Los Angeles Lakers Team Stats 2021 Lakers Team Stats

42-30, 3rd in West Pacific

The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most decorated franchises in professional sports history. A pair of Minnesota business people purchased the disbanded Detroit Gems franchise in 1947. They moved the team to Minneapolis and named them after the Land of a Thousand Lakes. The Lakers wasted no time starting their run at success. As the Minneapolis Lakers, the franchise won championships over their first two seasons in professional basketball. The Lakers would fail to make the NBA playoffs for the first time in their tenth season. They would not miss out again until the first and only pair of back-to-back failed playoff seasons in 1974-75. During this streak of playoff appearances, the Lakers would make seven more NBA Finals. However, now in Los Angeles, the Lakers would lose all seven to their dreaded rivals, the Boston Celtics.

Home Record: 2-2 Away Record: 1-0 Conference Record: 3-2 Division Record: 0-1

Head Coach: Frank Vogel Assitant Coach: Jason Kidd Assitant Coach: Lionel Hollins Assitant Coach: Phil Handy

Assitant Coach: Miles Simon Assitant Coach: Mike Penberthy General Manager: Rob Pelinka Arena:

Lakers Team Stats

Team Ratings				Offense Stats											Defense Stats
Overall	OFF RTG	DEF RTG	PPG	ORB	AST	TO	FGM	FGA	3PA	3-PM	FG%	3PT%	FT%	Pace	PPG Allow	DRB	AST Allow	STL	BLK	FG% Allow	3P% Allow	FORCE TO
			109.5	694	1775	1060	2925	6196	2248	796	47.2	35.4	73.9		106.8	2490	1776	562	385	46	35.2	1095

Lakers Team Rankings

Team Rankings				Offense Rankings											Defense Rankings
Overall	OFF RTG	DEF RTG	PPG	ORB	AST	TO	FGM	FGA	3PA	3-PM	FG%	3PT%	FT%	Pace	PPG Allow	DRB	AST Allow	STL	BLK	FG% Allow	3P% Allow	FORCE TO
			22	18	15	29	21	27	24	25	12	21	28		2	15	13	11	5	9	4	4

