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2022–23 Los Angeles Lakers season

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2022–23 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coachDarvin Ham
General managerRob Pelinka
PresidentJeanie Buss
OwnersJerry Buss family trust (majority)[1]
Jeanie Buss (controlling owner)
Philip Anschutz, Edward P. Roski, and Patrick Soon-Shiong (minority)
ArenaCrypto.com Arena
(Capacity: 18,997)
Results
Record43–39 (.524)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishWestern Conference Finals
(lost to Nuggets 0–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionSpectrum SportsNet
RadioESPN LA 710 (English)
1020 Radio AM (Spanish)
< 2021–22 2023–24 >

The 2022–23 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 76th season of the franchise, its 75th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 63rd season in Los Angeles, and its 24th season playing home games at Crypto.com Arena. On April 11, 2022, the Los Angeles Lakers fired Frank Vogel as head coach. On June 3, 2022, the Lakers hired Darvin Ham as their new head coach.

The Lakers began the season 0–5 and were the last winless team in the league.[2] It was the first time that LeBron James started a season 0–5 since his rookie season with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003.[3] The Lakers earned their first win in the following game against the Denver Nuggets, after Anthony Davis returned from a one-game absence due to lower back tightness.[2] He scored 23 points and had 15 rebounds, and James added 26 points. In his second game off the bench as the Lakers' sixth man, Russell Westbrook had 18 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists.[4] After winning their next game against the New Orleans Pelicans, the Lakers lost 130–116 to the Utah Jazz, failing to secure their first three-game winning streak since January 7, 2022.[5]

On November 18, 2022, the Lakers won their second straight game for the second time this season and they also won their third straight game for the first time since January 2022. The Lakers retired No. 99 in honor of George Mikan on October 30, 2022. Pau Gasol's No. 16 was retired on March 7, 2023, against his former team the Memphis Grizzlies. On February 7, 2023, James broke the NBA scoring record against the Oklahoma City Thunder.[6]

With a 128–117 win over the Jazz, the Lakers qualified for the Play-In-Tournament for the first time since 2021. The Lakers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 108–102 in overtime to return to the playoffs after a one-year absence. Additionally, the Lakers became the sixth team to advance to the playoffs after starting the season 2–10. The Lakers won 8 of their last 10 games. In the 2023 NBA playoffs, the Lakers defeated the two-seeded Memphis Grizzlies in six games despite being underdogs to win a playoff series for the first time since their championship run in 2020 and on their home court for the first time since 2012. In the conference semifinals, they defeated the defending champion Golden State Warriors also in six games, becoming the first 7th-seed to reach the Western Conference finals since the 1986–87 Seattle SuperSonics.

However, the Lakers were swept by the eventual NBA champion Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference finals in 4 straight games. This was the first time that the Nuggets have won a playoff series over Los Angeles in their franchise history. Beforehand, the Lakers had won 7 straight playoff matchups against Denver dating back from 1979 to 2020. It was also the first time that the Lakers were swept in a playoff round since the San Antonio Spurs did it in the first round of the 2013 NBA playoffs, and the first time that they were swept by a top seeded team since the Utah Jazz did it in the 1997–98 NBA season. This also marked the first time for James of experiencing a defeat in the conference finals since 2009, when he also was then part of the Cleveland Cavaliers team, who were under his leadership that he also led and lost to the Dwight Howard-led Orlando Magic in a six-game series.

Draft

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The Lakers did not hold any pick in the 2022 NBA draft;[7] however, they got the 35th pick, Max Christie, in a trade with the Orlando Magic in exchange for a 2028 second-round pick and cash considerations.[8][9]

Standings

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Division

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Pacific DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
ySacramento Kings4834.58523‍–‍1825‍–‍169–782
xPhoenix Suns4537.5493.028‍–‍1317‍–‍249–782
xLos Angeles Clippers4438.5374.023‍–‍1821‍–‍209–782
xGolden State Warriors4438.5374.033‍–‍811‍–‍307–982
xLos Angeles Lakers4339.5245.023‍–‍1820‍–‍216–1082

