Darius Soriano

The Lakers are the NBA’s In-Season Tournament championship winners, beating the Pacers 123-109 in Las Vegas on Saturday night. The Lakers moved to 7-0 in Tournament play, and now go home with the inaugural NBA Cup as the 2023 IST champions.

Down five rotation players and on the second night of a back-to-back, the Lakers closed out their four-game road trip with a 133-110 loss to the Thunder on Thursday night.

In a game they led by as many as 39, the Lakers scored 76 points in the paint and shot 57% from the field overall to handily beat the Jazz 131-97 on Friday night.

Looking to build on back-to-back wins, the Lakers begin their first extended road trip of the season in Orlando against the Magic. The game tips off at 4:00 p.m. PT on Spectrum SportsNet and Spectrum SportsNet+

The Lakers travel to Sacramento to face off against the Kings on Sunday night at 6:00 pm PT on Spectrum SportsNet and Spectrum SportsNet+, with game coverage starting at 5:00 p.m.

In part four and our final installment of our 2023-24 training camp preview, we look at the team on the defensive side of the ball.

With training camp on the horizon, the Lakers are looking to build on a successful 2022-23 season that saw them make a run to the Conference Finals by taking the next step forward as a contender for the championship

In part one of the 2023-24 training camp preview, here is a look at the guards and wings, with a closer examination of potential camp battles and x-factors from this positional group.

The Lakers comeback and beat the Pacers 112-111

The Lakers came into Wednesday night’s game against the Heat without LeBron James (non-COVID illness), Anthony Davis (foot), and Lonnie Walker (knee) but battled all night to get a signature victory over Miami 112-109.