The Lakers managed to regroup mid trip, Luka Doncic remained dominant and LeBron James may soon return from injury.

The Thunder (11-1) will look to defend home court again tonight as Oklahoma City takes on the Los Angeles Lakers (8-3) following yesterday's blowout win against the Golden State Warriors (6-6).

Doncic and the Lakers played their first game since his former team, the Dallas Mavericks, fired general manager Nico Harrison, the man responsible for the controversial trade of Doncic to LA.

When Deandre Ayton signed with the Los Angeles Lakers last summer, he knew the expectations would be high and that all eyes would be on him to deliver. Well, one game into the 2025-26 campaign, DA already has one Lakers legend hot on his tail. After Ayton ...

Austin Reaves clapped back at Luka Dončić after the Lakers star called him “stupid” as both guards lead the Lakers’ 5–2 start. The post Lakers Guard Fires Back After Luka Dončić

The Dallas Mavericks made the NBA Finals with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving leading the team through a heated Western Conference Playoffs. The Los Angeles Lakers are positioning themselves for their own version of that story repeating itself with Austin Reaves playing the part of Kyrie.

Follow along with the NBA.com live blog, bringing you the best of a 12-game Wednesday highlighted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's Thunder hosting Luka Dončić's Lakers.

Los Angeles moves to 9-4 while New Orleans moves to 2-10. Top Performers – Los Angeles Austin Reaves – 31 PTS | 11-13 FTS | 7 AST Luka Dončić – 24 PTS | 7 REB | 12 AST Deandre Ayton – 20 PTS | 10 REB Top Performers – New Orleans Trey Murphy III – 35 PTS | 5 REB Jeremiah Feats – 19 PTS | 4 REB 3 AST | career-high 8 STL He’s the third player in franchise history to record 8 STLs in a game,