Editorials
Explore longer-form Lakers commentary and perspectives from LADE’s writers. For more individual viewpoints and basketball analysis, browse our Opinions section.
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Lakers Are Near Unstoppable When Austin Reaves Is On
The Los Angeles Lakers continued their strong start to the 2026-27 season Friday night, defeating the LA Clippers 125-117 at Crypto.com Arena to secure their second consecutive victory. Los Angeles […]
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Luka Dončić’s Defense is Much Better Than You Think
Webster’s Dictionary defines a cone as a solid bounded by a circular or other closed plane base and the surface formed by line segments joining every point of the boundary […]
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Here’s Why Vegas is Dead Wrong on the Lakers
The NBA season is right around the corner now, with a Purple and Gold preseason game just a month away. This means fans are roughly a month away from being […]
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A Needed Reset: Lakers Cruise Past Kings
After three straight blowout losses, the Lakers desperately needed a get-right game, and the Kings provided exactly that. From the opening tip, this one felt calmer, more controlled, and far […]
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LeBron James and the Lakers’ Future
There was recent news hinting at LeBron James nearing the end of his Lakers tenure, which has resurfaced a conversation that has been simmering for over a year: Is the […]
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How Lakers Lead NBA in Shooting Despite Three-Point Struggles
The Lakers are sitting in one of the strangest statistical paradoxes in the league: They are in the bottom 10 in three-point percentage (34.9%), yet somehow first in overall field-goal […]
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Luka Lights Up the Clippers as Lakers Clinch NBA Cup Group B
The Lakers came into this matchup without Deandre Ayton, which meant one thing: they were going to double Ivica Zubac on the block every single touch and force him to […]
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What the Lakers Must Do to Make 3-1 Comeback
The margin between 3-1 and 2-2 was razor-thin. One Hawk-Eye camera away.One foul call on Jaden McDaniels’ trip on Luka away.One Austin Reaves game-tying three away.One careless foul — one […]
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The perfect Lakers trade offer for Robert Williams
Despite back-to-back losses, the Lakers have far outperformed expectations. Viewed as a play-in team prior to the start of the season, LA is now the fourth seed at 10-6. Much […]
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The perfect Lakers trade offer for Nick Richards
The Los Angeles Lakers are well-known for their ability to create squads with championship ambitions and for their star power. In the high-stakes game of NBA trades, the Lakers front […]