Gobert had 27 points and 24 rebounds as the Timberwolves were too physical for the Lakers, in Game 5 and all series.

MINNEAPOLIS — Staring at the possibility of a daunting 3-1 series deficit, Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick made a bold rotation adjustment at halftime. Instead of starting center Jaxson Hayes ...

But he wasn’t good enough to cover up arguably the Lakers’ biggest problem. The lack of rim protection. On Friday night, in Minnesota’s 116-104 victory over Los Angeles in Game 3 of their ...

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson criticized the team’s fourth-quarter game plan as they fell behind 3-1 in their opening round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

And Lakers coach JJ Redick met that moment by going all-in. LeBron James, Luka Doncic and the Lakers did a lot of things right in their Game 4 loss to Minnesota, and it’s troubling that it still ...

The Los Angeles Lakers are on the brink of elimination. After dropping two games on the road, Games 3 and 4, the Lakers are one loss away from their 2024-25 season being on the back burner.

This isn’t the 1980s, where Kevin McHale could clothesline Kurt Rambis or Robert Parrish could punch Bill Laimbeer and stay in the game, while Johnny Most lost his mind. In 2025, there are ...

MINNEAPOLIS — As the Lakers departed from the court at Target Center with their heads down, white towels were being whirled everywhere around them. The crowd was doing more than celebrating the ...

Any hopes of a late-series turnaround for the Los Angeles Lakers are hanging by a thread after Friday’s 116-113 defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves, leaving them on the brink of elimination in ...

The Los Angeles Lakers dropped a heartbreaking game on Sunday, falling short in Game 4 of their playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The loss saw the Lakers go down 3-1 in the best ...

But only in the beginning. The play, one Hayes did not remember, came last season, on Dec. 12, 2023, when he was in his first months with the Los Angeles Lakers and Luka Dončić was still ...