Conference

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Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1cDenver Nuggets *5329.64682
2yMemphis Grizzlies *5131.6222.082
3ySacramento Kings *4834.5855.082
4xPhoenix Suns4537.5498.082
5xLos Angeles Clippers4438.5379.082
6xGolden State Warriors4438.5379.082
7xLos Angeles Lakers4339.52410.082
8xMinnesota Timberwolves4240.51211.082
9piNew Orleans Pelicans4240.51211.082
10piOklahoma City Thunder4042.48813.082
11Dallas Mavericks3844.46315.082
12Utah Jazz3745.45116.082
13Portland Trail Blazers3349.40220.082
14Houston Rockets2260.26831.082
15San Antonio Spurs2260.26831.082

Roster

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2022–23 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 12 Bamba, Mo 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1998-05-12 Texas
G 5 Beasley, Malik 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1996-11-26 Florida State
G/F 7 Brown, Troy Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-07-28 Oregon
G/F 10 Christie, Max 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-02-10 Michigan State
F/C 3 Davis, Anthony 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1993-03-11 Kentucky
F/C 35 Gabriel, Wenyen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-03-26 Kentucky
F 28 Hachimura, Rui 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998-02-08 Gonzaga
G 0 Harrison, Shaquille 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993-10-06 Tulsa
F 6 James, LeBron 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1984-12-30 St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH)
G 14 Pippen, Scotty Jr. (TW) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-11-10 Vanderbilt
G 15 Reaves, Austin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1998-05-29 Oklahoma
G 1 Russell, D'Angelo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1996-02-23 Ohio State
G 17 Schröder, Dennis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1993-09-15 Germany
F 20 Swider, Cole (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1999-05-08 Syracuse
F/C 9 Thompson, Tristan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1991-03-13 Texas
F 2 Vanderbilt, Jarred 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1999-04-03 Kentucky
G/F 4 Walker, Lonnie IV 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1998-12-14 Miami (FL)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • (L) On leave from the team
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 9, 2023

Game log

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Preseason

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2022 preseason game log
Total: 1–5 (home: 0–3; road: 1–2)
Preseason: 1–5 (home: 0–3; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 3 Sacramento L 75–105 Anthony Davis (11) Anthony Davis (11) Westbrook, Christie (3) Crypto.com Arena
17,919
0–1
2 October 5 Phoenix L 115–119 LeBron James (23) Austin Reaves (7) Austin Reaves (9) T-Mobile Arena
8,908
0–2
3 October 6 @ Minnesota L 99–114 Thomas Bryant (18) Austin Reaves (8) Scotty Pippen Jr. (7) T-Mobile Arena
7,311
0–3
4 October 9 @ Golden State W 124–121 Anthony Davis (28) Cole Swider (6) Kendrick Nunn (7) Chase Center
18,064
1–3
5 October 12 Minnesota L 113–118 LeBron James (25) Anthony Davis (13) Beverley, Reaves (5) Crypto.com Arena
18,754
1–4
6 October 14 @ Sacramento L 86–133 James, Reaves (10) LeBron James (5) Reaves, Pippen Jr. (3) Golden 1 Center
17,611
1–5
2022–23 season schedule

