Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans (at home) by a score of 136-115. Doncic finished the game with 30 point

After we spent all season feeling confident in a three-horse NBA title race between the Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers, the two iconic franchises out west have entered the conversation.

It also appears that reports of LA's hapless defense may have been exaggerated. Since trading Anthony Davis, this team has actually gotten better on that end. Since All-Star, the Lakers have the No. 1 defense in the NBA.

At this point, it's really no secret that Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic was just as shocked as the rest of us to learn he had been traded away from his presumed forever franchise the Dallas Mavericks.

The Los Angeles Lakers' shocking trade for Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks still has many around the NBA in disbelief.

As the calendar flips to March, the NBA is in the home stretch of its 2024-25 regular season. All 30 teams will have a jam-packed schedule the rest of the way with just six weeks left. Per usual, there are plenty of tight races with playoff seeding sans both conferences' top spot.

We’re back with another installment of HoopsHype’s Power Rankings! Today, I want to discuss each team’s goal for the rest of the season. Let’s assume that every playoff-bound team wants to get and stay healthy (or not,