LeBron James had 23 points, nine assists and nine rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers secured a playoff berth with a 110-106 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in the Western Conference play-in tournament on Tuesday night.
The question has arisen about whether the Lakers should throw their play-in game against the Pelicans? The Home-court advantage really isn’t a thing anymore.
The Lakers forced a rematch of Sunday’s regular-season finale with a 128-104 victory in New Orleans that knocked the Pelicans out of the sixth seed. Now the Lakers expect the Pelicans to respond as if this were Game 2 of a playoff series.
LeBron James scored 24 , D’Angelo Russell added 28 points,and the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to four with a 116-97 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, moving into eighth place in the Western Conference.
Terry Rozier III scored 27 points, Bam Adebayo had 22 and the Miami Heat grinded out a 119-107 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday night.
The Lakers have won five of six since then, and this victory moved them a season-high nine games over .500 with seven games remaining in the regular season.
Los Angeles Lakers to a 116-104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night.
Los Angeles will attempt to build upon its five-game win streak with a victory over Indiana.
Dejounte Murray scored a career-high 44 points, including a go-ahead jumper in the final second of overtime to power the Atlanta Hawks to a 123-122 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.
PublishingPhiladelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse and guard Kelly Oubre Jr. have each been fined $50,000 for their actions toward officials at the end of their 108-107 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday.
LeBron James had 25 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds, and D’Angelo Russell scored 27 points while tying the Lakers’ single-season record for 3-pointers in a 136-105 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.
The Atlanta Hawks (30-37) make the 4th stop of a 5-game road trip on Monday against the Los Angeles Lakers (37-32). Tip-off at Crpyto.com Arena is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Hawks vs. Lakers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