Regular season

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2022–23 game log
Total: 43–39 (home: 23–18; road: 20–21)
October: 1–5 (home: 1–2; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 18 @ Golden State L 109–123 LeBron James (31) LeBron James (14) LeBron James (8) Chase Center
18,064
0–1
2 October 20 L.A. Clippers L 97–103 Lonnie Walker IV (26) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (6) Crypto.com Arena (LAL)
18,997
0–2
3 October 23 Portland L 102–104 LeBron James (31) Anthony Davis (10) LeBron James (8) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
0–3
4 October 26 @ Denver L 99–110 Anthony Davis (22) Anthony Davis (14) LeBron James (9) Ball Arena
19,520
0–4
5 October 28 @ Minnesota L 102–111 LeBron James (28) Brown Jr., Jones, Westbrook (8) LeBron James (5) Target Center
17,136
0–5
6 October 30 Denver W 121–110 LeBron James (26) Anthony Davis (15) James, Westbrook (8) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
1–5
November: 7–7 (home: 5–4; road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
7 November 2 New Orleans W 120–117 (OT) Lonnie Walker IV (28) Anthony Davis (15) Russell Westbrook (9) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
2–5
8 November 4 Utah L 116–130 Russell Westbrook (26) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (8) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
2–6
9 November 6 Cleveland L 100–114 LeBron James (27) Anthony Davis (12) Russell Westbrook (12) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
2–7
10 November 7 @ Utah L 116–139 Anthony Davis (29) Damian Jones (7) Russell Westbrook (5) Vivint Arena
18,206
2–8
11 November 9 @ L.A. Clippers L 101–114 LeBron James (30) James, Reaves (9) Russell Westbrook (9) Crypto.com Arena (LAC)
19,068
2–9
12 November 11 Sacramento L 114–120 Anthony Davis (24) Anthony Davis (14) Russell Westbrook (11) Crypto.com Arena
17,849
2–10
13 November 13 Brooklyn W 116–103 Anthony Davis (37) Anthony Davis (18) Russell Westbrook (12) Crypto.com Arena
18,040
3–10
14 November 18 Detroit W 128–121 Anthony Davis (38) Anthony Davis (16) Russell Westbrook (12) Crypto.com Arena
18,095
4–10
15 November 20 San Antonio W 123–92 Anthony Davis (30) Anthony Davis (18) Russell Westbrook (10) Crypto.com Arena
18,211
5–10
16 November 22 @ Phoenix L 105–115 Anthony Davis (37) Anthony Davis (21) Russell Westbrook (5) Footprint Center
17,071
5–11
17 November 25 @ San Antonio W 105–94 Anthony Davis (25) Anthony Davis (15) Russell Westbrook (7) AT&T Center
18,354
6–11
18 November 26 @ San Antonio W 143–138 LeBron James (39) LeBron James (11) Schröder, Westbrook (6) AT&T Center
18,354
7–11
19 November 28 Indiana L 115–116 Anthony Davis (25) Anthony Davis (13) Davis, Westbrook (6) Crypto.com Arena
16,034
7–12
20 November 30 Portland W 128–109 LeBron James (31) Anthony Davis (12) LeBron James (8) Crypto.com Arena
18,560
8–12
December: 7–9 (home: 2–2; road: 5–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
21 December 2 @ Milwaukee W 133–129 Anthony Davis (44) Anthony Davis (10) James, Westbrook (11) Fiserv Forum
17,938
9–12
22 December 4 @ Washington W 130–119 Anthony Davis (55) Anthony Davis (17) Russell Westbrook (15) Capital One Arena
19,647
10–12
23 December 6 @ Cleveland L 102–116 LeBron James (21) LeBron James (17) LeBron James (4) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432
10–13
24 December 7 @ Toronto L 113–126 Dennis Schröder (18) Damian Jones (10) Russell Westbrook (4) Scotiabank Arena
19,800
10–14
25 December 9 @ Philadelphia L 122–133 (OT) Anthony Davis (31) Anthony Davis (12) Russell Westbrook (11) Wells Fargo Center
20,852
10–15
26 December 11 @ Detroit W 124–117 LeBron James (35) Anthony Davis (15) Russell Westbrook (9) Little Caesars Arena
20,190
11–15
27 December 13 Boston L 118–122 (OT) Anthony Davis (37) Russell Westbrook (14) LeBron James (9) Crypto.com Arena
