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2024-25 Lakers Depth Chart

Point Guard
D'Angelo Russell
Gabe Vincent
Bronny James²
Jalen Hood-Schifino

Shooting Guard
Austin Reaves
Max Christie

Small Forward
LeBron James
Buddy Hield
Maxwell Lewis
Ron Harper Jr.²

Power Forward
Anthony Davis
Rui Hachimura
Jarred Vanderbilt
Tristan da Silva

Center
Andre Drummond
Christian Wood
Yves Missi
Ibou Badji<sup>2

2 - Denotes Two-Way Player</sup>

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2024-25 Los Angeles Lakers Schedule

October 2024
Oct. 22@ SacramentoLost, 88-103
Oct. 24@ PhoenixLost, 110-126
Oct. 26vs. MinnesotaWon, 103-96
Oct. 29@ San AntonioWon, 97-95
Oct. 31vs. San AntonioLost, 98-104

November 2024
Nov. 2@ TorontoWon, 103-96
Nov. 3@ ChicagoWon, 116-110 (OT)
Nov. 6@ DetroitLost, 94-106
Nov. 8vs. PhoenixWon, 102-98
Nov. 10vs. Oklahoma CityLost, 109-114
Nov. 13vs. UtahWon, 101-92
Nov. 15@ MinnesotaWon, 112-105
Nov. 17@ MinnesotaLost, 80-93
Nov. 19vs. DenverWon, 106-99
Nov. 20vs. SacramentoWon, 100-91
Nov. 22@ New OrleansWon, 105-96
Nov. 24@ BrooklynWon, 111-107 (OT)
Nov. 27@ New YorkWon, 105-104
Nov. 29vs. PortlandLost, 108-112
Nov. 30vs. New OrleansLost, 103-105

December 2024
Dec. 2@ UtahLost, 102-110
Dec. 6@ DallasLost, 107-115
Dec. 10vs. SacramentoLost, 100-112
Dec. 11vs. BostonLost, 98-106
Dec. 13vs. BrooklynWon, 104-101
Dec. 15vs. OrlandoLost, 89-98
Dec. 17@ Denver
Dec. 20@ LA Clippers
Dec. 23vs. Dallas
Dec. 25@ Houston
Dec. 27vs. Washington
Dec. 29vs. Atlanta
Dec. 30vs. Denver

January 2025
Jan. 1vs. Golden State
Jan. 3vs. Miami
Jan. 5vs. New Orleans
Jan. 6@ Golden State
Jan. 9@ Phoenix
Jan. 12@ Denver
Jan. 14vs. LA Clippers
Jan. 17@ Memphis
Jan. 19vs. Indiana
Jan. 20vs. Detroit
Jan. 22@ Dallas
Jan. 24@ Indiana
Jan. 26@ Atlanta
Jan. 27@ Miami
Jan. 29@ Boston
Jan. 31@ Charlotte

February 2025
Feb. 2@ Orlando
Feb. 4vs. Cleveland
Feb. 6vs. Minnesota
Feb. 8@ Sacramento
Feb. 11vs. LA Clippers
Feb. 12vs. Chicago
Feb. 20@ Dallas
Feb. 21@ Houston
Feb. 23vs. Phoenix
Feb. 27vs. Houston

March 2025
Mar. 1vs. Houston
Mar. 2vs. Oklahoma City
Mar. 4@ Portland
Mar. 6vs. New York
Mar. 8vs. Philadelphia
Mar. 10@ Milwaukee
Mar. 13@ Philadelphia
Mar. 14@ Washington
Mar. 16@ Cleveland
Mar. 19vs. Toronto
Mar. 20vs. Charlotte
Mar. 22@ San Antonio
Mar. 24@ San Antonio
Mar. 26@ Portland
Mar. 28@ Oklahoma City
Mar. 31@ Memphis

April 2025
Apr. 2vs. Milwaukee
Apr. 4vs. Utah
Apr. 6vs. Memphis
Apr. 8vs. Golden State
Apr. 9@ Golden State
Apr. 11@ LA Clippers
Apr. 13@ Utah

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Matchup Preview - October 22, 2024

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STARTING LINEUPS

D'Angelo Russell	Point Guard	De'Aaron Fox
Austin Reaves	Shooting Guard	Kevin Huerter
LeBron James	Small Forward Guard	Harrison Barnes
Anthony Davis	Power Forward	Keegan Murray
Andre Drummond	Center	Domantas Sabonis

GAME NOTES
These two teams have met 449 times in the regular season with the Lakers leading the series 282-167, and have met 162 times since the Kings moved to Sacramento, with the Lakers having a 104-58 record. Last season the Kings won the season series 3-1. The Lakers and Kings met in the final play-in game for the 8th seed last season, with the Lakers coming away with a 109-107 victory.



2024-25 Season Series
10/22/24 - @ Golden 1 Center
11/20/24 - @ Crypto.com Arena
12/10/24 - @ Crypto.com Arena
2/8/25 - @ Golden 1 Center

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That bench unit ain't bad at all. Feels a piece or two away from being the team to beat.