Lakers Team Offensive Stats

Opponent		Vegas			Points Scored					Shooting						Rebounding			Assists	TO
Date	Team	Spread	ML	O/U	TOT PTS	Q1 PTS	Q2 PTS	Q3 PTS	Q4 PTS	FGA	FGM	3PTA	3PTM	3PT%	FG%	DREB	OREB	TOT REB	TOT ASS	TO
5/25/21	PHX	+0.5	+115	210	109	30	23	26	30	80	36	33	10	30.3	45	31	8	39	24	7
5/23/21	PHX	-2	-130	213	90	25	20	23	22	76	33	26	7	26.9	43.4	23	10	33	19	14
5/19/21	GSW	-6	-250	217	103	22	20	35	26	91	37	31	10	32.3	40.7	36	13	49	27	11
5/16/21	NOP	0	0	0	110	36	27	28	19	96	45	35	11	31.4	46.9	34	8	42	30	9
5/15/21	IND	0	0	0	122	36	28	32	26	86	41	29	11	37.9	47.7	34	11	45	25	13
5/12/21	HOU	0	0	0	124	34	25	41	24	91	52	20	7	35	57.1	33	8	41	28	11
5/11/21	NYK	0	0	0	101	24	31	18	18	89	37	28	12	42.9	41.6	39	14	53	31	18
5/9/21	PHX	0	0	0	123	30	29	39	25	80	39	30	13	43.3	48.8	27	14	41	24	13
5/7/21	POR	0	0	0	101	22	33	23	23	89	37	30	11	36.7	41.6	39	10	49	19	14
5/6/21	LAC	0	0	0	94	20	22	29	23	87	33	36	10	27.8	37.9	23	11	34	21	10
5/3/21	DEN	0	0	0	93	20	25	25	23	73	32	30	13	43.3	43.8	36	7	43	18	20
5/2/21	TOR	0	0	0	114	38	21	25	30	85	41	29	11	37.9	48.2	37	7	44	32	14
4/30/21	SAC	0	0	0	106	23	33	32	18	83	42	28	7	25	50.6	32	11	43	24	21
4/28/21	WAS	0	0	0	107	35	20	22	30	96	42	34	10	29.4	43.8	28	13	41	31	10
4/26/21	ORL	0	0	0	114	28	22	29	35	87	47	31	11	35.5	54	35	9	44	23	11
4/24/21	DAL	0	0	0	93	26	32	21	14	86	33	45	12	26.7	38.4	30	6	36	22	9
4/22/21	DAL	0	0	0	110	26	25	39	20	90	43	30	10	33.3	47.8	33	12	45	26	16
4/19/21	UTA	0	0	0	97	23	19	23	32	79	34	28	12	42.9	43	27	5	32	17	10
4/17/21	UTA	0	0	0	127	34	31	29	16	93	48	33	11	33.3	51.6	41	11	52	26	14
4/15/21	BOS	0	0	0	113	23	25	31	34	98	44	37	12	32.4	44.9	25	11	36	28	8
4/12/21	NYK	0	0	0	96	28	24	16	28	80	35	36	12	33.3	43.8	29	4	33	22	24
4/10/21	BKN	0	0	0	126	33	28	31	34	93	47	34	19	55.9	50.5	35	12	47	30	14
4/8/21	MIA	0	0	0	104	27	29	24	24	79	35	35	12	34.3	44.3	30	10	40	26	22
4/6/21	TOR	0	0	0	110	40	28	22	20	79	39	40	18	45	49.4	38	11	49	29	21
4/4/21	LAC	0	0	0	86	20	18	17	31	80	32	23	7	30.4	40	29	7	36	16	18
4/2/21	SAC	0	0	0	115	29	36	26	24	90	43	33	17	51.5	47.8	42	12	54	26	17
3/28/21	ORL	0	0	0	96	22	22	25	27	82	34	40	11	27.5	41.5	44	8	52	25	12
3/26/21	CLE	0	0	0	100	22	22	28	28	78	38	26	6	23.1	48.7	36	9	45	23	23
3/23/21	NOP	0	0	0	111	29	17	30	35	85	36	37	18	48.6	42.4	28	6	34	25	13
3/21/21	PHX	0	0	0	94	26	18	32	18	85	35	25	5	20	41.2	34	7	41	20	11
3/20/21	ATL	0	0	0	94	25	28	12	29	81	34	26	8	30.8	42	39	13	52	18	16
3/18/21	CHA	0	0	0	116	31	29	23	33	91	44	39	13	33.3	48.4	37	11	48	23	12
3/16/21	MIN	0	0	0	137	31	40	31	35	87	50	26	13	50	57.5	33	10	43	37	13
