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Lakers JJ Redick Opens Up About Facing Rockets Amid Injury Concerns

The Los Angeles Lakers are heading into the 2026 NBA Playoffs as the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference, and the timing could not be more complicated.

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JJ Redick Gives Initial Thoughts On Lakers’ Playoff Matchup With Rockets

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JJ Redick: Most had Lakers as 'play-in team, or even worse'

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Boston Celtics playoff scenarios: 2 potential opponents locked in for first round

The Celtics’ potential first-round opponents are officially locked in at two with the Raptors beating the Nets on Sunday night.

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UPDATE: Boston Celtics Announce Massive Injury Report For Magic Game

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How the Philadelphia 76ers can still make the NBA playoffs

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Pelicans Injury Report vs. Timberwolves: Both Teams Resting Stars in Season Finale

Following players will sit out on Sunday night for the Pelicans: Saddiq Bey (rest) Zion Williamson (right knee, injury management) Herb Jones (rest) Karlo Matkovic (low back, injury management) Yves M...

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Suns-Thunder injury report for regular-season finale that doesn’t matter at all

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Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards among stars on injury report for regular-season finale vs. Pelicans

Lakers Get Bad News For Playoff Series Vs Rockets

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Lakers Get Bad News For Playoff Series Vs Rockets Amid Luka Doncic Update

The Los Angeles Lakers are playing the Houston Rockets in the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs, a series the team from LA reportedly wanted, considering their early exit to the Minnesota Timberwol...

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Latest Lakers’ Luka Doncic injury update hints at possible first-round playoff return

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Major injury update on Luka Doncic emerges before NBA playoffs

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Lakers should be proud of 2025-26 season regardless of playoffs

The Lakers’ postseason became murkier as soon as Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves went down with regular-season-ending injuries.

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Is Lakers’ LeBron James playing vs. Jazz with No. 3 seed still a possibility?

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LA Lakers strike two-year deal with young guard amid Doncic and Reaves injuries

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Lakers Get Disappointing News on Austin Reaves Return Timeline

The Los Angeles Lakers got a tough injury update on Austin Reaves, confirming what many already feared heading into the Houston series.

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Jazz vs. Lakers Post-Game Stats: LA Secure 4th Seed With Win to Set Up Playoff Clash vs. Houston Rockets

The Los Angeles Lakers secured home-court advantage after defeating the Phoenix Suns. They closed the regular season with another dominant performance. Despite playing without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, veteran star LeBron James stepped up once again and guided the Lakers to a 131–107 victory over the Utah Jazz.

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Lakers clinch homecourt for playoffs’ first round, but seeding still at play

The Lakers have already secured homecourt advantage for their first-round playoff series that’ll start next weekend. The biggest question that’ll be answered Sunday evening: What seed will the Lakers enter the postseason as?

The Lakers Are Now a Dream Playoff Matchup

The Los Angeles Lakers spent all of March fighting for seeding, flipping narratives, and proving they were a nightmare matchup for anyone in the West. Now, just five days into April, the third-seeded Lakers are the team everyone wants to see in the playoffs.

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Stephen A. Smith makes brutal prediction about Lakers’ playoff chances

The NBA Playoff field is set, and LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers face Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets in the first round. Unfortunately for LA, Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic are out with injuries,