Los Angeles Lakers

Tracking which teams have clinched for the playoffs with the 2024-25 NBA regular season nearing its conclusion.

After Los Angeles coach JJ Redick challenged his stars in a Saturday meeting to use more creativity on the floor, LeBron James and the Lakers later responded with a 134-127 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, an effort in which the club shot 50.6% overall.

A LeBron James rookie card sold for $1.159 million, while a Caitlin Clark card numbered 1-of-1 sold for a record $366,000.

— Austin Reaves had 31 points and eight assists, Luka Doncic added 29 points and nine assists and the Los Angeles Lakers held on for a 134-127 win over Memphis on Saturday night in the Grizzlies' first game under interim coach Tuomas Iisalo.

Luka Doncic threads a no-look pass to LeBron James, who finishes with a strong slam

LeBron James slips behind the defense and throws down a powerful dunk off the cut.

Giannis Antetokounmpo appreciated LeBron James' take that the Bucks star could have scored 250 points in a game if he had played in the 1970s but said "you can't compare this era with that era."

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Stephen A. Smith reacts to the Lakers' stunning loss to the Bulls and the performance of LeBron James.