3/12/21	IND	0	0	0	105	20	26	25	34	76	34	22	7	31.8	44.7	38	6	44	20	15
3/3/21	SAC	0	0	0	120	31	30	27	32	93	49	27	12	44.4	52.7	26	15	41	27	11
3/2/21	PHX	0	0	0	104	21	32	30	21	77	40	31	11	35.5	51.9	30	5	35	18	14
2/28/21	GSW	0	0	0	117	41	32	26	18	85	40	31	11	35.5	47.1	46	14	60	22	19
2/26/21	POR	0	0	0	102	24	30	31	17	88	37	27	7	25.9	42	37	15	52	25	9
2/22/21	WAS	0	0	0	124	33	30	23	29	104	49	44	15	34.1	47.1	33	12	45	29	20
2/20/21	MIA	0	0	0	94	23	29	25	17	84	33	45	13	28.9	39.3	37	6	43	25	14
2/18/21	BKN	0	0	0	98	24	29	21	24	83	40	30	8	26.7	48.2	29	10	39	21	16
2/16/21	MIN	0	0	0	112	30	27	29	26	77	42	26	11	42.3	54.5	32	6	38	20	18
2/14/21	DEN	0	0	0	105	33	28	24	20	87	40	28	6	21.4	46	38	8	46	27	10
2/12/21	MEM	0	0	0	115	16	30	41	28	85	43	30	6	20	50.6	34	13	47	26	18
2/10/21	OKC	0	0	0	114	23	34	23	25	89	42	35	10	28.6	47.2	37	6	43	22	16
2/8/21	OKC	0	0	0	119	26	30	20	34	95	44	38	9	23.7	46.3	49	10	59	28	15
2/6/21	DET	0	0	0	135	27	36	25	18	91	51	19	9	47.4	56	31	9	40	32	22
2/4/21	DEN	0	0	0	114	27	19	37	31	81	46	24	8	33.3	56.8	32	7	39	29	15
2/1/21	ATL	0	0	0	107	28	22	25	32	77	40	23	7	30.4	51.9	27	4	31	24	11
1/30/21	BOS	0	0	0	96	28	24	19	25	84	37	31	9	29	44	32	13	45	20	14
1/28/21	DET	0	0	0	92	31	27	20	14	88	36	28	12	42.9	40.9	32	12	44	25	11
1/27/21	PHI	0	0	0	106	24	27	23	32	86	41	24	8	33.3	47.7	31	6	37	20	11
1/25/21	CLE	0	0	0	115	34	31	22	28	87	42	32	10	31.3	48.3	25	15	40	21	13
1/23/21	CHI	0	0	0	101	29	34	20	18	79	36	19	4	21.1	45.6	37	5	42	20	18
1/21/21	MIL	0	0	0	113	29	34	23	27	88	41	37	19	51.4	46.6	32	6	38	25	10
1/21/21	MIL	0	0	0	113	29	34	23	27	88	41	37	19	51.4	46.6	32	6	38	25	10
1/18/21	GSW	0	0	0	113	34	30	28	21	83	40	29	9	31	48.2	38	12	50	23	16
1/15/21	NOP	0	0	0	112	20	37	27	28	93	39	37	15	40.5	41.9	31	13	44	31	6
1/13/21	OKC	0	0	0	128	30	28	35	35	95	47	37	17	45.9	49.5	38	12	50	26	9
1/12/21	HOU	0	0	0	117	35	36	26	20	84	42	32	14	43.8	50	44	11	55	26	20
1/10/21	HOU	0	0	0	120	25	40	23	32	91	46	29	10	34.5	50.5	39	10	49	28	16
1/8/21	CHI	0	0	0	117	28	31	33	25	81	41	29	12	41.4	50.6	32	10	42	21	15
1/7/21	SAS	0	0	0	109	26	30	33	20	86	43	30	10	33.3	50	39	9	48	21	13
1/5/21	MEM	0	0	0	94	19	26	22	27	87	38	31	9	29	43.7	43	9	52	24	17
1/3/21	MEM	0	0	0	108	25	31	21	31	89	41	35	12	34.3	46.1	37	12	49	24	10
1/1/21	SAS	0	0	0	109	25	33	23	28	101	41	33	14	42.4	40.6	42	16	58	27	13
12/30/20	SAS	0	0	0	121	35	28	29	29	82	46	26	14	53.8	56.1	40	7	47	25	17
12/27/20	MIN	0	0	0	127	40	27	36	24	90	50	35	13	37.1	55.6	41	5	46	32	17
12/25/20	DAL	0	0	0	138	33	36	30	39	91	51	39	19	48.7	56	36	17	53	33	16
12/22/20	LAC	0	0	0	109	19	35	24	31	81	38	29	9	31	46.9	37	8	45	22	19

