The Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in a similar spot as last year, dropping the first three games of their playoff series against the Denver Nuggets.
For the third straight game, the Lakers had a double-digit lead over the Nuggets. For the third straight game, the Lakers lost.
Rui Hachimura is facing a tough customer in the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, and ESPN analyst Shannon Sharpe did not hold back on his critique of the Los Angeles Lakers forward’s lackluster play.
The Los Angeles Lakers find their playoff journey at great risk of being cut short after they failed to stop Jamal Murray from making an incredible shot to steal Game 2.
In the aftermath of the Los Angeles Lakers' Game 2 loss to the Denver Nuggets, Shannon Sharpe didn't hold back in his criticism of Rui Hachimura's performance.
The Lakers have lost their last five playoff games and four regular-season games over the last two seasons to the Nuggets. Ahead of Game 2 of their 2024 matchup, Rui Hachimura spoke candidly about the matchup this year, seemingly taking shots at his own team's preparation and inability to win a game. "They watch us a lot.
The Los Angeles Lakers come into the 2024 NBA Playoffs with a little bit of momentum. After hovering around the 9-11 range for most of the season, they used strong play, and a little help from teams ahead of them, to surge into the 7-8 range in the waining days of the regular season.
Going into Friday night’s matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Los Angeles Lakers seemed to be in for an easy win. The Grizzlies’ season went south a while ago due to injuries and with only a couple games they remaining, they had 13 players out against the Lakers.
Short-handed and in a key matchup against their state rivals, Rui Hachimura discussed what the Lakers could’ve done better verus the Warriors. A victory versus the Warriors on Tuesday would've given the Lakers the tiebreaker against Golden State and all but secured, at minimum, the ninth seed.
Ever since Rui Hachimura was implemented into the starting lineup for the Los Angeles Lakers, it resulted in a multitude of wins. For a team looking to make a last-second push for seeding, he is providing an additional scoring punch for L.A.
With Anthony Davis too unwell to play and LeBron James battling the flu, Rui Hachimura couldn’t help but feel like the Los Angeles Lakers were unable to summon their customary post-January form against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night — despite the immensely high stakes of the showdown.
Let’s take a closer look at the film to break down how Lakers forward Rui Hachimura has found success attacking closeouts. The Los Angeles Lakers have
The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a huge loss on Sunday evening against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Without LeBron James and with Anthony Davis suffering an early eye injury that limited him to only 12 minutes, Rui Hachimura had to lead the way.
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are on a great run, as they continue to maintain their Play-In seed. Currently 9th in the West, the Lakers are expected to face the Warriors in the Play-In tournament.
More than a year since being dealt to the Lakers, Rui Hachimura returned to Los Angeles for the first time on Wednesday and admitted how weird it all felt.
It probably took way too long, but the Los Angeles Lakers finally settled on a starting lineup and the results have been tremendous. In particular, Rui Hachimura has been excellent as a starter and has looked much more like the player fans saw in last year’s playoffs.
Wednesday marked the first time Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura returned to Washington D.C. to face his former team, the Wizards. After some up-and-down play in his four seasons in Washington, he was shipped to L.A.
The Los Angeles Lakers picked up one of the most impressive victories of the NBA season on Tuesday night over the Milwaukee Bucks. Trailing by 19 points in the fourth quarter, they were able to claw their way back and force the game into overtime.
Rui Hachimura made the reasons behind his recent success in the Memphis Grizzlies' home arena clear after the Lakers' 136-124 win over the Grizzlies last night. "I'm not gonna lie, I'm not a big fan of this city.
Rui Hachimura scored a game-high 32 points to go along with 10 rebounds, helping lead the visiting Los Angeles Lakers to a 136-124 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday.
Rui Hachimura told NBA reporters that the Los Angeles Lakers–Golden State Warriors matchup today (3/15) is “almost a playoff game.” The Lakers are in ninth place in the West, while the Warriors are in the 10th spot. “It’s going to be a big game.
Even without LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers continued a strong push into the NBA All-Star break with a 138-122 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.
The LeBron James-led team is looking to make a big splash this summer by packaging several first-rounders for either Donovan Mitchell or Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young.
In a 2023-24 season that has thus far been highlighted by the surprisingly great health of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, several role players across
Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura suffered a nasal fracture against the Dallas Mavericks and has now undergone surgery to repair the painful-sounding injury. He will be reevaluated in one week.
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