18,661
11–16
28 December 16 Denver W 126–108 LeBron James (30) Russell Westbrook (11) Russell Westbrook (12) Crypto.com Arena
18,505
12–16
29 December 18 Washington W 119–117 LeBron James (33) Thomas Bryant (10) LeBron James (9) Crypto.com Arena
18,153
13–16
30 December 19 @ Phoenix L 104–130 Dennis Schröder (30) Damian Jones (7) Dennis Schröder (4) Footprint Center
17,071
13–17
31 December 21 @ Sacramento L 120–134 LeBron James (31) Thomas Bryant (10) LeBron James (11) Golden 1 Center
17,611
13–18
32 December 23 Charlotte L 130–134 LeBron James (34) Thomas Bryant (13) LeBron James (8) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
13–19
33 December 25 @ Dallas L 115–124 LeBron James (38) Wenyen Gabriel (7) LeBron James (5) American Airlines Center
20,441
13–20
34 December 27 @ Orlando W 129–110 LeBron James (28) Russell Westbrook (13) Russell Westbrook (13) Amway Center
19,482
14–20
35 December 28 @ Miami L 98–112 LeBron James (27) LeBron James (9) Russell Westbrook (8) FTX Arena
20,221
14–21
36 December 30 @ Atlanta W 130–121 LeBron James (47) Thomas Bryant (17) Russell Westbrook (11) State Farm Arena
17,984
15–21
January: 9–7 (home: 5–4; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
37 January 2 @ Charlotte W 121–115 LeBron James (43) Thomas Bryant (15) Austin Reaves (7) Spectrum Center
19,210
16–21
38 January 4 Miami W 112–109 Dennis Schröder (32) Thomas Bryant (9) Russell Westbrook (9) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
17–21
39 January 6 Atlanta W 130–114 LeBron James (25) Thomas Bryant (13) LeBron James (10) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
18–21
40 January 7 @ Sacramento W 136–134 LeBron James (37) Thomas Bryant (14) Russell Westbrook (15) Golden 1 Center
17,611
19–21
41 January 9 @ Denver L 109–122 Russell Westbrook (25) Thomas Bryant (10) Russell Westbrook (7) Ball Arena
19,609
19–22
42 January 12 Dallas L 115–119 (2OT) Russell Westbrook (28) LeBron James (16) LeBron James (9) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
19–23
43 January 15 Philadelphia L 112–113 LeBron James (35) Russell Westbrook (14) Russell Westbrook (11) Crypto.com Arena
18,020
19–24
44 January 16 Houston W 140–132 LeBron James (48) Wenyen Gabriel (9) LeBron James (9) Crypto.com Arena
17,657
20–24
45 January 18 Sacramento L 111–116 LeBron James (32) LeBron James (8) LeBron James (9) Crypto.com Arena
18,142
20–25
46 January 20 Memphis W 122–121 Russell Westbrook (29) LeBron James (9) Dennis Schröder (8) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
21–25
47 January 22 @ Portland W 121–112 LeBron James (37) Thomas Bryant (14) Dennis Schröder (8) Moda Center
19,393
22–25
48 January 24 L.A. Clippers L 115–133 LeBron James (46) LeBron James (8) LeBron James (7) Crypto.com Arena (LAL)
-17,604
22–26
49 January 25 San Antonio W 113–104 Anthony Davis (21) Anthony Davis (12) LeBron James (11) Crypto.com Arena
17,955
23–26
50 January 28 @ Boston L 121–125 (OT) LeBron James (41) Anthony Davis (10) LeBron James (8) TD Garden
19,156
23–27
51 January 30 @ Brooklyn L 104–121 Thomas Bryant (18) Troy Brown Jr. (17) Russell Westbrook (10) Barclays Center
17,924
23–28
52 January 31 @ New York W 129–123 (OT) LeBron James (28) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (11) Madison Square Garden
19,812
24–28
February: 5–5 (home: 2–2; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
53 February 2 @ Indiana W 112–111 Anthony Davis (31) Anthony Davis (14) Russell Westbrook (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274
25–28
54 February 4 @ New Orleans L 126–131 Anthony Davis (34) Anthony Davis (14) Dennis Schröder (10) Smoothie King Center
19,812
25–29
55 February 7 Oklahoma City L 130–133 LeBron James (38) Anthony Davis (8) Russell Westbrook (8) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