Lakers Team Defensive Stats

Opponent		Vegas			Points Allowed					Shooting (Allowed)						Rebounding (Allowed)			AST Allow	Defensive
Date	Team	Spread	ML	O/U	TOT PTS	Q1 PTS	Q2 PTS	Q3 PTS	Q4 PTS	FGA	FGM	3PTA	3PTM	3PT%	FG%	DREB	OREB	TOT REB	TOT ASS	BLK	STL
5/25/21	PHX	+0.5	-135	210	102	24	23	25	30	71	33	26	8	30.8	46.5	27	4	31	21	6	9
5/23/21	PHX	-2	+110	213	99	32	21	28	18	86	40	28	9	32.1	46.5	31	16	47	24	5	10
5/19/21	GSW	-6	+210	217	100	28	27	24	21	83	37	34	15	44.1	44.6	37	9	46	19	7	15
5/16/21	NOP	0	0	0	98	28	31	17	22	78	37	25	9	36	47.4	39	8	47	26	5	14
5/15/21	IND	0	0	0	115	28	28	32	27	89	46	33	9	27.3	51.7	29	8	37	28	3	5
5/12/21	HOU	0	0	0	122	26	27	43	26	85	43	42	18	42.9	50.6	33	8	41	33	3	8
5/11/21	NYK	0	0	0	99	25	31	20	15	86	34	29	10	34.5	39.5	36	5	41	19	4	5
5/9/21	PHX	0	0	0	110	19	28	30	33	73	39	25	11	44	53.4	29	3	32	23	3	11
5/7/21	POR	0	0	0	106	34	25	23	24	88	37	37	12	32.4	42	38	6	44	22	4	2
5/6/21	LAC	0	0	0	118	29	36	27	26	77	41	31	13	41.9	53.2	39	9	48	23	6	8
5/3/21	DEN	0	0	0	89	24	18	23	24	82	36	24	6	25	43.9	35	6	41	22	8	5
5/2/21	TOR	0	0	0	121	32	40	27	22	94	42	38	15	39.5	44.7	36	13	49	24	6	7
4/30/21	SAC	0	0	0	110	30	25	23	32	86	39	33	12	36.4	45.3	26	11	37	29	12	9
4/28/21	WAS	0	0	0	116	31	30	29	26	90	47	18	6	33.3	52.2	40	10	50	24	8	10
4/26/21	ORL	0	0	0	103	16	40	24	23	76	36	25	11	44	47.4	24	4	28	16	5	8
4/24/21	DAL	0	0	0	108	23	23	33	29	78	38	30	13	43.3	48.7	41	10	51	26	4	11
4/22/21	DAL	0	0	0	115	31	31	32	21	82	40	24	9	37.5	48.8	29	9	38	23	5	7
4/19/21	UTA	0	0	0	111	29	23	33	26	75	43	33	15	45.5	57.3	40	2	42	29	1	10
4/17/21	UTA	0	0	0	115	35	27	20	28	101	42	59	23	39	41.6	31	6	37	31	8	8
4/15/21	BOS	0	0	0	121	31	30	30	30	85	48	32	14	43.8	56.5	41	7	48	33	2	12
4/12/21	NYK	0	0	0	111	26	29	26	30	89	42	27	5	18.5	47.2	32	15	47	18	7	5
4/10/21	BKN	0	0	0	101	25	33	19	24	80	35	27	5	18.5	43.8	33	9	42	19	4	12
4/8/21	MIA	0	0	0	110	32	22	29	27	71	34	25	10	40	47.9	29	9	38	22	3	9
4/6/21	TOR	0	0	0	101	28	14	28	31	91	36	33	5	15.2	39.6	27	15	42	17	7	8
4/4/21	LAC	0	0	0	104	27	26	24	27	86	41	28	14	50	47.7	37	13	50	23	7	9
4/2/21	SAC	0	0	0	94	27	26	23	18	85	36	35	10	28.6	42.4	32	6	38	24	2	10
3/28/21	ORL	0	0	0	93	21	18	30	24	88	34	33	11	33.3	38.6	41	10	51	19	5	9
3/26/21	CLE	0	0	0	86	24	27	10	25	80	31	26	5	19.2	38.8	27	10	37	24	3	15
3/23/21	NOP	0	0	0	128	32	27	43	26	90	47	29	10	34.5	52.2	42	11	53	28	4	10
3/21/21	PHX	0	0	0	111	31	28	29	23	87	42	32	9	28.1	48.3	42	9	51	30	2	3
3/20/21	ATL	0	0	0	99	28	24	22	25	98	39	37	13	35.1	39.8	33	16	49	26	3	6
3/18/21	CHA	0	0	0	105	24	21	34	26	83	41	29	11	37.9	49.4	35	8	43	26	6	7
3/16/21	MIN	0	0	0	121	30	40	24	27	90	47	35	11	31.4	52.2	26	8	34	28	3	3
