No Luka, LeBron or Reaves? No problem against Portland for LA, which has built tremendous vibes in its locker room so far.

As James continues to recover from his injury, the Lakers need to be ready once he returns, as it could mean big adjustments both on the court, with a Doncic-centric offense in place, and off of it, with a new era set to begin with Walter.

BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles will try to build upon its four-game win streak with a victory against San Antonio. Los Angeles went 50-32 overall and 36-16 in Western Conference play a season ago. The Lakers allowed opponents to score 112.2 points per game and shoot 46.3% from the field last season.

A former Los Angeles Lakers point guard has revealed that Golden State Warriors MVP point guard more or less prompted him to retire. More news: Former NBA Vete

Whenever LeBron James suits up for the first time during the 2025-26 NBA season, he'll be tipping off the last year on his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.

When the Lakers signed Jake LaRavia this summer, he was portrayed as a 3-point sniper, but he has been a lot more than that so far this season.

James has yet to play this season as he is recovering from sciatica. Meanwhile, Doncic was ruled out as the Lakers managed his lower left leg injury after suiting up on Sunday. Austin Reaves, for his part, is dealing with right groin soreness.

Los Angeles Lakers legend James Worthy had some high praise for Bronny James after his performance vs the Blazers.