# 2022–23 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2022–23 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 76th season of the franchise, its 75th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 63rd season in Los Angeles, and its 24th season playing home games at Crypto.com Arena. On April 11, 2022, the Los Angeles Lakers fired Frank Vogel as head coach. On June 3, 2022, the Lakers hired Darvin Ham as their new head coach.
The Lakers began the season 0–5 and were the last winless team in the league. It was the first time that LeBron James started a season 0–5 since his rookie season with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003. The Lakers earned their first win in the following game against the Denver Nuggets, after Anthony Davis returned from a one-game absence due to lower back tightness. He scored 23 points and had 15 rebounds, and James added 26 points. In his second game off the bench as the Lakers' sixth man, Russell Westbrook had 18 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists. After winning their next game against the New Orleans Pelicans, the Lakers lost 130–116 to the Utah Jazz, failing to secure their first three-game winning streak since January 7, 2022.
On November 18, 2022, the Lakers won their second straight game for the second time this season and they also won their third straight game for the first time since January 2022. The Lakers retired No. 99 in honor of George Mikan on October 30, 2022. Pau Gasol's No. 16 was retired on March 7, 2023, against his former team the Memphis Grizzlies. On February 7, 2023, James broke the NBA scoring record against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
With a 128–117 win over the Jazz, the Lakers qualified for the Play-In-Tournament for the first time since 2021. The Lakers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 108–102 in overtime to return to the playoffs after a one-year absence. Additionally, the Lakers became the sixth team to advance to the playoffs after starting the season 2–10. The Lakers won 8 of their last 10 games. In the 2023 NBA playoffs, the Lakers defeated the two-seeded Memphis Grizzlies in six games despite being underdogs to win a playoff series for the first time since their championship run in 2020 and on their home court for the first time since 2012. In the conference semifinals, they defeated the defending champion Golden State Warriors also in six games, becoming the first 7th-seed to reach the Western Conference finals since the 1986–87 Seattle SuperSonics.
The Lakers were swept by the eventual NBA champion Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference finals in 4 straight games. This was the first time that the Nuggets have won a playoff series over Los Angeles in their franchise history. Beforehand, the Lakers had won 7 straight playoff matchups against Denver dating back from 1979 to 2020. It was also the first time that the Lakers were swept in a playoff round since the San Antonio Spurs did it in the first round of the 2013 NBA playoffs, and the first time that they were swept by a top seeded team since the Utah Jazz did it in the 1997–98 NBA season. This also marked the first time for James of experiencing a defeat in the conference finals since 2009, when he also was then part of the Cleveland Cavaliers team, who were under his leadership that he also led and lost to the Dwight Howard-led Orlando Magic in a six-game series.

## Draft

The Lakers did not hold any pick in the 2022 NBA draft; however, they got the 35th pick, Max Christie, in a trade with the Orlando Magic in exchange for a 2028 second-round pick and cash considerations.

## Standings
### Division

| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – Sacramento Kings | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 23‍–‍18 | 25‍–‍16 | 9–7 | 82 |
| x – Phoenix Suns | 45 | 37 | .549 | 3.0 | 28‍–‍13 | 17‍–‍24 | 9–7 | 82 |
| x – Los Angeles Clippers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 4.0 | 23‍–‍18 | 21‍–‍20 | 9–7 | 82 |
| x – Golden State Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 4.0 | 33‍–‍8 | 11‍–‍30 | 7–9 | 82 |
| x – Los Angeles Lakers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 5.0 | 23‍–‍18 | 20‍–‍21 | 6–10 | 82 |

### Conference

Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Denver Nuggets * | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Memphis Grizzlies * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Sacramento Kings * | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Phoenix Suns | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Golden State Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Los Angeles Lakers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – New Orleans Pelicans | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi – Oklahoma City Thunder | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Utah Jazz | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Portland Trail Blazers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Houston Rockets | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 15 | San Antonio Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2022 preseason game log Total: 1–5 (home: 0–3; road: 1–2) :
Preseason: 1–5 (home: 0–3; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 3
Sacramento
L 75–105
Anthony Davis (11)
Anthony Davis (11)
Westbrook, Christie (3)
Crypto.com Arena 17,919
0–1
2
October 5
Phoenix
L 115–119
LeBron James (23)
Austin Reaves (7)
Austin Reaves (9)
T-Mobile Arena 8,908
0–2
3
October 6
@ Minnesota
L 99–114
Thomas Bryant (18)
Austin Reaves (8)
Scotty Pippen Jr. (7)
T-Mobile Arena 7,311
0–3
4
October 9
@ Golden State
W 124–121
Anthony Davis (28)
Cole Swider (6)
Kendrick Nunn (7)
Chase Center 18,064
1–3
5
October 12
Minnesota
L 113–118
LeBron James (25)
Anthony Davis (13)
Beverley, Reaves (5)
Crypto.com Arena 18,754
1–4
6
October 14
@ Sacramento
L 86–133
James, Reaves (10)
LeBron James (5)
Reaves, Pippen Jr. (3)
Golden 1 Center 17,611
1–5 :
2022–23 season schedule :

