LeBron James was the only player to score at least 20 points. He finished with 27 points, four rebounds and six assists on 70.6% shooting from the field. The second-leading scorer for the Lakers was Rui Hachimura, who had 18 points on 50.0% shooting from deep.

LeBron James mentioned the proverbial elephant in the room when asked where the Lakers' offensive issues are coming from.

The Los Angeles Lakers advanced to the NBA Western Conference semifinals on Friday. They defeated the Houston Rockets in six games despite playing without Luka Doncic. The Slovenian star continues to recover from a Grade 2 hamstring strain suffered on April 2.

The Los Angeles Lakers knew they'd have a tall task going up against the defending champs, and the Oklahoma City Thunder only proved that further in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.

LeBron James put on a clinic in game 1 between the Lakers and the Thunder, but he spoke about what went wrong for them.

Savannah James drew a lot of attention with an outfit she wore before LeBron's Lakers faced the Oklahoma City Thunder.

James was grinning as Anderson reached down to haul him up before clapping the Texans star on the back and returning to play against the Rockets.

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without Luka Doncic when they tip off against the No. 1 seed Thunder in Oklahoma City on Tuesday.