Legacy: Los Angeles Lakers NBA2K24 MyEra

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Lakers on brink of elimination following loss to Mavericks

Lakers will need a full team effort to force a game seven

Recap of Lakers/Mavericks game played on May 14, 2024

The Los Angeles Lakers felt like they had one slip away tonight in Dallas. With the series tied 2-2, it was going to take a full team effort from the whole Laker squad and they felt like they did that, but it just was not enough in the end. For the Mavericks, they didn't need a full team effort because they had two superstars who were due for a big game on the same night. Game five was that night. Luka Doncic scored 41 points and Kyrie Irving scored 39 points (the two scored 80 of the Mavs 109) leading the Mavericks to a game five victory over the Lakers, 109-105. Doncic scored 20 points in the first quarter alone while Irving scored 28 in the second half. The Lakers will be facing elimination for the first time since they played the Sacramento Kings in the final play-in game. If the Lakers can get a game six victory they will force and game seven back in Dallas.

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
	26	29	21	29	105
	26	26	25	32	109

Player Stats
LeBron James - 41 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
Anthony Davis - 22 points, 29 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 blocks
D'Angelo Russell - 14 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists
Austin Reaves - 12 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal

Player Stats
Luka Doncic - 41 points (16-of-35 FGs, 4-of-15 3Ps), 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block
Kyrie Irving - 39 points (16-of-34 FGs, 5-of-17 3Ps), 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 1 block

Team Stats

Lakers	Stats	Mavericks
40-of-94 (43%)	FGM-A	42-of-97 (43%)
7-of-26 (27%)	3PM-A	12-of-41 (29%)
18-of-20 (90%)	FTM-A	13-of-16 (81%)
14	FAST BREAK POINTS	19
58	POINTS IN THE PAINT	42
7	2ND CHANCE POINTS	2
7	BENCH POINTS	19
3	OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS	4
49	DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS	49
29	ASSISTS	24
3	STEALS	7
5	BLOCKS	11
7 (7)	TURNOVERS (PTS OFF)	7 (6)

*Game pics will be uploaded soon*

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Conference Semifinals Results - Game 5's

Eastern Conference

(5) Cleveland Cavaliers @ (1) Boston Celtics
Game 1 - Celtics 117, Cavaliers 94
Game 2 - Celtics 118, Cavaliers 113
Game 3 - Cavaliers 111, Celtics 105
Game 4 - Celtics 118, Cavaliers 106
Game 5 - Celtics 133, Cavaliers 107
CLE: Mitchell 21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, Allen 20 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks
BOS: Tatum 44 points (12-of-20 FGs, 9-of-13 3Ps, 11-of-11 FTs), 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, Holiday 24 points (11-of-17 FGs), 1 rebound, 4 assists, 1 steal
Celtics win series 4-1

(3) New York Knicks @ (2) Milwaukee Bucks
Game 1 - Knicks 109, Bucks 89
Game 2 - Bucks 124, Knicks 93
Game 3 - Bucks 104, Knicks 102
Game 4 - Knicks 112, Bucks 87
Game 5 - Bucks 116, Knicks 94
NYK: Brunson 24 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, Anunoby 18 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 2 blocks
MIL: Lillard 25 points (10-of-16 FGs), 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, Antetokounmpo 20 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
Bucks lead series 3-2

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Matchup Preview - May 16, 2024

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STARTING LINEUPS

Luka Doncic	Point Guard	D'Angelo Russell
Kyrie Irving	Shooting Guard	Austin Reaves
P.J. Washington	Small Forward Guard	LeBron James
Derrick Jones Jr.	Power Forward	Rui Hachimura
Daniel Gafford	Center	Anthony Davis

GAME NOTES
The two teams have met 27 times in the post season with the Lakers having a 14-13 record ... They have played 4 series in the playoffs with the Lakers winning three of them. The Lakers defeated the Mavericks in the semifinals in 1984 (4-1) and 1986 (4-2) and in the Western Conference Finals in 1988 (4-3). The Mavericks lone series win was back in 2011 when they won the championship, having swept the Lakers in the semifinals (4-0).



Western Conference Semifinals Series
Game 1 - 5/6/24 @ American Airlines Center - LAL 115, DAL 107
Game 2 - 5/8/24 @ American Airlines Center - DAL 119, LAL 102
Game 3 - 5/10/24 @ Crypto.com Arena - LAL 117, DAL 115
Game 4 - 5/12/24 @ Crypto.com Arena - DAL 110, LAL 104
Game 5 - 5/14/24 @ American Airlines Center - DAL 109, LAL 105
Game 6 - 5/16/24 @ Crypto.com Arena
Game 7 - 5/19/24 @ American Airlines Center*
*if necessary

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Lakers blow fourth quarter lead, eliminated by Dallas

Up by nine, lose by eight in toughest way to go out

Recap of Mavericks/Lakers game played on May 16, 2024

The Los Angeles Lakers season is over. In the last six minutes of the fourth quarter the Lakers held a 100-91 lead and just like that their lead was gone and so was their season. The Dallas Mavericks behind Kyrie Irving outscored the Lakers 26-9 to advance to the Western Conference Finals, defeating the Lakers 117-109. The Mavericks knocked down seven three-pointers in the final six minutes of the game, Irving knocked down three of them. Irving finished with a game-high 42 points, six rebounds and six assists while Luka Doncic added 26 points, four rebounds and eight assists. Off the bench Tim Hardaway Jr poured in 19 points (5-of-9 3Ps). Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 26 points (13-of-21 from the field), 24 rebounds, six assists and seven blocks. LeBron James had 23 points, five rebounds, seven assists, but obviously his worst shooting game of the series, going 9-of-28 from the field. Austin Reaves chipped in with 23 points, hitting 5-of-8 from the three-point line and 8-of-14 overall. Now an off-season of uncertainty begins for the Lakers with a lot of questions to be asked and answered. The Mavericks advance to face the Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals.

