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LAKERS PLAYER OFFENSIVE RATINGS #1 – Luka Doncic – 119.4 #2 – Luke Kennard – 118.1 #3 – Austin Reaves – 117.3 #4 – Marcus Smart – 117.3 #5 – Rui Hachimura – 116.4 pic.twitter.com/q1kQqISjV3— LakerTom (@LakerTom) April 13, 2026
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Investing in assistant coaches to work five days a week 8 hours a day with Dalton Knecht and Adou Thiero would be a smart move by Lakers. It’s where Mark Walter’s money can make a difference.
I would like to see an effort to rehabilitate Dalton Knecht. What he went through was hell and obviously affected his confidence. But we saw a shooting talent that could be a valuable rotation player in this league if he couldn’t improve on defense. And if he could get his confidence back and improve on defense, he would be an excellent rotation player or trading chip.
Every young player on the Lakers )except for Luka and LeBron) should get their own summer coach and schedule to make sure they’re investing in their own and their team’s future.
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JJ Redick has done a great job getting the Lakers without Luka and Austin ready to go into the playoffs with a LeBron James centric offense and defense that’s playing extremely well the last 3 games although against spotty competition.
Most impressed with how the defense has looked, which could even be better without Luka and Austin, who were two of the team’s weakest defenders. We lucked out and now face the Rockets, which gives us a better shot at winning first round and buying time for Luka and Austin to get healthy.
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🟣|ROTACIÓN DE LOS PLAYOFFS|🟡La rotación que se proyecta para la primera ronda es la siguiente: PG – Marcus SmartSG – Luke KennardSF – LeBron JamesPF – Rui HachimuraC – Deandre AytonJake LaraviaJarred VanderbiltJaxson HayesUna rotación con falta de "anotación"… pic.twitter.com/CPtGHSHtQ2— El "Sr Ryan" 🏀 (@_sryanrd) April 13, 2026
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I really like this lineup and think they have a good long shot chance of upsetting the Rockets in the first round. Would be great if Luka and/or Austin could make it back for the second half of the first round. Lakers will need a miracle to go deep into the playoffs but maybe that’s just what the basketball gods have ordered.
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It’s official: The Lakers finish No. 4 in the West. They will host the Houston Rockets in the 4-5 matchup starting next weekend. https://t.co/0DLC6WMyyP— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) April 13, 2026
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Glad we are playing the Rockets in the first round. Much better opponent for us than the Timberwolves, who have Ant Man and two elite defenders in Gobert and McDaniels. Lakers are 5.5 underdogs in Game 1 and 2.5 underdogs for series. NY Times writers for Lakers predict Rockets in 6 while Houston writer predicts gentlemen’s sweep Rockets in 5.
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THE LAKERS FINISH AS THE 4TH SEED IN THE WEST.Did this team exceed expectations finishing at 53-29? 👀 https://t.co/I3ish6u0Kd pic.twitter.com/iUEyyUGZPc— Lakers All Day Everyday (@LADEig) April 13, 2026
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JUST IN: Game One will be Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in Los Angeles on ABC https://t.co/zLWAVDPzsF— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) April 13, 2026
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The Lakers will end the regular season 53-29 It’s the most wins in a season for the Lakers since they won 57 games in 2010-11 pic.twitter.com/xVi2nvIo5G— LakersMuse (@LALMuse) April 13, 2026
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It’s official: The Lakers finish No. 4 in the West. They will host the Houston Rockets in the 4-5 matchup starting next weekend. https://t.co/0DLC6WMyyP— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) April 13, 2026
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Oficialmente Luka Doncic gana su segundo título de anotación. Promedió 33.5 PPG en 64 partidos.Una máquina de anotar. pic.twitter.com/BCNQT9SJ8A— YostinNBA (@YostinNBA) April 12, 2026
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53 wins for the Lakers. What a season, now on to the Playoffs pic.twitter.com/Ty5MbPuqfY— Trevor Lane (@TrevorLane) April 13, 2026
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The Lakers are the first team THIS CENTURY with 50+ wins in a season despite 4 of their 5 starters playing under 65 games Proud of this team 💜💛 pic.twitter.com/TjxDnzrySW— LakersMuse (@LALMuse) April 12, 2026
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BRONNY JAMES TONIGHT 🫅 19 minutes 🫅 11 points 🫅 4 assists 🫅 3/4 3PT🫅 +13 +/-GRADE BRONNY’S SEASON 📝 pic.twitter.com/gdWJAZAChQ— Lakers Lead (@LakersLead) April 13, 2026
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DEANDRE AYTON TONIGHT 💪 26 minutes 💪 22 points 💪 10 rebounds 💪 3 blocks 💪 10/14 FGDOMINAYTON 🥵 pic.twitter.com/6HYVEy629D— Lakers Lead (@LakersLead) April 13, 2026
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DALTON KNECHT TONIGHT 🛜 12 minutes 🛜 17 points 🛜 4 assists 🛜 6/9 FG🛜 5/6 3PTGREAT WAY TO END THE YEAR 🙌 pic.twitter.com/FFGjnaflWK— Lakers Lead (@LakersLead) April 13, 2026
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7 teams will finish over the luxury tax and pay a penalty- Cleveland ($68.7M)- Golden State (67.9M)- New York ($44.4M)- LA Lakers ($22.2M)- Houston ($7.2M)- LA Clippers ($6.7M)- Minnesota ($6M)- Projected payment to the 23 teams is $4.9MThis is the lowest tax… https://t.co/lQDvt6bmeY— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) April 12, 2026
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Congratulations podunk markets. This is what your CBA got you.
