April 29, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA: During game five of the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs at Ball Arena, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (age 23) drives to the basket while Denver Nuggets
center Nikola Jokic (15) defends. The source of the required credit is Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports. Throughout this tale: Los Angeles Lakers How much better will the Los Angeles Lakers do in
the regular season in 2024–25 than they did in 2023–24? Behind All-NBA frontcourt players LeBron James and Anthony Davis, Los Angeles finished with the eighth-best record in the Western Conference (47-
35). They then defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 49-33 in their play-in playoff match to claim the seventh seed and an early first-round rematch versus
Leading players in the NBA, LeBron James and Anthony Davis, helped Los Angeles finish with the eighth-best record in the Western Conference (47-35). Later, in their play-in tournament matchup, L.A. defeated the 49-33 New Orleans Pelicans to earn the seventh seed and an early first-round rematch with the 2023 NBA champion Denver Nuggets. In an intense quarterfinal series, Los Angeles was
defeated, 4-1. On October 22, the Nuggets played their opening night opponent, the Minnesota Timberwolves, who also happen to be the Lakers’ first opponents of the regular season, and lost in a seven-
game slugfest. At least the offseason was quite intriguing for James and Davis. The explosive pair rode a perfect (6-0) tournament run to triumph, emerging as two of the greatest players on a strong Team USA Olympic roster.