25–30
56 February 9 Milwaukee L 106–115 Dennis Schröder (25) Anthony Davis (16) Dennis Schröder (12) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
25–31
57 February 11 @ Golden State W 109–103 Dennis Schröder (26) Anthony Davis (16) D'Angelo Russell (6) Chase Center
18,064
26–31
58 February 13 @ Portland L 115–127 Malik Beasley (22) Anthony Davis (20) Dennis Schröder (6) Moda Center
18,299
26–32
59 February 15 New Orleans W 120–102 Anthony Davis (28) Anthony Davis (10) D'Angelo Russell (7) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
27–32
60 February 23 Golden State W 124–111 Malik Beasley (25) Mo Bamba (13) LeBron James (8) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
28–32
61 February 26 @ Dallas W 111–108 Anthony Davis (30) Jarred Vanderbilt (17) Dennis Schröder (8) American Airlines Center
20,411
29–32
62 February 28 @ Memphis L 109–121 Anthony Davis (28) Anthony Davis (19) Dennis Schröder (10) FedExForum
17,794
29–33
March: 10–5 (home: 6–4; road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
63 March 1 @ Oklahoma City W 123–117 Dennis Schröder (26) Wenyen Gabriel (10) Dennis Schröder (6) Paycom Center
17,114
30–33
64 March 3 Minnesota L 102–110 Anthony Davis (38) Malik Beasley (8) Dennis Schröder (12) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
30–34
65 March 5 Golden State W 113–105 Anthony Davis (39) Jarred Vanderbilt (13) Austin Reaves (8) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
31–34
66 March 7 Memphis W 112–103 Anthony Davis (30) Anthony Davis (22) Dennis Schröder (9) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
32–34
67 March 10 Toronto W 122–112 D'Angelo Russell (28) Anthony Davis (9) D'Angelo Russell (9) Crypto.com Arena
18,322
33–34
68 March 12 New York L 108–112 D'Angelo Russell (33) Anthony Davis (16) D'Angelo Russell (8) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
33–35
69 March 14 @ New Orleans W 123–108 Anthony Davis (35) Anthony Davis (17) Brown Jr., Reaves (5) Smoothie King Center
18,625
34–35
70 March 15 @ Houston L 110–114 Austin Reaves (24) Wenyen Gabriel (14) Reaves, Russell (7) Toyota Center
18,055
34–36
71 March 17 Dallas L 110–111 Anthony Davis (26) Wenyen Gabriel (11) D'Angelo Russell (11) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
34–37
72 March 19 Orlando W 111–105 Austin Reaves (35) Anthony Davis (11) Reaves, Russell (6) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
35–37
73 March 22 Phoenix W 122–111 Anthony Davis (27) Anthony Davis (9) Austin Reaves (11) Crypto.com Arena
18,435
36–37
74 March 24 Oklahoma City W 116–111 Anthony Davis (37) Anthony Davis (14) Austin Reaves (9) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
37–37
75 March 26 Chicago L 108–118 LeBron James (19) Anthony Davis (9) Austin Reaves (7) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
37–38
76 March 29 @ Chicago W 121–110 Anthony Davis (38) Anthony Davis (10) Austin Reaves (5) United Center
21,739
38–38
77 March 31 @ Minnesota W 123–111 Anthony Davis (38) Anthony Davis (17) D'Angelo Russell (10) Target Center
18,978
39–38
April : 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
78 April 2 @ Houston W 134–109 Anthony Davis (40) Rui Hachimura (12) LeBron James (11) Toyota Center
18,204
40–38
79 April 4 @ Utah W 135–133 (OT) LeBron James (37) Anthony Davis (14) Davis, James, Reaves (6) Vivint Arena
18,206
41–38
80 April 5 @ L.A. Clippers L 118–125 LeBron James (33) Anthony Davis (11) James, Russell (7) Crypto.com Arena (LAC)
19,068
41–39
81 April 7 Phoenix W 121–107 D'Angelo Russell (24) Anthony Davis (21) LeBron James (6) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
42–39
82 April 9 Utah W 128–117 LeBron James (36) Anthony Davis (13) James, Reaves (6) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
43–39
2022–23 season schedule

