Lakers predicted to pull off another 'Luka Doncic-level heist' via trade originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. It’s no secret that the Los Angeles Lakers are in win-now mode.

Five-time All-NBA First Team guard Luka Doncic scored 38 points and pulled down 11 boards, but also coughed up nine of the Lakers' 22 turnovers. James scored just 10 points. Lakers guard Austin Reaves chipped in 16 points and three dimes.

The Los Angeles Lakers can't run away from the very real, very threatening defensive problems that could, if not corrected, derail any hopes they have of competing for an NBA title.

At the UCLA Health Training Center, the Lakers were red-hot offensively early. They scored 41 points in the first quarter and held the lead for most of the first half en route to a 76-68 halftime lead. But afterward, South Bay went into a drought and got caught up in a dogfight.

The San Antonio Spurs held off the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday, Dec. 10 in a 132-119 victory in the final game of the NBA Cup quarterfinals. San Antonio had seven different players reach double figures in scoring, but guard Stephon Castle posted a 30-point double-double with 10 rebounds and 6 assists.

With roughly a quarter of the NBA season behind them, the Los Angeles Lakers are looking every bit of the championship contenders they hoped to be entering the

During the Lakers' 80th season of existence (they were founded back in 1946 as the Detroit Gems in the National Basketball League), LeBron Wire is taking a look at each player who has worn their jersey, whether it has been a purple and gold one or the ones they donned back in the Midwest during their early years.