The 2023–24 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 77th season of the franchise, its 76th season in the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United S ...

(NBA), its 64th season in

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, and its 25th season playing home games at Crypto.com Arena. This is the Lakers' second and final season with Darvin Ham as

head coach A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in assoc ...

, with Ham joining the team as the Lakers coach on June 3, 2022, before the end of the 2021–22 season. Prior to the start of the season, LeBron James announced that he would switch his jersey number back to #23 after wearing #6 (which he also wore with the Miami Heat) the previous two seasons. On August 24, 2023, the Lakers announced that a statue of

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would be unveiled in front of Crypto.com Arena on February 8, 2024. The Lakers held a perfect 7–0 record in the inaugural In-Season Tournament, winning the inaugural NBA Cup on December 9 by defeating the

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. The Lakers improved to the 4th seed in the Western Conference after their In-Season Tournament run, having a 14–9 record. However, they struggled immediately after the run, eventually falling to 17–19 in January and the 9th seed. Despite this, the Lakers finished the season 47–35, having a record of 23-10 since February 1. They moved up to the 8th seed in the Western Conference, which qualified them for the

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for the second consecutive year. They defeated the

New Orleans Pelicans The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division and play their hom ...

110–106 to go to the playoffs for a second consecutive year. The Lakers played the defending champion

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in the first round of the

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, a rematch of the previous year's Western Conference Finals. However, the Nuggets won the series 4–1, which included two

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game-winning shots in Games 2 and 5, respectively. This is the first time that the Lakers lost in the first round since

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when they lost to the eventual Conference champion

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in six games and the second time that James lost in the first round in his career, having also lost to the 2020–21 Suns. On May 3, 2024, the Lakers fired their entire coaching staff, which includes head coach Darvin Ham, after serving for two seasons, and assistant coach Phil Handy, who had been with the team since their 2020 championship season.

Draft

The Lakers held the 17th overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft, along with the 47th pick entering the draft. On draft day, in a four-team trade, they traded their 47th pick (which became NBA G League Ignite player

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) and cash considerations to the

for the 40th pick.

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

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(15) , Hachimura, Vanderbilt (7) , D'Angelo Russell (5) , Chase Center
18,064 , 0–1 , -style="background:#cfc" , 2 , October 9 ,

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, , D'Angelo Russell (21) , Castleton,

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Honda Center The Honda Center (formerly known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim) is an indoor arena located in Anaheim, California. The arena is home to the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. Originally named the Anaheim Arena during construction, ...

10,830 , 2–1 , -style="background:#fcc" , 4 , October 13 , Golden State , , Taurean Prince (17) , Castleton,

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(7) , D'Angelo Russell (6) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 2–2 , -style="background:#fcc" , 5 , October 15 ,

Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is ...

, , Anthony Davis (16) , Anthony Davis (7) , Scotty Pippen Jr. (6) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 2–3 , -style="background:#fcc" , 6 , October 19 , Phoenix , , LeBron James (19) , James, Wood (6) , D'Angelo Russell (6) ,

Acrisure Arena Acrisure Arena is a multi-purpose 10,000-seat indoor arena in the unincorporated community of Thousand Palms in Riverside County, California's, Coachella Valley Palm Springs Area. The arena broke ground on June 2, 2021, on of land near the ...

10,203 , 2–4

Regular season

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, , LeBron James (21) , James,

, Reaves (8) ,

D'Angelo Russell D'Angelo Danté Russell (born February 23, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected as a McDonald's All-American in 2014 and played college ba ...

(7) , Ball Arena
19,842 , 0–1 , - style="background:#cfc" , 2 , October 26 , Phoenix , , Anthony Davis (30) , Anthony Davis (12) , LeBron James (9) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 1–1 , - style="background:#fcc" , 3 , October 29 , @

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, , Anthony Davis (30) , Anthony Davis (16) , D'Angelo Russell (9) , Golden 1 Center
18,198 , 1–2 , - style="background:#cfc" , 4 , October 30 , Orlando , , D'Angelo Russell (28) , Anthony Davis (19) , D'Angelo Russell (8) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 2–2 , - style="background:#cfc" , 5 , November 1 ,

L.A. Clippers The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division in the league's Western Conference. The Clipper ...

, , LeBron James (35) , LeBron James (12) , James, Reaves (7) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 3–2 , - style="background:#fcc" , 6 , November 4 , @ Orlando , ,

Anthony Davis Anthony Marshon Davis Jr. (born March 11, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the power forward and center positions. Davis is an eight-time NB ...

(28) , Anthony Davis (13) , LeBron James (5) , Amway Center
18,846 , 3–3 , - style="background:#fcc" , 7 , November 6 , @

Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...

