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The Lakers find themselves in a precarious situation. This year’s roster needs upgrades. However, the Lakers don’t have much in the way of sweeteners to make those improvements. Misses on Jalen Hood-Schifino and Dalton Knecht mean the young prospects aren’t there to put into trade packages and undoing the Russell Westbrook trade and making the […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 26 days ago | 1 read
The Toronto Raptors (25-18) take on the Los Angeles Lakers (24-16) on Sunday, January 18, 2026 at Crypto.com Arena. It starts at 9:30 p.m. ET on SportsNet LA and TSN. In their most recent game on Saturday, the Lakers suffered a 132-116 loss to the Trail Blazers. The Raptors’ last outing was a 121-117 overtime loss to the Clippers on Friday. Marcus Smart scored a team-high 25 points for the Lakers in the loss. Scottie Barnes scored 24 points in the Raptors’ loss, leading the team. When is L...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 26 days ago | 2 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers’ 132-116 win over the Los Angeles Lakers was simple on Saturday night. The almost routine nature of the victory — Portland’s second straight 16-point win with star Deni Avdija out of the lineup — reflects the newfound stability this team has found as it moves past the midway point of the […]
From Blazer's Edge | 26 days ago | 1 read
The Toronto Raptors (25-18) are only 1.5-point underdogs against the Los Angeles Lakers (24-16) at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, January 18, 2026. The game begins at 9:30 p.m. ET on SportsNet LA and TSN. The matchup has an over/under of 224.5 points. Lakers vs. Raptors Odds Lakers odds to win: -126 Raptors odds to win: +108 Spread: Lakers (-1.5) Total: 224.5 How to Bet on Lakers vs. Raptors Game Time and Information When: Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 9:30 p.m. ET Where: ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 26 days ago | 2 reads
The Lakers (24-15) will be on another second night of a back-to-back as they host the Toronto Raptors (25-18) at home on Sunday. This will be the final time they see the Raptors this season. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Toronto Raptors When: 6:30 p.m. PT, Jan. 18 Where: Crypto.com Arena Watch: Spectrum […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 26 days ago | 5 reads
In context, this was a pretty understandable loss for the Lakers. Amidst a tough portion of the schedule with some notable injuries, it wasn’t a shock to see the Lakers come up short on Saturday against the Blazers. But context or not, the losses are really starting to pile up for the Lakers. They’ve lost […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 26 days ago | 0 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers blew out the Los Angeles Lakers at home 132-113 to make it two straight wins. The Blazers took control of the game early and never looked back as they kept a double-digit buffer throughout the contest. Portland was led in scoring by Shaedon Sharpe, who finished with 25 points, with both […]
From Blazer's Edge | 26 days ago | 2 reads
The Lakers were routed by the Portland Trail Blazers, 132-116, on Saturday night. Without Luka Dončić, Austin Reaves, Deandre Ayton and Jaxson Hayes, the Lakers were forced to go deep into their bench. While there were some standout offensive performances, the Lakers ultimately could muster little resistance defensively. It was a Maxi Kleber takeover from […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 26 days ago | 0 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers took a double-digit lead in the first quarter and never looked back, surviving a few half-hearted scares to top the Luka-less Los Angeles Lakers (say that five times fast) 132-116. With Deni Avdija out again with a back injury (and seen sitting on the sideline in an elevated chair), Portland got […]
From Blazer's Edge | 26 days ago | 1 read
The Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers are going at it tonight in Portland’s Moda Center. The first half is finished. What will the second half bring? Talk about the action with your friends and neighbors here! Here’s what you need to know if you’re trying to find the game. Los Angeles Lakers – […]
From Blazer's Edge | 26 days ago | 2 reads
UPDATE: Well, as if the week wasn’t going poorly enough already, the Lakers are severely depleted in the front court against the Blazers on Saturday evening. Over the course of the day, both Jaxson Hayes and Deandre Ayton were ruled out for the Lakers. Each was listed as questionable coming into the game. Ayton was […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 26 days ago | 1 read
The Portland Trail Blazers will renew a rivalry as old as Elves vs. Dwarves (or, for Gen Z, as old as Slytherin vs. Gryffindor or Hufflepuff vs. coolness) when they face the Los Angeles Lakers tonight at 7:00 PM. This one always feels special for Blazers fans. Let’s see what the evening brings! Here’s what […]