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Lakers stumble on opening night, lose to Sacramento

Turnovers the major source of second half letdown

Recap of Lakers/Kings game played on October 22, 2024

Just over six months ago the Lakers ended the Kings season thanks to LeBron James spectacular performance to get the Lakers into the playoffs. Imagine how the Kings felt when the new schedule dropped and found out they would be hosting the Lakers on opening night. Of course this wouldn't be the same Laker team, but this would also not be the same Kings team either. That was apparent from the start as both teams relied on role players to get the game going. Austin Reaves, expected to have a breakout season got off to a great start, scoring eight points in the first quarter and Anthony Davis established himself early with seven points, three rebounds and three assists. Keegan Murray got the Kings finally going after the Lakers had rushed out to a quick lead. Murray scored eight points in the quarter, knocking down two three-pointers and rookie Devin Carter off the bench had six points. The Kings ended the first quarter with a 28-24 lead. Second quarter didn't start out well for the Lakers. They found themselves staring at an eleven-point deficit with eight minutes to go in the half after De'Aaron Fox scored a layup. The Lakers ran off seven straight points to cut the Kings lead down to four, 38-34, but the Kings increased their lead back to nine, 48-39 with 1:31 to go. The Lakers ended the quarter scoring the last six points and cutting the deficit down to just three at halftime, 48-45. Austin Reaves led the Lakers with 11 points in the half while both James and Davis had nine a piece. Keegan Murray was leading the Kings with 11 first half points and De'Aaron Fox was filling up the stat sheet with nine points, four rebounds, two assists and three steals. The Lakers had committed 10 turnovers in the half which the Kings turned around and scored 16 points off of. In the third quarter the Lakers tried to push the tempo of the game up a little getting out in transition and getting some easy baskets helped them finally catch the Kings at 56-56 and ultimately take the lead 58-57 (that would be the last time the Lakers led in the game) as De'Aaron Fox took over. Fox ended the quarter scoring nine points on his way to putting up 21 points in the second half alone. LeBron James cut the Kings lead down to two points early in the fourth quarter, 75-73 then the Kings eight straight to push their lead to ten, 83-75. The Kings knocked down six three-pointers in the final quarter which would carry them to a 103-88 victory. De'Aaron Fox led the Kings with 30 points, nine rebounds, six assists and three steals. Keegan Murray finished the night with 17 points (4-of-9 3Ps), three rebounds, three assists and six steals. Domantas Sabonis added 16 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and two steals as the Kings forced the Lakers into 19 turnovers and scored 27 points off of them. LeBron James beginning his 22nd year in the league led the Lakers with 28 points (11-of-13 FGs), eight rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Anthony Davis just nearly missed a triple-double, with 21 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists and one block. Austin Reaves was the only other Laker to finish in double figures with 15 points. The new supporting cast for the Lakers didn't have it going collectively tonight. Buddy Hield was 2-of-8 from the field, Vanderbilt was 2-of-7, Hachimura was 1-of-5, Russell was 1-of-5, Christie was 1-of-3 and Vincent was 0-of-2. Combined they went 4-of-19 from the three-point line. As a team the Lakers finished 7-of-23 from the three-point line while Sacramento finished 16-of-40.

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
	24	21	24	19	88
	28	20	24	31	103

Player Stats
LeBron James - 28 points (11-of-13 FGs), 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks
Anthony Davis - 21 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 block
Austin Reaves - 15 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 2 steals

Player Stats
De'Aaron Fox - 30 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals
Keegan Murray - 17 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 steals
Domantas Sabonis - 16 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals
Davion Mitchell - 11 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal











Next Game: 10/24/24 @ Phoenix

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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Portland Trail Blazers 119, Phoenix Suns 108

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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Charlotte Hornets 131, Washington Wizards 109
Indiana Pacers 108, Orlando Magic 99
Brooklyn Nets 126, Philadelphia 76ers 120
Houston Rockets 120, Atlanta Hawks 93
Boston Celtics 122, Milwaukee Bucks 111
Miami Heat 87, Chicago Bulls 86
Utah Jazz 108, New York Knicks 101
Detroit Pistons 102, Oklahoma City Thunder 67
New Orleans Pelicans 135, Memphis Grizzlies 115
Minnesota Timberwolves 124, LA Clippers 101
San Antonio Spurs 121, Dallas Mavericks 104
Denver Nuggets 123, Golden State Warriors 121

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Matchup Preview - October 24, 2024

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STARTING LINEUPS

D'Angelo Russell	Point Guard	Devin Booker
Austin Reaves	Shooting Guard	Bradley Beal
LeBron James	Small Forward Guard	Grayson Allen
Anthony Davis	Power Forward	Kevin Durant
Andre Drummond	Center	Jusuf Nurkic

GAME NOTES
These two teams have met 267 times in the regular season with the Lakers holding a 149-118 lead. The Suns won the season series 3-1 last year, making the third time in the last four years they have won the season series over the Lakers. The Lakers have not won a season series since the 2019-20 season. Last season these two teams squared off during the pool play round of the In-Season Tournament with the Suns coming out on top 86-84. LeBron James and Kevin Durant have met in the regular season 25 times with LeBron holding a 16-9 record. In the playoffs they have met 14 times, with Durant holding a 9-5 record.