Play-in

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2023 play-in game log
Total: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
Play-in: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 April 11 Minnesota W 108–102 (OT) LeBron James (30) Anthony Davis (15) D'Angelo Russell (8) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
1–0
2022–23 season schedule

Playoffs

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Game log

[edit]
2023 playoff game log
Total: 8–8 (home: 6–2; road: 2–6)
First Round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 16 @ Memphis W 128–112 Rui Hachimura (29) Anthony Davis (12) D'Angelo Russell (7) FedExForum
18,487
1–0
2 April 19 @ Memphis L 93–103 LeBron James (28) LeBron James (12) Reaves, Russell (4) FedExForum
17,928
1–1
3 April 22 Memphis W 111–101 Anthony Davis (31) Anthony Davis (17) D'Angelo Russell (7) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
2–1
4 April 24 Memphis W 117–111 (OT) Austin Reaves (23) LeBron James (20) LeBron James (7) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
3–1
5 April 26 @ Memphis L 99–116 Anthony Davis (31) Anthony Davis (19) D'Angelo Russell (10) FedExForum
18,117
3–2
6 April 28 Memphis W 125–85 D'Angelo Russell (31) Anthony Davis (14) Austin Reaves (8) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
4–2
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 May 2 @ Golden State W 117–112 Anthony Davis (30) Anthony Davis (23) D'Angelo Russell (6) Chase Center
18,064
1–0
2 May 4 @ Golden State L 100–127 LeBron James (23) Davis, James (7) D'Angelo Russell (8) Chase Center
18,064
1–1
3 May 6 Golden State W 127–97 Anthony Davis (25) Anthony Davis (13) LeBron James (8) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
2–1
4 May 8 Golden State W 104–101 LeBron James (27) Anthony Davis (15) LeBron James (6) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
3–1
5 May 10 @ Golden State L 106–121 LeBron James (25) Davis, James (9) Austin Reaves (5) Chase Center
18,064
3–2
6 May 12 Golden State W 122–101 LeBron James (30) Anthony Davis (20) LeBron James (9) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
4–2
Conference Finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 May 16 @ Denver L 126–132 Anthony Davis (40) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (9) Ball Arena
19,633
0–1
2 May 18 @ Denver L 103–108 James, Reaves (22) Anthony Davis (14) LeBron James (10) Ball Arena
19,742
0–2
3 May 20 Denver L 108–119 Anthony Davis (28) Anthony Davis (18) LeBron James (12) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
0–3
4 May 22 Denver L 111–113 LeBron James (40) Anthony Davis (14) LeBron James (9) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
0–4
2023 playoff schedule

Player statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

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Los Angeles Lakers statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Troy Brown Jr. 76 45 24.5 .430 .381 .872 4.1 1.3 .8 .2 7.1
Wenyen Gabriel 68 2 15.1 .596 .278 .619 4.2 .5 .4 .5 5.5
Dennis Schröder 66 50 30.1 .415 .329 .857 2.5 4.5 .8 .2 12.6
Austin Reaves 64 22 28.8 .529 .398 .864 3.0 3.4 .5 .3 13.0
Anthony Davis 56 54 34.0 .563 .257 .784 12.5 2.6 1.1 2.0 25.9
Lonnie Walker IV 56 32 23.2 .448 .365 .858 1.9 1.1 .5 .3 11.7
LeBron James 55 54 35.5 .500 .321 .768 8.3 6.8 .9 .6 28.9
Russell Westbrook 52 3 28.7 .417 .296 .655 6.2 7.5 1.0 .4 15.9
Patrick Beverley 45 45 26.9 .402 .348 .780 3.1 2.6 .9 .6 6.4
Thomas Bryant 41 25 21.4 .654 .440 .741 6.8 .7 .3 .6 12.1
Max Christie 41 3 12.5 .415 .419 .875 1.8 .5 .2 .2 3.1
Kendrick Nunn 39 2 13.5 .406 .325 .810 1.4 .9 .3 .1 6.7
Rui Hachimura 33 9 22.4 .485 .296 .721 4.7 .7 .2 .4 9.6
Juan Toscano-Anderson 30 7 12.2 .500 .200 .733 2.0 .8 .3 .2 2.7
Jarred Vanderbilt 26 24 24.0 .529 .303 .784 6.7 1.6 1.2 .2 7.2
Malik Beasley 26 14 23.9 .392 .353 .619 3.3 1.2 .8 .0 11.1
Damian Jones 22 1 8.0 .541 .000 .750 2.5 .2 .1 .5 2.5
D'Angelo Russell 17 17 30.9 .484 .414 .735 2.9 6.1 .6 .5 17.4
Matt Ryan 12 0 10.8 .306 .371 .800 1.2 .3 .2 .0 3.9
Mo Bamba 9 1 9.8 .407 .313 .545 4.6 .4 .1 .6 3.7
Davon Reed 8 0 3.4 .750 .500 .250 .5 .5 .3 .0 1.0
Cole Swider 7 0 5.9 .333 .375 1.0 .6 .0 .0 1.3
Scotty Pippen Jr. 6 0 5.3 .333 .333 .556 .7 .3 .3 .2 2.3
Sterling Brown 4 0 6.0 .000 .000 2.0 .5 .8 .0 .0

