dallas has been better at home (21-17) than on the road (17-24) this season. The Kings, by comparison, have been roughly as good at home (19-19) as they have on the road (20-21).

Four days remain in the 2024-25 NBA regular season, and there is still plenty of for grabs in terms of playoff seeding -- especially in the league's wild West. The Thunder, Rockets and Lakers have clinched playoff berths in the West,

The NBA Play-In Tournament begins Tuesday, April 15. It will set the Nos. 7 and 8 seeds in the Eastern and Western conference playoffs.

Based on current records, players missing due to injury, remaining opponents and other factors, here's a final projection of the 2025 NBA playoff bracket. The Pacers are getting hot at the right time,

The 20 postseason-bound teams in the NBA are set. Another playoff spot has been clinched. Another postseason seed has been clinched. And we even know one of the matchups that’ll happen next week in the play-in tournament.

How does the NBA Play-In Tournament work? Here's what to know about how the No. 7-10 seeds in each conference advance during playoffs.

Specifically, we're locking in all 15 picks for the All-NBA first, second and third teams. Some tough cuts had to be made along the way, and that's even with the player pool thinned out by the league's 65-game requirement for consideration.

The Rockets (52-27) have mathematically clinched the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference courtesy of Oklahoma City’s win over the Lakers (48-31).

The Los Angeles Lakers will face Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder in this exciting NBA matchup on Wednesday night at the Paycom Center.

Lakers vs. Mavs will tip off at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 9. The game will be played at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. You can listen to Lakers vs. Mavs live on SiriusXM. Coverage will be available on channel 86.

Luka Doncic scored 45 points in his first game in Dallas since being traded to the Los Angeles, helping the Lakers wrap up a playoff spot with a 112-97 victory over the Mavericks on Wednesday night

The entire sports world was shocked by be the Groundhog Day trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers and Anthony Davis and pieces back to the

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic got emotional during the Dallas Mavericks' tribute video of him on Wednesday.

Shortly after midnight on February 2, 2025, the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, a move […]