3/12/21	IND	0	0	0	100	28	26	25	21	88	37	36	8	22.2	42	34	10	44	22	5	10
3/3/21	SAC	0	0	0	123	23	40	24	36	80	48	25	12	48	60	24	6	30	32	3	7
3/2/21	PHX	0	0	0	114	29	31	26	28	77	38	29	16	55.2	49.4	28	4	32	30	8	5
2/28/21	GSW	0	0	0	91	21	23	25	22	86	35	34	8	23.5	40.7	32	3	35	26	6	14
2/26/21	POR	0	0	0	93	29	28	19	17	83	32	37	11	29.7	38.6	35	10	45	19	7	9
2/22/21	WAS	0	0	0	127	23	26	31	35	96	47	25	9	36	49	44	5	49	25	11	9
2/20/21	MIA	0	0	0	96	36	23	22	15	85	36	28	8	28.6	42.4	39	10	49	24	6	5
2/18/21	BKN	0	0	0	109	31	33	26	19	77	38	39	18	46.2	49.4	31	8	39	23	4	7
2/16/21	MIN	0	0	0	104	27	29	28	20	92	39	34	16	47.1	42.4	27	11	38	26	7	8
2/14/21	DEN	0	0	0	122	33	40	30	19	85	39	47	19	40.4	45.9	38	9	47	28	4	4
2/12/21	MEM	0	0	0	105	31	28	23	23	80	39	29	12	41.4	48.8	27	6	33	31	4	9
2/10/21	OKC	0	0	0	113	37	30	17	21	100	47	31	7	22.6	47	39	7	46	32	6	6
2/8/21	OKC	0	0	0	112	33	27	24	26	110	43	38	12	31.6	39.1	40	15	55	23	12	7
2/6/21	DET	0	0	0	129	29	25	24	28	94	45	42	16	38.1	47.9	26	10	36	31	5	12
2/4/21	DEN	0	0	0	93	30	28	17	18	92	36	28	8	28.6	39.1	27	16	43	19	7	10
2/1/21	ATL	0	0	0	99	25	21	30	23	78	37	29	11	37.9	47.4	30	6	36	27	7	10
1/30/21	BOS	0	0	0	95	24	25	29	17	82	40	21	6	28.6	48.8	33	9	42	24	4	8
1/28/21	DET	0	0	0	107	34	22	26	25	87	40	36	14	38.9	46	33	5	38	27	3	2
1/27/21	PHI	0	0	0	107	34	21	26	26	85	41	25	9	36	48.2	31	7	38	24	2	5
1/25/21	CLE	0	0	0	108	23	35	31	19	86	40	21	9	42.9	46.5	29	15	44	19	7	7
1/23/21	CHI	0	0	0	90	17	16	33	24	84	33	25	8	32	39.3	35	10	45	18	4	7
1/21/21	MIL	0	0	0	106	33	24	24	25	87	44	28	9	32.1	50.6	41	5	46	27	8	8
1/21/21	MIL	0	0	0	106	33	24	24	25	87	44	28	9	32.1	50.6	41	5	46	27	8	8
1/18/21	GSW	0	0	0	115	22	26	33	34	87	44	37	12	32.4	50.6	27	5	32	31	5	6
1/15/21	NOP	0	0	0	95	28	30	16	21	86	41	29	9	31	47.7	37	10	47	22	6	11
1/13/21	OKC	0	0	0	99	21	25	25	28	86	37	31	10	32.3	43	33	9	42	23	6	6
1/12/21	HOU	0	0	0	100	14	34	23	29	97	38	40	12	30	39.2	32	10	42	23	12	10
1/10/21	HOU	0	0	0	102	21	25	29	27	90	37	41	12	29.3	41.1	30	13	43	22	8	13
1/8/21	CHI	0	0	0	115	33	25	30	27	91	46	26	10	38.5	50.5	32	9	41	26	8	3
1/7/21	SAS	0	0	0	118	34	31	26	27	92	43	35	16	45.7	46.7	34	6	40	28	4	2
1/5/21	MEM	0	0	0	92	24	25	19	24	87	36	26	10	38.5	41.4	33	5	38	24	8	7
1/3/21	MEM	0	0	0	94	36	18	21	19	95	39	33	9	27.3	41.1	36	14	50	23	5	9
1/1/21	SAS	0	0	0	103	31	26	28	18	85	36	34	13	38.2	42.4	37	8	45	23	7	8
12/30/20	SAS	0	0	0	107	27	26	29	25	87	40	24	10	41.7	46	32	7	39	25	3	4
12/27/20	MIN	0	0	0	91	23	22	22	24	103	38	35	6	17.1	36.9	31	17	48	24	14	6
12/25/20	DAL	0	0	0	115	30	27	28	30	83	41	32	13	40.6	49.4	24	3	27	20	4	9
12/22/20	LAC	0	0	0	116	39	17	33	27	93	44	40	14	35	47.3	29	11	40	22	2	4

