The Los Angeles Lakers were already fighting to preserve their season in Wednesday's Game 5 of their first-round playoff ...

As the playoffs begin, any questions as to whether Austin Reaves is the right player to help lead the Lakers have long been ...

The NBA has been holding games on Christmas since 1947 ... six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls and five with the LA Lakers. He also has three three-peats in his resume.

At the time of the Feb. 2 trade, Dončić had not played since suffering a calf strain on Christmas Day ... minutes in his first few games with the Lakers, Dončić has averaged 28.7 points ...

Hachimura finished Sunday's 116-113 loss to the Timberwolves in Game 4 of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs with 23 points (9-16 FG, 5-10 3Pt), five rebounds and one assist in 41 ...