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Los Angeles Lakers forward Armel Traore looks up at the score as the team falls behind during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Miami.
Minnesota beat the Lakers 109-80, their fifth loss in their last seven games. James has gone four straight games without making a three-pointer, and the Lakers’ offense has failed to score 110 ...
But the Lakers used to be able to score. They moved and cut and shot and ran. They moved and cut and shot and ran. Over the first 15 games of the season, they scored at least 110 points 12 times.
The 2022–23 Miami Heat and the 2022–23 Los Angeles Lakers are the only teams to win a playoff series after qualifying for the play-in tournament. The 2023 playoffs also marked the first time two teams seeded 7th or lower won a playoff series in a single postseason, and the first time two teams seeded 7th or lower reached the Conference Finals.
The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The Lakers play their home games at Crypto.com Arena, an arena they share with the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League. [10]
An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, a single-elimination tournament, this generally constitutes a lower seeded team defeating a higher-seeded (i.e., higher-ranked) team; a widely recognized upset is one performed by a team ranked substantially lower than its opponent.
The 80 points is also the lowest team total for the Lakers in their 21 games this season. The team was playing the second part of back-to-back games, following a 105-104 win over the Utah Jazz on ...
They competed as a member of the Western Conference's Pacific Division, finishing the season 11th with a 33–49 record, one game behind the last spot for the NBA play-in tournament. [16] It was the team's worst record since 2016–17, slightly better than the Lakers' worst five seasons. [17]