Lakers Team Leaders

Points Per Game

L. James: 25

A. Davis: 21.8

D. Schroder: 15.4

M. Harrell: 13.5

K. Kuzma: 12.9

Assists Per Game

L. James: 7.8

D. Schroder: 5.8

A. Davis: 3.1

A. Caruso: 2.8

T. Horton-Tucker: 2.8

Rebounds Per Game

A. Davis: 7.9

L. James: 7.7

M. Harrell: 6.2

K. Kuzma: 6.1

M. Morris: 4.4

Steals Per Game

A. Davis: 1.2

L. James: 1.1

D. Schroder: 1.1

A. Caruso: 1.1

T. Horton-Tucker: 1

Blocks per Game

A. Davis: 1.6

M. Gasol: 1.1

M. Harrell: 0.7

L. James: 0.6

K. Kuzma: 0.6

Lakers Player Stats

NAME	RTG	MINS	PTS	AST	REB	STL	Blk	TO	FG%	FGM	3PTM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%
Dennis Schroder	83	1956	941	351	211	70	13	163	43.7	332	71	212	33.5 0	206	243	84.8
Kyle Kuzma	77	1954	874	127	417	35	41	113	44.3	335	137	380	36.1 0	67	97	69.1
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	73	1902	653	127	179	62	26	66	43.1	218	120	293	41 0	97	112	86.6
Montrezl Harrell	81	1580	931	73	428	46	49	74	62.2	375	0	10	0 0	181	256	70.7
LeBron James	99	1504	1126	350	346	48	25	168	51.3	422	104	285	36.5 0	178	255	69.8
Talen Horton-Tucker	72	1304	585	181	169	63	21	105	45.8	224	37	131	28.2 0	100	129	77.5
Alex Caruso	73	1216	370	160	170	64	15	76	43.6	133	55	137	40.1 0	49	76	64.5
Markieff Morris	78	1200	407	73	266	22	19	54	40.5	153	65	209	31.1 0	36	50	72
Anthony Davis	93	1162	786	110	286	45	59	74	49.1	301	26	100	26 0	158	214	73.8
Wesley Matthews	74	1130	279	54	93	38	17	26	35.3	89	66	197	33.5 0	35	41	85.4
Marc Gasol	78	993	262	109	215	26	58	53	45.4	88	50	122	41 0	36	50	72
Alfonzo McKinnie	71	258	122	6	54	7	0	5	51.6	48	16	39	41 0	10	18	55.6
Devontae Cacok	71	98	39	1	32	5	4	5	58.6	17	0	0	0 0	5	11	45.5
Quinn Cook	71	95	43	13	12	3	0	4	40.5	17	6	13	46.2 0	3	3	100
Jared Dudley	72	81	6	5	21	1	1	2	22.2	2	2	6	33.3 0	0	0	0
Kostas Antetokounmpo	70	56	12	1	19	2	4	11	30	3	0	0	0 0	6	13	46.2

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Los Angeles Lakers Team Stats 2021
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Lakers Team Offensive Stats
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Lakers Team Leaders
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For all their success, Lakers' fans were starved for a championship. They finally secured their first NBA Title playing in Tinseltown by defeating the New York Knicks in five games. New York would turn the tables on the Lakers the following season, thwarting a chance to repeat. After their brief two-year playoff hiatus, the Lakers would start a 17-year streak that would include nine trips to the NBA Finals and five more NBA Championships. As the team entered the 1990s, losing the 1991 Final to the Chicago Bulls, the same level of championship success eluded the Lakers. While Los Angeles only missed the playoffs during the 1990s, they only managed to make one appearance in the Western Conference Finals. LA was swept by the Utah Jazz that season. However, championship success would come again to LA in 1999.

A new cast of superstars would launch another dominant LA run. The Lakers would win three-consecutive NBA Titles behind Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal. Despite O'Neal's exodus, Bryant would lead LA to four more Finals and another pair of championships. A four-game sweep in the Dallas Mavericks' conference semifinals in 2010-11 seemed to trigger the first fall from grace for the Lakers. After a four-game sweep in the first round by San Antonio two years later, Los Angeles would begin the longest playoff drought in franchise history.

It would be six long years before LA would return to the playoffs. In 2020-21, they returned in full glory. Led by a new cast of superstars, LeBron James and Anthony Davis, Los Angeles endured the pandemic-challenged 2020-21 schedule to hoist another banner. Los Angeles finished with the third-best record during the regular season. However, they steamrolled their way to another title, losing a total of five games across four seven-game series. The Lakers climbed to the top of the overall standings thus far in 2020-21. What's most impressive is the 10-point difference the Lakers are posting for the margin of victory. Los Angeles has a top-10 scoring offense backed up by what has become a tremendously solid defense. The only important change LA made with the roster was to add a deeper supporting cast for the oft-injured Davis. Los Angeles shifted some veteran faces on the bench but maintained essentially the same core that raced to last year's championship. The Lakers are clearly the front-runner to add another back-to-back NBA Championship to their trophy case.