At 13-4, the Luka Doncic/Austin Reaves/LeBron James Los Angeles Lakers are off to a robust start on the young 2025-26 NBA season. LA has won its last five strai

The Lakers have the NBA's third-best winning percentage — a standard of play having been set early in the year and met routinely.

Ayton and the Lakers are searching for their sixth-straight win on Friday. With a victory, they could advance to 14-4 on the year, getting a few games within the Oklahoma City Thunder, who have won all but one of their first 19 games of the season.

The Los Angeles Lakers have unveiled their full first five ahead of their Emirates NBA Cup showdown against the Dallas Mavericks. More news: Former NBA Executiv

The Lakers have connected on 48.4% of their 3-pointers in their last two games after starting the season as one of the league’s worst 3-point shooting teams.

After Luka Doncic complained that the Lakers' NBA Cup court was slippery on Tuesday, it will not be used for Friday's game versus the Mavericks.

This season, Davis is averaging 20.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks per game while shooting 52% overall and 27.3% on 3-pointers. Dallas was 2-3 with him in the lineup and has gone 3-11 during his absence. The Mavs (5-14) are tied with the Sacramento Kings for the second-worst record in the Western Conference.

LOS ANGELES — In one sweeping motion, Luka Dončić threw his former team’s defensive coverage in disarray, leaving him face-to-face with Cooper Flagg — the Mavericks rookie thrust into the spotlight following Dončic’s emotional departure from Dallas nine months ago.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been hit with some bad news about a long-rumored potential trade target this year.