Lakers Beat Blazers For Much-Needed Win

We're talking Lakers offseason, where the team stands currently, more moves to come and more... 

Trevor Lane takes a look at the Lakers' cap situation and where it stands now that their deals for Jake LaRavia, Deandre Ayton, Jaxson Hayes, and Adou Theiro are signed. Should they sign Bradley Beal? And did a raise for Hayes ruin LA's use of the Bi-Annual Exception? 

Trevor Lane discusses the Lakers' first game of Summer League, the struggles of Dalton Knecht and what it means for the trade market, why things have slowed down so much around the league and more.... 

The Lakers suffered their first loss of the season, falling to the Suns in the first game of their five-game road trip. Pete and Darius discuss the game, hitting on LeBron's rough night, a shift in the rotation, and the continued trend of some bench groups struggling on offense. ... Show More

Brian Windhorst, Tim Bontemps and Dave McMenamin discuss the Celtics victory over the Lakers on Saturday Night. Plus the dominating victory of the Oklahoma City Thunder over the Denver Nuggets. The Collective give us an update on Lebron James and Jalen Brunson's injury.Plus the “ ... Show More

Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to talk Luka’s first matchup against the Mavs as a Laker, the 76ers’ season continuing to go downhill, why the future is a concern for the Suns, a historic turnaround for Detroit, a wild comeback for Minnesota over ... Show More

Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to talk the Lakers’ impressive wins of late, what that means for the playoffs, late season playoff seeding battles and Luka’s upcoming return game to Dallas. Then, the crew breaks down their takes on the NBA Awards ... Show More

Watch clips on YouTube! Subscribe to the ⁠⁠FIRST THINGS FIRST YOUTUBE CHANNEL (00:00) Lakers lose game 4 to T-Wolves. Is it over for LeBron James and LA down 3-1? / Damian Lillard torn Achilles (24:35) Surprised Shedeur Sanders fell this far in the NFL Draft? (37:01) Surprised St ... Show More

Rudy Gobert had 27 points and 24 rebounds to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a series clinching win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are joined by Anthony Slater to breakdown the Houston Rockets big win and how the Warriors bounce back in game 6. Then, ... Show More

Jason reacts to the Minnesota Timberwolves beating the Los Angeles Lakers in a crucial Game 3 behind a STELLAR performance from Anthony Edwards to overpower LeBron James and Luka Doncic. #Volume #HerdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to talk the release of MacMahon’s new book, Anthony Davis returning for the Mavs, if the Suns’ win streak is something or nothing, the amount of concern for the Lakers’ struggles of late, the battle for the Play-In ... Show More

Live on The Ringer NBA YouTube channel immediately following Luka Doncic's nasty game-winner to put the Dallas Mavericks up 2-0 in the Western Conference Finals, The Ringer's Justin Verrier and Tyler Parker attempt to catch their breath after an absolutely epic Game 2. The guys d ... Show More

We go over some highlights of the first night the NBA returned to action, including Trae Young's and Joel Embiid’s big games against the Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets, respectively (1:27). Then we try to make sense of the Western Conference playoff race and predict who will grab t ... Show More