Playoffs

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Los Angeles Lakers statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
LeBron James 16 16 38.7 .498 .264 .761 9.9 6.5 1.1 1.1 24.5
Anthony Davis 16 16 38.0 .520 .333 .852 14.1 2.6 1.4 3.1 22.6
Austin Reaves 16 16 36.2 .464 .443 .895 4.4 4.6 .6 .2 16.9
D'Angelo Russell 16 15 29.6 .426 .310 .769 2.9 4.6 .7 .3 13.3
Dennis Schröder 16 3 26.1 .398 .333 .821 1.9 2.9 1.0 .2 7.4
Rui Hachimura 16 1 24.3 .557 .487 .882 3.6 .6 .5 .3 12.2
Jarred Vanderbilt 15 13 16.5 .400 .241 .700 3.2 .8 .7 .8 4.6
Lonnie Walker IV 13 0 13.8 .483 .382 .750 .9 .8 .5 .1 6.2
Troy Brown Jr. 12 0 10.3 .357 .133 2.0 .9 .2 .1 1.8
Malik Beasley 11 0 8.3 .294 .269 1.000 .7 .2 .1 .0 3.0
Wenyen Gabriel 10 0 3.7 .400 .667 .9 .0 .2 .3 1.0
Max Christie 9 0 3.7 .500 .250 .500 .8 .3 .0 .1 1.4
Shaquille Harrison 8 0 3.5 .571 1.000 .500 .4 1.1 .3 .0 1.3
Tristan Thompson 6 0 5.3 .455 .200 1.7 .3 .0 .0 1.8
Mo Bamba 3 0 3.3 .000 .000 1.0 .3 .0 .3 .0
  • Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Lakers only.

Transactions

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Trades

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June 23, 2022[8] To Los Angeles Lakers
2022 No. 35 pick (Max Christie)
To Orlando Magic
2028 second-round pick
Cash considerations
August 25, 2022[10] To Los Angeles Lakers
Patrick Beverley
To Utah Jazz
Talen Horton-Tucker
Stanley Johnson
January 23, 2023[11][12] To Los Angeles Lakers
Rui Hachimura
To Washington Wizards
Kendrick Nunn
2023 CHI second-round pick
2028 second-round pick[a]
2029 LAL second-round pick
February 9, 2023[13][14] To Los Angeles Lakers

Malik Beasley (from Utah)
D'Angelo Russell (from Minnesota)
Jarred Vanderbilt (from Utah)

To Minnesota Timberwolves

Nickeil Alexander-Walker (from Utah)
Mike Conley (from Utah)
2024 second-round pick[b] (from Los Angeles)
2025 UTA second-round pick (from Utah)
2026 UTA second-round pick (from Utah)

To Utah Jazz

Damian Jones (from Los Angeles)
Juan Toscano-Anderson (from Los Angeles)
Russell Westbrook (from Los Angeles)
2027 LAL protected first-round pick[c] (from Los Angeles)

February 9, 2023[16][17]
[18][19]
To Los Angeles Lakers

Mo Bamba (from Orlando)
Davon Reed (from Denver)
2024 LAC second-round pick (from Clippers)
2025 LAC second-round pick (from Clippers)

To Orlando Magic

Patrick Beverley (from Lakers)
2024 DEN second-round pick (from Denver)[d]
Cash considerations (from Lakers)

To Denver Nuggets

Thomas Bryant (from Lakers)

To Los Angeles Clippers

Bones Hyland (from Denver)

Free agency

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Additions

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Date Player Contract terms Former team Ref.
July 1 Damian Jones 2 year minimum Sacramento Kings [21]
Troy Brown Jr. 1 year minimum Chicago Bulls [21]
Juan Toscano-Anderson 1 year minimum Golden State Warriors [21]
Scotty Pippen Jr. Two-way contract Vanderbilt Commodores [22]
Cole Swider Two-way contract Syracuse Orange [22]
July 6 Thomas Bryant 1 year minimum Washington Wizards [23]
Lonnie Walker IV 1 year $6.5M San Antonio Spurs [24]
September 16 Dennis Schröder 1-year minimum Houston Rockets [25]
September 26 Matt Ryan 1-year minimum Boston Celtics [26]

