After we spent all season feeling confident in a three-horse NBA title race between the Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers, the two iconic franchises out west have entered the conversation.

Get NBA League Pass TODAY > Players of the Month. Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell have been named the Kia NBA Players of

Lots of players looked up to Kobe Bryant, but Kyrie Irving idolized him and developed a close relationship with the late NBA legend. With the Dallas Mavericks in town to play the Los Angeles Lakers in a game where everyone was talking about Luka Doncic,

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell have been named the Kia NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Month,

This is the safest play for LeBron vs Cavs bettors. Vegas doesn’t trust Cleveland to supplant the Boston Celtics as Eastern Conference champs, since the reigning NBA champs have odds as short as -145 to get back to the Finals.

People across the NBA are taking notice of the Lakers' extended hot streak and feel they could go very deep in the playoffs.

The Golden State Warriors have turned their season around and one analyst believes they may be headed for a showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers in the playoffs.

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LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers probably won’t rush to sign an aging point guard in the offseason, no matter how the 2024-25 campaign ends. However, from a leadership perspective, landing an ex-Toronto Raptors NBA champion guard could benefit the franchise next season.

The Lakers are the second-hottest NBA team next to the Cavs. Winners of their last six games, the Lakers have wins over Denver, Dallas, Minnesota and the Los Angeles Clippers. They took two from the Clippers over the week as Luka Doncic scored a combined 60 points in the wins.

The Hall of Famer laid into his future coworkers with a lengthy rant during "Inside the NBA" on Thursday, starting with a direct shot at Kendrick Perkins before broadening it to ESPN's partiality to the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors, then brought up the LeBron James-Michael Jordan debate for good measure.