(Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)   After winning 47 games during the NBA regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers will have to get through the Play-In Tournament once again in order to advance to the first round of the NBA playoffs, where they’ll either face the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets or the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder. In the meantime, the Lakers will focus all their energy on trying to get the best of the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night at the Smoothie King Center in order to punch their ticket to the playoffs and, as a result, head to the Mile High City to t ..read more

(Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)   The Los Angeles Lakers took down the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday and earned their spot in this week’s Play-In Tournament. But now the real challenges for the team begin. If they are able to defeat the Pelicans one more time on Tuesday, they will officially be the seventh seed in the Western Conference. That would be quite the accomplishment, especially in such a tough conference, but it would also set them up to take on the Denver Nuggets in the opening round of the playoffs. That idea strikes fear into the hearts of many Lakers fans but Keyshawn Jo ..read more

(Photo by Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images)   The Los Angeles Lakers wanted to end the 2023-24 NBA season on a high note and they did exactly that on Sunday afternoon. They took down the New Orleans Pelicans, 124-108, giving them the eighth seed in the West and a ticket to the Play-In Tournament. On Monday’s “Undisputed,” Skip Bayless spoke about how impressed he was by the Lakers. “This looked like the best team I’ve seen all year,” he said, noting how LeBron James stepped up and shut down Zion Williamson, while the rest of the Pelicans team wasn’t able to get past the Lakers. The Lakers domi ..read more

(Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)   The Los Angeles Lakers are in a tough spot right now. Darvin Ham’s has two potential outcomes, and neither is particularly good. They could — and should — beat the New Orleans Pelicans and then get matched up with the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs. If not, they could be forced to go against the Sacramento Kings or Golden State Warriors for a chance to play the Oklahoma City Thunder. That’s why sports analyst Craig Carton believes they’re pretty much done right now. Talking on The Carton Show, he argued that they’ve been very goo ..read more

(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)   The Los Angeles Lakers have had a hard time with the Denver Nuggets. Mike Malone’s team has beaten them eight times in a row, and that includes a humiliating four-game sweep in the Western Conference Finals last season. Overall, the Nuggets have won 10 of their last 12 matchups, and while the Lakers have managed to stay in those games and be competitive, they just can’t crack the code. That’s why, as controversial as it may seem, Mike Greenberg believes they should tank their Play-In Tournament game vs. the New Orleans Pelicans. Talking on Get Up ..read more

(Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)   The NBA’s regular season has officially concluded, and the Play-In Tournament will commence in the coming days. The Play-In Tournament allows additional bubble teams to have a chance to make it to the playoffs, which should provide a lot of excitement and drama. LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are one of the teams who have an extra opportunity via this tournament. James was recently asked about how the team’s regular season went down, saying, “For everything we went through, it’s a pretty good season for us.” LeBron: "Good regular season f ..read more

(Photo by Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images)   On Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers were looking to win their regular-season finale on the road against the New Orleans Pelicans to secure the best spot possible in the Play-In Tournament. Ultimately, the Pelicans didn’t stand a chance against LeBron James and company, as the Lakers came out firing on all cylinders after a very disappointing game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night, in which they barely came out with the win. As a result of an impressive win over the Pelicans on Sunday afternoon, the Lakers have now secured the No. 8 spot in ..read more

(Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images)   The Los Angeles Lakers were able to turn things around during this 2023-24 NBA regular season, after the team had been hovering around .500 for the majority of the campaign, in order to make it to the Play-In Tournament once again. One of the main reasons for the Lakers’ success in the second half of the season has been the play of their superstars, with Anthony Davis and LeBron James turning it up a notch as the team had no intentions of seeing their year come to an end earlier than anticipated. As for James, he continues to play at an incredibly hig ..read more

(Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)   The 2023-24 NBA season is coming to a close and the Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in the heat of the Play-In Tournament race. The Lakers have been up and down for the entire regular season, but lucked out as they currently own the No. 8 seed after beating the Memphis Grizzlies. Los Angeles got some much-needed help in the standings when both the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings lost to the New Orleans Pelicans and Phoenix Suns, respectively, New Orleans and Phoenix needed the wins to keep their hopes of avoiding the Play-In alive, while ..read more

(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)   The Los Angeles Lakers find themselves embroiled in a Play-In Tournament race as they are currently the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference. For weeks, the standings have been tight and the Lakers have been one of the teams that have found themselves shuffling for Play-In Tournament seeding. Los Angeles beat the Memphis Grizzlies and moved up to No. 8 after both the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings lost. The seedings will ultimately come down to the final day of the 2023-24 NBA season and the Lakers could keep the eight seed if they manage to ..read more