Dwight Howard, who made the Hall of Fame this year and won the 2020 championship with James and the Lakers, thinks Los Angeles will defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2025 NBA Finals.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James opened up about his health status as the NBA playoffs approach. Los Angeles Lakers are closing out the NBA regular season strong, thanks in large part to the addition of Luka Doncic—who has provided the spark they needed to elevate their play.

The Los Angeles Lakers are favored in their first-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, but they can't take Anthony Edwards and company lightly. The Timberwolves (49-33) finished only one game behind the Lakers (50-32) in the regular season, although the latter team was 18-10 with Luka Doncic in the lineup.