, , LeBron James (30) , Austin Reaves (10) , Austin Reaves (9) , Kaseya Center
19,725 , 3–4 , - style="background:#fcc" , 8 , November 8 , @

Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...

, , Rui Hachimura (24) , Christie, Hachimura (8) , Reaves,

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Toyota Center Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in Houston. It is named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The arena is home to the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and it was once the home of the Houston ...

18,055 , 3–5 , - style="background:#cfc" , 9 , November 10 , @ Phoenix , , LeBron James (32) , Davis, James (11) , D'Angelo Russell (9) ,

Footprint Center Footprint Center (formerly known as America West Arena, US Airways Center, Talking Stick Resort Arena and Phoenix Suns Arena) is a multi-purpose arena in Phoenix, Arizona. Built in the regional population center of the southwestern United Sta ...

17,071 , 4–5 , - style="background:#cfc" , 10 , November 12 ,

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

, , Anthony Davis (30) , Anthony Davis (13) , D'Angelo Russell (11) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 5–5 , - style="background:#cfc" , 11 , November 14 , Memphis , , D'Angelo Russell (24) , Austin Reaves (12) , Austin Reaves (7) , Crypto.com Arena
18,430 , 6–5 , - style="background:#fcc" , 12 , November 15 ,

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, , James, Russell (28) , Austin Reaves (11) , LeBron James (12) , Crypto.com Arena
18,687 , 6–6 , - style="background:#cfc" , 13 , November 17 , @

, , LeBron James (35) , Anthony Davis (14) , LeBron James (9) ,

Moda Center Moda Center, formerly known as the Rose Garden, is the primary indoor sports arena in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is used for basketball, ice hockey, rodeos, circuses, conventions, ice shows, concerts, and dramatic productions. The arena h ...

18,570 , 7–6 , - style="background:#cfc" , 14 , November 19 ,

, , LeBron James (37) , Anthony Davis (10) , LeBron James (8) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 8–6 , - style="background:#cfc" , 15 , November 21 ,

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

, , Anthony Davis (26) , Anthony Davis (16) , LeBron James (9) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 9–6 , - style="background:#fcc" , 16 , November 22 ,

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, , LeBron James (26) , Anthony Davis (13) , LeBron James (7) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 9–7 , - style="background:#cfc" , 17 , November 25 , @

Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

, , Anthony Davis (32) , Anthony Davis (13) , Austin Reaves (10) , Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432 , 10–7 , - style="background:#fcc" , 18 , November 27 , @

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

, , LeBron James (18) , Anthony Davis (11) , D'Angelo Russell (7) ,

Wells Fargo Center Wells Fargo Center may refer to: *Wells Fargo Center (Los Angeles), California *Wells Fargo Center (Sacramento), California * Wells Fargo Center (San Francisco), California * Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California * Wells Fargo Cen ...

19,907 , 10–8 , - style="background:#cfc" , 19 , November 29 , @

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...

, , D'Angelo Russell (35) , Anthony Davis (16) , D'Angelo Russell (9) ,

Little Caesars Arena Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opened on September 5, 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of th ...

20,062 , 11–8 , - style="background:#fcc" , 20 , November 30 , @

Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, a ...

, , Anthony Davis (31) , Anthony Davis (14) , D'Angelo Russell (10) , Paycom Center
17,401 , 11–9 , - style="background:#cfc" , 21 , December 2 ,

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(27) , Anthony Davis (14) ,

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(7) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 12–9 , - style="background:#cfc" , 22 , December 5 , Phoenix , , LeBron James (31) , Anthony Davis (15) , LeBron James (11) , Crypto.com Arena
18,664 , 13–9 , - style="background:#cfc" , 23 , December 7 ,

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nuev ...

, , LeBron James (30) , Anthony Davis (15) , LeBron James (8) , T-Mobile Arena
18,017 , 14–9 , - style="background:#cfc" , , December 9 ,

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

, , Anthony Davis (41) , Anthony Davis (20) , D'Angelo Russell (7) , T-Mobile Arena
19,021 , , - style="background:#fcc" , 24 , December 12 , @

, , Anthony Davis (37) , Anthony Davis (11) , LeBron James (9) ,

American Airlines Center The American Airlines Center (AAC) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the Victory Park neighborhood in downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena serves as the home of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association and the Dallas S ...

20,377 , 14–10 , - style="background:#cfc" , 25 , December 13 , @

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, , Anthony Davis (37) , Anthony Davis (10) , D'Angelo Russell (10) ,

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18,354 , 15–10 , - style="background:#fcc" , 26 , December 15 , @

, , LeBron James (23) ,

Christian Wood Christian Marquise Wood (born September 27, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels. He has also played in ...