### Regular season

2022–23 game log Total: 43–39 (home: 23–18; road: 20–21) :
October: 1–5 (home: 1–2; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 18
@ Golden State
L 109–123
LeBron James (31)
LeBron James (14)
LeBron James (8)
Chase Center 18,064
0–1
2
October 20
L.A. Clippers
L 97–103
Lonnie Walker IV (26)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (6)
Crypto.com Arena (LAL) 18,997
0–2
3
October 23
Portland
L 102–104
LeBron James (31)
Anthony Davis (10)
LeBron James (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
0–3
4
October 26
@ Denver
L 99–110
Anthony Davis (22)
Anthony Davis (14)
LeBron James (9)
Ball Arena 19,520
0–4
5
October 28
@ Minnesota
L 102–111
LeBron James (28)
Brown Jr., Jones, Westbrook (8)
LeBron James (5)
Target Center 17,136
0–5
6
October 30
Denver
W 121–110
LeBron James (26)
Anthony Davis (15)
James, Westbrook (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
1–5 :
November: 7–7 (home: 5–4; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
November 2
New Orleans
W 120–117 (OT)
Lonnie Walker IV (28)
Anthony Davis (15)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
2–5
8
November 4
Utah
L 116–130
Russell Westbrook (26)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
2–6
9
November 6
Cleveland
L 100–114
LeBron James (27)
Anthony Davis (12)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
2–7
10
November 7
@ Utah
L 116–139
Anthony Davis (29)
Damian Jones (7)
Russell Westbrook (5)
Vivint Arena 18,206
2–8
11
November 9
@ L.A. Clippers
L 101–114
LeBron James (30)
James, Reaves (9)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Crypto.com Arena (LAC) 19,068
2–9
12
November 11
Sacramento
L 114–120
Anthony Davis (24)
Anthony Davis (14)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Crypto.com Arena 17,849
2–10
13
November 13
Brooklyn
W 116–103
Anthony Davis (37)
Anthony Davis (18)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Crypto.com Arena 18,040
3–10
14
November 18
Detroit
W 128–121
Anthony Davis (38)
Anthony Davis (16)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Crypto.com Arena 18,095
4–10
15
November 20
San Antonio
W 123–92
Anthony Davis (30)
Anthony Davis (18)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Crypto.com Arena 18,211
5–10
16
November 22
@ Phoenix
L 105–115
Anthony Davis (37)
Anthony Davis (21)
Russell Westbrook (5)
Footprint Center 17,071
5–11
17
November 25
@ San Antonio
W 105–94
Anthony Davis (25)
Anthony Davis (15)
Russell Westbrook (7)
AT&T Center 18,354
6–11
18
November 26
@ San Antonio
W 143–138
LeBron James (39)
LeBron James (11)
Schröder, Westbrook (6)
AT&T Center 18,354
7–11
19
November 28
Indiana
L 115–116
Anthony Davis (25)
Anthony Davis (13)
Davis, Westbrook (6)
Crypto.com Arena 16,034
7–12
20
November 30
Portland
W 128–109
LeBron James (31)
Anthony Davis (12)
LeBron James (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,560
8–12 :
December: 7–9 (home: 2–2; road: 5–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
21
December 2
@ Milwaukee
W 133–129
Anthony Davis (44)
Anthony Davis (10)
James, Westbrook (11)
Fiserv Forum 17,938
9–12
22
December 4
@ Washington
W 130–119
Anthony Davis (55)
Anthony Davis (17)
Russell Westbrook (15)
Capital One Arena 19,647
10–12
23
December 6
@ Cleveland
L 102–116
LeBron James (21)
LeBron James (17)
LeBron James (4)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
10–13
24
December 7
@ Toronto
L 113–126
Dennis Schröder (18)
Damian Jones (10)
Russell Westbrook (4)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
10–14
25
December 9
@ Philadelphia
L 122–133 (OT)
Anthony Davis (31)
Anthony Davis (12)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Wells Fargo Center 20,852
10–15
26
December 11
@ Detroit
W 124–117
LeBron James (35)
Anthony Davis (15)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Little Caesars Arena 20,190
11–15
27
December 13
Boston
L 118–122 (OT)
Anthony Davis (37)
Russell Westbrook (14)
LeBron James (9)
Crypto.com Arena 18,661
11–16
28
December 16
Denver
W 126–108
LeBron James (30)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Crypto.com Arena 18,505
12–16
29
December 18
Washington
W 119–117
LeBron James (33)
Thomas Bryant (10)
LeBron James (9)
Crypto.com Arena 18,153
13–16
30
December 19
@ Phoenix
L 104–130