2024-25 Season Series
10/24/24 - @ Footprint Center
11/8/24 - @ Crypto.com Arena*
1/9/25 - @ Footprint Center
2/23/25 - @ Crypto.com Arena

*In-Season Tournament Game

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Lakers drop second straight game to start season

Their inability to value the basketball is glaring

Recap of Lakers/Suns game played on October 24, 2024

As much as the off season was full of positive outlooks on what this years Lakers roster could accomplish, it seems that whenever there is a bump in the road, the panic button is hit immediately, and chaos ensues. Many would say that the Lakers have overachieved the past two seasons. Nobody expected them to get the Western Conference FInals two years ago and nobody expected them to get out of the first round last season when they had to face the number one seeded Thunder, so I don't think it's fair that just after two games in the regular season that it needs to be "find a solution to this or else." If the season was decided by two games then yes now would be the time to panic, but there are still 80 games left. Let's all remember the Lakers won their first two games to start the season against Denver and Phoenix and the year before that they lost their first two games. Now the way in which they have lost their first two games this season can be looked at and called out. Lets start with the most obvious, 39 turnovers in the first two games. You can't score if you don't have the basketball and the Lakers, who last year were one of the best teams in the league when it came to not turning the ball over have gotten sloppy. To make my case, through the first two games James has 8 turnovers, Russell has 6, Reaves has 5, Davis, Hachimura and Christie each have 3 while Hield and Vincent have 2 each. How many turnovers have they forced against their opponents? 15 would be the answer, nearly almost 3 times more turnovers than they force. On Tuesday night, the Lakers were outscored 55-43 in the second half by the Kings. Tonight, they were outscored 73-59. They went into halftime against the Kings down by three, 48-45 and ended up losing by fifteen, 103-88. Tonight, they went into halftime down 53-51 and ended up losing by sixteen, 126-110. Devin Booker scored 21 of his 35 points in the second half along with six rebounds, five assists and four steals. Bradley Beal had 26 points (4-of-6 3Ps), three rebounds, four assists and one steal and Kevin Durant had a pretty quiet night by Kevin Durant standards, with just 17 points on 7-of-18 shooting. Austin Reaves led the Lakers with 30 points, hitting 10-of-15 shots from the field including 4-of-5 from the three-point line. Anthony Davis finished with 25 points on 8-of-12 shooting, but was in foul trouble for most of the game, only playing 25 minutes. LeBron James had 18 points, seven rebounds, eight assists and two blocks and off the bench Buddy Hield added 15 points, knocking down 3-of-7 three-pointers. Despite these glaring areas the Lakers need to make immediate improvements on this team is capable of putting together 48 minutes of basketball that can lead to victories and against good teams. The Lakers will now come back home and get ready for their home opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
	27	24	29	30	110
	25	28	37	36	126

Player Stats
Austin Reaves - 30 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists
Anthony Davis - 25 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block
LeBron James - 18 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 blocks
Buddy Hield - 15 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal

Player Stats
Devin Booker - 35 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, 1 block
Bradley Beal - 26 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal
Kevin Durant - 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks
Jusuf Nurkic - 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks







Next Game: 10/26/24 vs. Minnesota

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Thursday, October 24, 2024
Cleveland Cavaliers 133, Toronto Raptors 126

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Friday, October 25, 2024
Chicago Bulls 121, Washington Wizards 116
New Orleans Pelicans 124, Portland Trail Blazers 114
Brooklyn Nets 115, Charlotte Hornets 97
Philadelphia 76ers 124, Miami Heat 101
Oklahoma City Thunder 101, Milwaukee Bucks 93
New York Knicks 108, Detroit Pistons 101
Houston Rockets 121, San Antonio Spurs 109
Boston Celtics 136, Dallas Mavericks 120
Minnesota Timberwolves 105, Golden State Warriors 76
Denver Nuggets 130, Atlanta Hawks 112
Sacramento Kings 146, LA Clippers 122

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Matchup Preview - October 26, 2024

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STARTING LINEUPS

Mike Conley	Point Guard	D'Angelo Russell
Anthony Edwards	Shooting Guard	Austin Reaves
Jaden McDaniels	Small Forward Guard	LeBron James
Karl-Anthony Towns	Power Forward	Anthony Davis
Rudy Gobert	Center	Andre Drummond

GAME NOTES
These two teams have played 129 times in the regular season with the Lakers leading the all-time series 86-43. At Crypto.com Arena the Lakers have a record of 33-13 against the Timberwolves. The Lakers owned a 22-game win streak against the Timberwolves from March 2007-March 2013, which was the second-longest streak for wins against an opponent in Lakers franchise history, ranking ahead of the 19 straight victories over the Dallas Mavericks from 1995-99, but behind a franchise-record 24 consecutive victories over the Kansas City/Sacramento Kings from 1983-88.



2024-25 Season Series
10/26/24 - @ Crypto.com Arena
11/15/24 - @ Target Center*
11/17/24 - @ Target Center
2/6/25 - @ Crypto.com Arena

*In-Season Tournament Game