(8) , LeBron James (14) ,

18,354 , 15–11 , - style="background:#fcc" , 27 , December 18 ,

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, , Anthony Davis (32) , Anthony Davis (14) , LeBron James (11) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 15–12 , - style="background:#fcc" , 28 , December 20 , @

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, , LeBron James (25) , Anthony Davis (14) , LeBron James (9) ,

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21,234 , 15–13 , - style="background:#fcc" , 29 , December 21 , @

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, , Anthony Davis (31) , Davis, Reaves (8) , D'Angelo Russell (8) , Target Center
18,024 , 15–14 , - style="background:#cfc" , 30 , December 23 , @

, , LeBron James (40) , Anthony Davis (11) , Austin Reaves (9) , Paycom Center
18,203 , 16–14 , - style="background:#fcc" , 31 , December 25 ,

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

, , Anthony Davis (40) , Anthony Davis (13) , LeBron James (8) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 16–15 , - style="background:#cfc" , 32 , December 28 ,

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, , Anthony Davis (26) , Anthony Davis (8) , LeBron James (11) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 17–15 , - style="background:#fcc" , 33 , December 30 , @

, , Anthony Davis (33) , Anthony Davis (17) , Anthony Davis (8) , Target Center
18,024 , 17–16 , - style="background:#fcc" , 34 , December 31 , @

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nuev ...

, , LeBron James (34) , Anthony Davis (10) , Austin Reaves (9) , Smoothie King Center
18,434 , 17–17 , - style="background:#fcc" , 35 , January 3 ,

, ,

(29) , Anthony Davis (17) , LeBron James (9) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 17–18 , - style="background:#fcc" , 36 , January 5 , Memphis , , LeBron James (32) ,

Austin Reaves Austin Tyler Reaves (born May 29, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Wichita State Shockers and the Oklahoma Sooners. ...

(7) , Austin Reaves (12) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 17–19 , - style="background:#cfc" , 37 , January 7 ,

, , LeBron James (25) , Davis,

(10) , LeBron James (7) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 18–19 , - style="background:#cfc" , 38 , January 9 ,

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

, , Anthony Davis (41) , Anthony Davis (11) , LeBron James (12) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 19–19 , - style="background:#fcc" , 39 , January 11 , Phoenix , ,

(19) ,

Jarred Vanderbilt Jarred Jakobi Vanderbilt (born April 3, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected as a McDonald's All-American in high school. Vanderbilt played ...

(9) , LeBron James (9) , Crypto.com Arena
18,416 , 19–20 , - style="background:#fcc" , 40 , January 13 , @

, , D'Angelo Russell (39) , Anthony Davis (15) , Anthony Davis (11) , Delta Center
18,206 , 19–21 , - style="background:#cfc" , 41 , January 15 ,

, , Anthony Davis (27) , Anthony Davis (15) , Austin Reaves (7) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 20–21 , - style="background:#cfc" , 42 , January 17 ,

, , D'Angelo Russell (29) , Anthony Davis (12) , Anthony Davis (9) , Crypto.com Arena
18,338 , 21–21 , - style="background:#fcc" , 43 , January 19 ,

, , Anthony Davis (26) , Anthony Davis (12) , D'Angelo Russell (7) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 21–22 , - style="background:#cfc" , 44 , January 21 ,

, , D'Angelo Russell (34) , Anthony Davis (14) , D'Angelo Russell (8) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 22–22 , - style="background:#fcc" , 45 , January 23 , @

, , D'Angelo Russell (27) , Anthony Davis (12) , D'Angelo Russell (10) , Crypto.com Arena
19,370 , 22–23 , - style="background:#cfc" , 46 , January 25 ,

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, , D'Angelo Russell (29) , Anthony Davis (11) , LeBron James (12) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 23–23 , - style="background:#cfc" , 47 , January 27 , @ Golden State , , LeBron James (36) , LeBron James (20) , LeBron James (12) , Chase Center
18,064 , 24–23 , - style="background:#fcc" , 48 , January 29 , @

, , Davis, James, Russell (23) , Anthony Davis (7) , LeBron James (10) ,

18,055 , 24–24 , - style="background:#fcc" , 49 , January 30 , @

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

, , Austin Reaves (28) , LeBron James (9) , LeBron James (8) ,

State Farm Arena State Farm Arena (formerly Philips Arena) is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Atlanta Hawks. It also served as home to the National Hockey Leag ...

