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After the acquisitions of Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony in the offseason, [18] [19] [20] the Lakers were widely considered by experts to be the favorites to win the Western Conference. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] The team remained stable with a .500 percentage for the last direct playoff access spot until January 7, [ 23 ] and remained within play-in ...
The Lakers hold records for having (at the end of the 2014–15 NBA season) the most wins (3,125), the highest winning percentage (.620), the most NBA Finals appearances (32) of any NBA franchise, second-fewest non-playoff seasons with seven and are second NBA championships with 17, behind the Boston Celtics' 18. [8]
James finished with a team-high 29 points, eight assists and five rebounds in the loss for the Lakers. He shot 12 of 18 from the field and 1 of 4 from behind the arc.
[53] [64] The Lakers were 8–2 after the All-Star break, passing Utah for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, and Howard averaged 15.5 points, 14.8 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks. [65] In his first game back in Orlando on March 12, Howard scored a season-high 39 points and had 16 rebounds in a 106–97 Lakers win.
D'Angelo Russell finishes with 44 points, nine assists and six rebounds as the Lakers overcome LeBron James' absence to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 123-122.
The Lakers' big man addressed criticism Thursday night about his body language during James' historic ... It did not, however, end in a win for the Lakers. The team lost Tuesday night 133-130 and ...
The season began just 72 days after the completion of the 2020 finals, giving the Lakers and the Miami Heat the shortest off-season in league history. [5] In February 2021, the Lakers had the second best record in the West at 21–7, [6] two games behind the Utah Jazz, [7] when Anthony Davis suffered a strained calf that sidelined him for 30 ...
In the 1950–51 season, Mikan won his third straight scoring title at 28.4 ppg and the Lakers went 44–24 to win their second straight division title. [35] One of those games, a 19–18 loss against the Fort Wayne Pistons , became infamous as the lowest scoring game in NBA history. [ 36 ]