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SMART MOVE BY LAKERS TO ADD NICK SMITH JR!This not only gives the Lakers another guard but also another high percentage 3-point shooter. Like Luke Kennard, Nick Smith Jr should bolster the Lakers' improved 3-point shooting attack and give them another guard for their backcourt… https://t.co/bmPXHrcp1T pic.twitter.com/l5ffS7G3VJ— LakerTom (@LakerTom) April 12, 2026
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LAKERS DEFENSE SHOULD STILL BE STRONG!One important thing about the last two games was that the Lakers defense did not seem to miss a beat without Luka and Austin, which is what we should expect if the improvements in the defense are for real.If the new LeBron centric offense… https://t.co/WEi6Q5XsXJ pic.twitter.com/H7NZNOVPOc— LakerTom (@LakerTom) April 12, 2026
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Competition was not tops but seeing Lakers have best defense in league for last 3 games was the kind of news that we need to see against the Rockets next week.
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The Los Angeles Lakers are signing two-way guard Nick Smith Jr. on a new two-year contract, Lucas Newton of Klutch Sports tells ESPN. With Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves sidelined, the Lakers add guard depth for the playoffs. Smith has averaged 6 points and 40% from 3 this season. pic.twitter.com/DTY3TtnsIn— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 12, 2026
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As they did with Luke Kennard, Lakers opt to add 3-point shooting guard as 15th man for playoffs.
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LOOKS LIKE LAKERS PLAN TO WIN TONIGHT!Would be pretty difficult at this point for Lakers to try to lose to Tank-driven Jazz tonight even though that likely means the Lakers will win #3 seed and have to face the Timberwolves instead of finishing #4 and facing the Rockets.… https://t.co/0vp0TR1qTn pic.twitter.com/7byCADYn5k— LakerTom (@LakerTom) April 12, 2026
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Do the Spurs have something to play for after all? If the Lakers beat Utah and the Spurs beat Denver tomorrow, the Spurs would avoid Denver in the second round. They would face the winner of a banged up Lakers/Twolves series. Maybe this is why Wemby left the door open when asked… pic.twitter.com/lDxJ2RbsP4— Don Harris (@DonHarris4) April 11, 2026
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Spurs injury report vs Nuggets: https://t.co/d3uOhzMDao pic.twitter.com/Ro0GGH0O7F— Trevor Lane (@TrevorLane) April 11, 2026
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Lakers and Jazz injury reports for tomorrow’s game: pic.twitter.com/NzRjhBbzK8— Vinny Benedetto (@VBenedetto) April 12, 2026
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Lakers should consider pulling starters tomorrow. Without Luka and Austin, our chances of beating Rockets is much higher than beating Timberwolves. We have the tiebreaker. Lose and we play Rockets/Spurs:Thunder. Win and we play Wolves/Thunder/Spurs. https://t.co/moXuwOS6OY— LakerTom (@LakerTom) April 12, 2026
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We can’t beat Timberwolves with Ant Man and two first team All-Defensive players in Gobert and McDaniels without Luka and Austin but we can beat the Rockets. Lakers should do exactly what the Nuggets are doing, which is try to lose game so they can play Houston. That is a no brainer. We will have to play Spurs and Thunder at some point but be much better to play Rockets than Timberwolves.
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CORRECTION:Lose and we play Rockets/Thunder/Spurs. Win and we play Wolves/Spurs/Thunder.— LakerTom (@LakerTom) April 12, 2026
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Luke Kennard second best offense.