17,871 , 24–25 , - style="background:#cfc" , 50 , February 1 , @

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(32) ,

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TD Garden TD Garden is a multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts. It is named after its sponsor, TD Bank, a subsidiary of the Toronto-Dominion Bank of Toronto, Ontario. It opened in 1995 as a replacement for the original Boston Garden and has been k ...

19,156 , 25–25 , - style="background:#cfc" , 51 , February 3 , @

, , LeBron James (24) ,

(18) , Austin Reaves (7) ,

Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsylva ...

19,812 , 26–25 , - style="background:#cfc" , 52 , February 5 , @

, , D'Angelo Russell (28) , Anthony Davis (15) , Davis, Reaves (11) , Spectrum Center
19,375 , 27–25 , - style="background:#fcc" , 53 , February 8 ,

, , Anthony Davis (32) , Davis, James (9) , Austin Reaves (10) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 27–26 , - style="background:#cfc" , 54 , February 9 ,

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nuev ...

, , D'Angelo Russell (30) , Jaxson Hayes (8) , LeBron James (14) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 28–26 , - style="background:#cfc" , 55 , February 13 ,

, , LeBron James (25) , Anthony Davis (14) , LeBron James (8) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 29–26 , - style="background:#cfc" , 56 , February 14 , @

, , Anthony Davis (37) , Anthony Davis (15) , D'Angelo Russell (17) , Delta Center
18,206 , 30–26 , - style="background:#fcc" , 57 , February 22 , @ Golden State , , Anthony Davis (27) , Anthony Davis (15) , D'Angelo Russell (9) , Chase Center
18,064 , 30–27 , - style="background:#cfc" , 58 , February 23 ,

, , LeBron James (30) , Anthony Davis (13) , James, Reaves (9) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 31–27 , - style="background:#fcc" , 59 , February 25 , @ Phoenix , , LeBron James (28) , Anthony Davis (14) , LeBron James (12) ,

17,071 , 31–28 , - style="background:#cfc" , 60 , February 28 , @

, , LeBron James (34) , Anthony Davis (12) , LeBron James (8) , Crypto.com Arena
19,370 , 32–28 , - style="background:#cfc" , 61 , February 29 ,

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...

, , Anthony Davis (40) , Anthony Davis (15) , LeBron James (9) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 33–28 , - style="background:#fcc" , 62 , March 2 ,

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(11) ,

(14) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 33–29 , - style="background:#cfc" , 63 , March 4 ,

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(26) , Anthony Davis (12) , LeBron James (8) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 34–29 , - style="background:#fcc" , 64 , March 6 ,

Sacramento ) , image_map = Sacramento County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sacramento Highlighted.svg , mapsize = 250x200px , map_caption = Location within Sacramento ...

, , LeBron James (31) , Anthony Davis (11) , LeBron James (13) , Crypto.com Arena
18,498 , 34–30 , - style="background:#cfc" , 65 , March 8 ,

, , D'Angelo Russell (44) , Anthony Davis (13) , D'Angelo Russell (9) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 35–30 , - style="background:#cfc" , 66 , March 10 ,

, , LeBron James (29) , Anthony Davis (25) , LeBron James (9) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 36–30 , - style="background:#fcc" , 67 , March 13 , @

Sacramento ) , image_map = Sacramento County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sacramento Highlighted.svg , mapsize = 250x200px , map_caption = Location within Sacramento ...

, , Austin Reaves (28) , LeBron James (13) , LeBron James (9) , Golden 1 Center
18,332 , 36–31 , - style="background:#fcc" , 68 , March 16 , Golden State , , LeBron James (40) ,

(12) , D'Angelo Russell (13) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 36–32 , - style="background:#cfc" , 69 , March 18 ,

, , D'Angelo Russell (27) , Anthony Davis (15) , James, Russell (10) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 37–32 , - style="background:#cfc" , 70 , March 22 ,

, , Anthony Davis (23) , Anthony Davis (19) , LeBron James (6) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 38–32 , - style="background:#cfc" , 71 , March 24 ,

, , Anthony Davis (36) , Anthony Davis (16) , LeBron James (10) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 39–32 , - style="background:#cfc" , 72 , March 26 , @

, , Anthony Davis (34) , Anthony Davis (23) , D'Angelo Russell (12) , Fiserv Forum
18,085 , 40–32 , - style="background:#cfc" , 73 , March 27 , @ Memphis , , Rui Hachimura (32) , LeBron James (14) , LeBron James (12) , FedExForum
17,794 , 41–32 , - style="background:#fcc" , 74 , March 29 , @

, , Anthony Davis (24) , Anthony Davis (15) , LeBron James (8) , Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274 , 41–33 , - style="background:#cfc" , 75 , March 31 , @

, , LeBron James (40) , Anthony Davis (14) , Russell Reaves (6) ,

Barclays Center Barclays Center is a multi-purpose list of indoor arenas, indoor arena in the New York City Boroughs of New York City, borough of Brooklyn. The arena is home to the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association and the New York Liberty o ...

