For the first time it was Magic Johnson versus Larry Bird in the NBA Finals, but Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was quick to remind of his own unique greatness, scoring 32 points in the Lakers win.

The NBA play-in tournament gets underway on Tuesday, April 15, with a pair of No. 7 and No. 8 matchups: the Orlando Magic vs.

The Lakers and Wolves will face off in the playoffs for the first time since 2004, and Game 1 is set for Saturday ...

The Lakers' reserves wrapped up meaningless regular-season final loss at Portland Sunday. The team will open the NBA playoffs ...

The Lakers defeated the Rockets, 140-109. The Lakers won four of their last five to move to 50-31. The Rockets fall to 52-29.

Video highlights of Los Angeles Lakers stars Luka Doncic and LeBron James carrying the offense against the Dallas Mavericks.

The Lakers will not be in the play-in this year as they have officially earned a playoff spot with a win over the Mavs on ...