From Blazer's Edge | 26 days ago | 4 reads
Moda Center will be packed with Blazers fans screaming “Beat LA” and Lakers fans decked out in purple and gold tonight as the beat-up Portland Trail Blazers host the battered visiting Los Angeles Lakers. Each team’s roster is decimated by injury to key contributors. LA will sit Luka Dončić, Austin Reaves (and perhaps Deandre Ayton and […]
From Blazer's Edge | 27 days ago | 1 read
Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija is doubtful to play against the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday as he continues to deal with a back injury, which has now been diagnosed as a lower back strain, the organization announced. The injury was originally identified as lower back soreness on previous injury reports earlier this week. […]
From Blazer's Edge | 27 days ago | 6 reads
The Lakers (24-15) will travel to Portland this weekend, where they will take on the Blazers (20-22). This is the third and final meeting between the two teams. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers When: 7 p.m. PT, Jan. 17 Where: Moda Center Watch: NBA TV, Spectrum Sportsnet Just when the […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 27 days ago | 5 reads
It’s no secret that the Lakers are trying to add a two-way wing to this roster via a trade. The question is, how can they get that done while keeping the parts of their roster that are working well? After all, the Lakers are still in the running for a top-four seed in the Western […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 28 days ago | 0 reads
The Lakers haven’t made any significant roster moves during the season so far, but they have a couple more weeks to do so before the NBA trade deadline arrives. While the team hasn’t officially stated the ways they might want to improve in the immediate future, we do have some reports hinting at the direction […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 28 days ago | 2 reads
LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges, and Kon Knueppel all played at their best to lead the Charlotte Hornets to a win over the Lakers. The post Recap/Analysis: All the stars shine as Hornets defeat Lakers first appeared on At The Hive .
From At The Hive | 28 days ago | 7 reads
LOS ANGELES – It’s no secret that the Lakers are a bad defensive team. Los Angeles has a defensive rating of 117.1, sixth-worst in the NBA, and with all three of their stars being offensive juggernauts but with their defensive struggles, it’s difficult for the Lakers to ever lock down any team. Thursday’s contest against […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 28 days ago | 4 reads
The Lakers have suffered this specific type of loss a half-dozen times at this point in the season. A team with athletic wings and some outside shooting torches them defensively and the team can’t keep up on the other end, resulting in a blowout loss. The really frustrating part is that it just happened on […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 28 days ago | 1 read
For the second time this week, the Lakers put up an embarrassing performance as they were run off the floor by the Hornets on Thursday, 135-117. The Lakers led by as many as 13 points in the first quarter and held a nine-point advantage heading into the second period. However, they lost each of the […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 28 days ago | 4 reads
This week has been a busy one for the Lakers. They played three games in five days, including a back-to-back, and had to manage injuries, travel and old age, yet still came out with a 2-1 record. Finding ways to win despite the challenges in front of them has been the modus operandi for the […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 29 days ago | 1 read
Rich Paul’s ongoing vendetta against Austin Reaves took yet another recent turn. In the latest episode of the “Game Over” podcast, the Klutch Sports CEO suggested that the Lakers should be open to trading Reaves for Memphis Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. “Austin deserves to get paid right now,” Paul said. “I love him […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 29 days ago | 1 read
Down two at home with just over seven minutes remaining against Memphis — a game the Lakers can’t afford to lose — LeBron James comes off a high ball screen and whips his patented skip pass to the weak side corner. The player usually in that position is reliable shooter Rui Hachimura. However, he was […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 29 days ago | 1 read
The Lakers (24-14) will remain at home where they will host the Charlotte Hornets (14-26) on Thursday. LA is looking to sweep the season series against Charlotte, who are entering this one losers of six of their last 10 games. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Charlotte Hornets When: 7:30 p.m. PT, Jan. 15 […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | 29 days ago | 6 reads