18,162 , 42–33 , - style="background:#cfc" , 76 , April 2 , @

, ,

(25) ,

(12) , LeBron James (9) , Scotiabank Arena
19,800 , 43–33 , - style="background:#cfc" , 77 , April 3 , @

, , Anthony Davis (35) , Anthony Davis (18) , LeBron James (9) ,

Capital One Arena Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place (WMATA station), Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. It has been largely considered ...

20,333 , 44–33 , - style="background:#cfc" , 78 , April 6 ,

, , D'Angelo Russell (28) , Anthony Davis (13) , LeBron James (12) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 45–33 , - style="background:#fcc" , 79 , April 7 ,

, , Rui Hachimura (30) ,

(10) , D'Angelo Russell (11) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 45–34 , - style="background:#fcc" , 80 , April 9 , Golden State , , LeBron James (33) , Rui Hachimura (11) , LeBron James (11) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 45–35 , - style="background:#cfc" , 81 , April 12 , @ Memphis , , LeBron James (37) , Anthony Davis (14) , D'Angelo Russell (9) , FedExForum
17,794 , 46–35 , - style="background:#cfc" , 82 , April 14 , @

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nuev ...

, , Anthony Davis (30) , James, Davis (11) , LeBron James (17) , Smoothie King Center
18,633 , 47–35

Play-in

, - style="background:#cfc" , 1 , April 16 , @

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nuev ...

, , LeBron James (23) ,

(15) , LeBron James (9) , Smoothie King Center
18,591 , 1–0

Playoffs

, -style="background:#fcc" , 1 , April 20 , @

, ,

(32) , Anthony Davis (14) , LeBron James (8) , Ball Arena
19,731 , 0–1 , -style="background:#fcc" , 2 , April 22 , @ Denver , , Anthony Davis (32) , Anthony Davis (11) , LeBron James (12) , Ball Arena
19,711 , 0–2 , -style="background:#fcc" , 3 , April 25 , Denver , , Anthony Davis (33) , Anthony Davis (15) , LeBron James (9) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 0–3 , -style="background:#cfc" , 4 , April 27 , Denver , , LeBron James (30) , Anthony Davis (23) , Davis, Reaves (6) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 1–3 , -style="background:#fcc" , 5 , April 29 , @ Denver , , LeBron James (30) , Anthony Davis (15) , LeBron James (11) , Ball Arena
19,861 , 1–4

In-Season Tournament

During the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament, the Lakers defeated the

122–119. Later, the Lakers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Utah Jazz, with each of those victories being won by at least 12 points. The team advanced into the knockout tournament rounds of the in-season tournament with the best point differential of the entire event with a +74 in the Western Conference. They then entered the proper tournament with a rematch against the Suns at home before going to

Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

's T-Mobile Arena for a semifinals match against the

and a championship match against the

. Overall, the team held a perfect 7–0 record in the tournament. On December 9, the team won the inaugural NBA Cup, defeating

West group A

, -style="background:#cfc , 1 , November 10 , @ Phoenix , , LeBron James (32) ,

, James (11) ,

(9) ,

17,071 , 1–0 , -style="background:#cfc , 2 , November 14 , Memphis , , D'Angelo Russell (24) ,

(12) , Austin Reaves (7) , Crypto.com Arena
18,430 , 2–0 , -style="background:#cfc , 3 , November 17 , @

, , LeBron James (35) , Anthony Davis (14) , LeBron James (9) ,

18,570 , 3–0 , -style="background:#cfc , 4 , November 21 ,

, , Anthony Davis (26) , Anthony Davis (16) , LeBron James (9) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 4–0 , - style="background:#cfc" , 5 , December 5 , Phoenix , , LeBron James (31) , Anthony Davis (15) , LeBron James (11) , Crypto.com Arena
18,664 , 5–0 , - style="background:#cfc" , 6 , December 7 ,

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nuev ...

, , LeBron James (30) , Anthony Davis (15) , LeBron James (8) , T-Mobile Arena
18,017 , 6–0 , - style="background:#cfc" , 7 , December 9 ,

, , Anthony Davis (41) , Anthony Davis (20) , D'Angelo Russell (7) , T-Mobile Arena
19,021 , 7–0

Transactions

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

References

External links

2023–24 Los Angeles Lakers
at Basketball-Reference.com {{DEFAULTSORT:2023-24 Los Angeles Lakers

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