Lakers’ dream seeding, matchup scenarios for 2026 NBA Playoffs

The Los Angeles Lakers are getting hot at the right time and could benefit from the right seeding in the NBA Playoffs.
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Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers: Stream, lineups, injury reports, broadcast (3/16)

We expect a Rockets win, but health will have to work to Houston's record for that to actually go down.

Lakers 'Tired of Hearing People Talk S--t,' Says Marcus Smart amid Criticism During 2026 NBA Season

Los Angeles Lakers guard Marcus Smart is using the outside noise as a source of motivation during the stretch run of the 2025-26 NBA season.

Rockets and Lakers battle it out in H-town

Jabari Smith Jr. #10 of the Houston Rockets congratulates Kevin Durant #7 in the fourth quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans at Toyota Center on Mar

NBA power rankings: Are the surging Lakers a threat out West?

The Los Angeles Lakers have won five consecutive games, including massive recent victories over the Nuggets, Timberwolves and Knicks.

New LeBron James Rumors on Lakers Star's Future amid NBA Retirement, Free-Agency Buzz

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is tentatively expected to suit up for at least one more season, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

Lakers Star Opens Up on Traumatic Experience That Made Him Feel Like a "Scapegoat"

Marcus Smart’s time in Memphis was supposed to be the next great culture bet for a franchise that had just talked itself into “Grizzlies DNA” as an organizing principle. Coming off a DPOY run in Boston,