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
	30	25	22	40	117
	27	30	25	27	109

Player Stats
Kyrie Irving - 42 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists
Luka Doncic - 26 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal
Tim Hardaway Jr. - 19 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
Daniel Gafford - 13 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks

Player Stats
Anthony Davis - 26 points, 24 rebounds, 6 assists, 7 blocks
LeBron James - 23 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, 1 block
Austin Reaves - 23 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block

Team Stats

Mavericks	Stats	Lakers
45-of-100 (45%)	FGM-A	41-of-86 (48%)
16-of-44 (36%)	3PM-A	9-of-22 (41%)
11-of-14 (79%)	FTM-A	18-of-19 (95%)
18	FAST BREAK POINTS	12
42	POINTS IN THE PAINT	64
16	2ND CHANCE POINTS	16
30	BENCH POINTS	24
10	OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS	7
37	DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS	45
32	ASSISTS	24
10	STEALS	2
7	BLOCKS	11
5 (17)	TURNOVERS (PTS OFF)	13 (6)

*Game pics will be uploaded soon*

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Conference Semifinals Results - Game 6's

Eastern Conference

(3) New York Knicks @ (2) Milwaukee Bucks
Game 1 - Knicks 109, Bucks 89
Game 2 - Bucks 124, Knicks 93
Game 3 - Bucks 104, Knicks 102
Game 4 - Knicks 112, Bucks 87
Game 5 - Bucks 116, Knicks 94
Game 6 - Knicks 113, Bucks 94
NYK: Brunson 47 points (22-of-31 FGs), 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, Hartenstein 19 points, 15 rebounds, 1 block
MIL: Antetokounmpo 27 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks, Lillard 19 points, 1 rebound, 8 assists, 2 steals
Series tied 3-3

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Conference Semifinals Results - Game 7's

Eastern Conference

(3) New York Knicks @ (2) Milwaukee Bucks
Game 1 - Knicks 109, Bucks 89
Game 2 - Bucks 124, Knicks 93
Game 3 - Bucks 104, Knicks 102
Game 4 - Knicks 112, Bucks 87
Game 5 - Bucks 116, Knicks 94
Game 6 - Knicks 113, Bucks 94
Game 7 - Bucks 110, Knicks 106
NYK: Brunson 27 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists, DiVincenzo 21 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal
MIL: Lillard 22 points (8-of-12 FGs, 6-of-7 3Ps), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, Antetokounmpo 17 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 blocks
Bucks win series 4-3

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Eastern Conference Finals
(2) Milwaukee Bucks @ (1) Boston Celtics

Western Conference Finals
(5) Dallas Mavericks @ (2) Denver Nuggets

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Are we calling time on the LeBron era in the offseason or trying to retool to get him one last championship in purple and gold?

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Are we calling time on the LeBron era in the offseason or trying to retool to get him one last championship in purple and gold?

I'm expecting him to opt-out using his player option and I'll look to re-sign him to a 3 year deal. First and foremost is the need for a backup center who can spell AD and not sure what to do with Russell. I need to look financially at what this team looks like and see if I'm comfortable with it or perhaps blow it up.

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Conference Finals Results

Eastern Conference Finals

(2) Milwaukee Bucks @ (1) Boston Celtics
Game 1 - Celtics 112, Bucks 109
MIL: Lillard 32 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, Antetokounmpo 18 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
BOS: Brown 27 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, Tatum 21 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks

Game 2 - Celtics 118, Bucks 103
MIL: Lillard 28 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, Antetokounmpo 20 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks
BOS: Tatum 28 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, Brown 26 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals

Game 3 - Celtics 128, Bucks 100
MIL: Antetokounmpo 23 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 4 blocks, Lillard 21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal
BOS: Brown 37 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block, Tatum 35 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks

Game 4 - Celtics 118, Bucks 117
MIL: Antetokounmpo 26 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks, Middleton 24 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal
BOS: Tatum 36 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, Brown 20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block
Celtics win series 4-0

Eastern Conference MVP
Jayson Tatum

Western Conference Finals

(5) Dallas Mavericks @ (2) Denver Nuggets
Game 1 - Mavericks 110, Nuggets 98
DAL: Irving 36 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, Doncic 26 points, 9 rebounds, 16 assists, 3 steals, 1 block
DEN: Murray 29 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block, Jokic 25 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, 1 block

Game 2 - Mavericks 122, Nuggets 113
DAL: Doncic 31 points, 7 rebounds, 14 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, Irving 21 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal
DEN: Jokic 36 points, 19 rebounds, 16 assists, 1 block, Murray 27 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 block

Game 3 - Mavericks 117, Nuggets 86
DAL: Doncic 38 points, 13 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, Irving 21 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal
DEN: Murray 24 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, Jokic 21 points, 16 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal, 1 block

Game 4 - Mavericks 126, Nuggets 83
DAL: Irving 37 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, Doncic 36 points, 20 rebounds, 11 assists
DEN: Gordon 17 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, Murray 15 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal
Mavericks win series 4-0

Western Conference MVP
Luka Doncic