Subtractions

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Date Player Reason New team Ref.
July 6 Malik Monk 2-year $19M Sacramento Kings [27]
April 9 Davon Reed Waived Latvia Prometey Slobozhanske

Notes

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  1. ^ The worse of the picks originally belonging to the Lakers and Wizards.[citation needed] Washington traded its 2028 pick to the Lakers in 2021. The Lakers traded the better of their pick and Washington's to Orlando before the 2022 draft and then the Lakers traded the remaining pick to Washington in this trade. It's a pick swap without technically being considered a pick swap.
  2. ^ The worse of the picks originally belonging to Memphis and Washington.[15]
  3. ^ Utah will receive the pick if it's No. 5–30, otherwise they receive the Lakers' 2027 second-round pick.[15]
  4. ^ The pick was later traded to the Phoenix Suns, who later had to forfeit said pick due to a tampering violation.[20]

References

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  3. ^ Greer, Jordan (October 27, 2022). "LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Lakers are in big trouble: Los Angeles' 0-4 start explained in four terrible stats". Sporting News. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  4. ^ Woike, Dan (October 30, 2022). "Russell Westbrook injects life into Lakers as they defeat Nuggets for first win". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  5. ^ Buha, Jovan (November 5, 2022). "Lakers take 'a huge step backward': Why defense and effort stopped L.A.'s momentum vs. Jazz". The Athletic. Retrieved November 13, 2022. With back-to-back impressive wins over the Denver Nuggets and New Orleans Pelicans, the Lakers sought to generate further momentum with their first three-game win streak since Jan. 7.
  6. ^ Hanna, Jason; Close, David (February 8, 2023). "LeBron James breaks NBA's all-time scoring record, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar". CNN. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
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  8. ^ a b "Lakers Acquire 35th Pick in 2022 NBA Drafts". NBA.com. June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  9. ^ Savage, Dan (June 23, 2022). "Orlando Magic Acquire Future Second Round Pick, Cash Considerations From L.A. Lakers". NBA.com. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  10. ^ "Lakers Acquire Patrick Beverley". NBA.com. August 25, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  11. ^ "Los Angeles Lakers Acquire Rui Hachimura". NBA.com. January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  12. ^ "Wizards acquire Kendrick Nunn and three second round picks". NBA.com. January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  13. ^ "Lakers Acquire D'Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley, and Jarred Vanderbilt". NBA.com. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  14. ^ "Timberwolves send D'Angelo Russell to the Los Angeles Lakers in three-team deal". NBA.com. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Future Traded Pick Details". RealGM. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  16. ^ "DENVER NUGGETS ACQUIRE CENTER THOMAS BRYANT". NBA.com. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  17. ^ "LA Clippers Acquire Hyland from Denver Nuggets". NBA.com. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  18. ^ "Lakers Acquire Mo Bamba and Davon Reed". NBA.com. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  19. ^ "Magic Acquire Patrick Beverley, Future Second Round Draft Pick and Cash Considerations as Part of a Four-Team Trade". NBA.com. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  20. ^ "Suns lose 2024 second-round pick for tampering violation on free-agent center Drew Eubanks". cbssports.com. October 25, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  21. ^ a b c "Lakers Sign Troy Brown Jr., Damian Jones and Juan Toscano-Anderson". NBA.com. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  22. ^ a b "Lakers Sign Scotty Pippen Jr. and Cole Swider to Two-Way Contracts". NBA.com. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  23. ^ "Lakers Sign Thomas Bryant". NBA.com. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  24. ^ "Lakers Sign Lonnie Walker IV". NBA.com. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  25. ^ "Lakers Sign Dennis Schröder". NBA.com.
  26. ^ "Lakers Sign Dwayne Bacon and Matt Ryan". NBA.com. September 26, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  27. ^ "Kings Sign Malik Monk". NBA.com. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
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