Dennis Schröder (30)
Damian Jones (7)
Dennis Schröder (4)
Footprint Center 17,071
13–17
31
December 21
@ Sacramento
L 120–134
LeBron James (31)
Thomas Bryant (10)
LeBron James (11)
Golden 1 Center 17,611
13–18
32
December 23
Charlotte
L 130–134
LeBron James (34)
Thomas Bryant (13)
LeBron James (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
13–19
33
December 25
@ Dallas
L 115–124
LeBron James (38)
Wenyen Gabriel (7)
LeBron James (5)
American Airlines Center 20,441
13–20
34
December 27
@ Orlando
W 129–110
LeBron James (28)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Amway Center 19,482
14–20
35
December 28
@ Miami
L 98–112
LeBron James (27)
LeBron James (9)
Russell Westbrook (8)
FTX Arena 20,221
14–21
36
December 30
@ Atlanta
W 130–121
LeBron James (47)
Thomas Bryant (17)
Russell Westbrook (11)
State Farm Arena 17,984
15–21 :
January: 9–7 (home: 5–4; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
37
January 2
@ Charlotte
W 121–115
LeBron James (43)
Thomas Bryant (15)
Austin Reaves (7)
Spectrum Center 19,210
16–21
38
January 4
Miami
W 112–109
Dennis Schröder (32)
Thomas Bryant (9)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
17–21
39
January 6
Atlanta
W 130–114
LeBron James (25)
Thomas Bryant (13)
LeBron James (10)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
18–21
40
January 7
@ Sacramento
W 136–134
LeBron James (37)
Thomas Bryant (14)
Russell Westbrook (15)
Golden 1 Center 17,611
19–21
41
January 9
@ Denver
L 109–122
Russell Westbrook (25)
Thomas Bryant (10)
Russell Westbrook (7)
Ball Arena 19,609
19–22
42
January 12
Dallas
L 115–119 (2OT)
Russell Westbrook (28)
LeBron James (16)
LeBron James (9)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
19–23
43
January 15
Philadelphia
L 112–113
LeBron James (35)
Russell Westbrook (14)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Crypto.com Arena 18,020
19–24
44
January 16
Houston
W 140–132
LeBron James (48)
Wenyen Gabriel (9)
LeBron James (9)
Crypto.com Arena 17,657
20–24
45
January 18
Sacramento
L 111–116
LeBron James (32)
LeBron James (8)
LeBron James (9)
Crypto.com Arena 18,142
20–25
46
January 20
Memphis
W 122–121
Russell Westbrook (29)
LeBron James (9)
Dennis Schröder (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
21–25
47
January 22
@ Portland
W 121–112
LeBron James (37)
Thomas Bryant (14)
Dennis Schröder (8)
Moda Center 19,393
22–25
48
January 24
L.A. Clippers
L 115–133
LeBron James (46)
LeBron James (8)
LeBron James (7)
Crypto.com Arena (LAL) -17,604
22–26
49
January 25
San Antonio
W 113–104
Anthony Davis (21)
Anthony Davis (12)
LeBron James (11)
Crypto.com Arena 17,955
23–26
50
January 28
@ Boston
L 121–125 (OT)
LeBron James (41)
Anthony Davis (10)
LeBron James (8)
TD Garden 19,156
23–27
51
January 30
@ Brooklyn
L 104–121
Thomas Bryant (18)
Troy Brown Jr. (17)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Barclays Center 17,924
23–28
52
January 31
@ New York
W 129–123 (OT)
LeBron James (28)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (11)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
24–28 :
February: 5–5 (home: 2–2; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
53
February 2
@ Indiana
W 112–111
Anthony Davis (31)
Anthony Davis (14)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
25–28
54
February 4
@ New Orleans
L 126–131
Anthony Davis (34)
Anthony Davis (14)
Dennis Schröder (10)
Smoothie King Center 19,812
25–29
55
February 7
Oklahoma City
L 130–133
LeBron James (38)
Anthony Davis (8)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
25–30
56
February 9
Milwaukee
L 106–115
Dennis Schröder (25)
Anthony Davis (16)
Dennis Schröder (12)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
25–31
57
February 11
@ Golden State
W 109–103
Dennis Schröder (26)
Anthony Davis (16)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
Chase Center 18,064
26–31
58
February 13
@ Portland
L 115–127
Malik Beasley (22)
Anthony Davis (20)
Dennis Schröder (6)
Moda Center 18,299
26–32
59
February 15
New Orleans
W 120–102
Anthony Davis (28)
Anthony Davis (10)
D'Angelo Russell (7)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
27–32
60
February 23
Golden State
W 124–111
Malik Beasley (25)
Mo Bamba (13)
LeBron James (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
28–32
61
February 26
@ Dallas
W 111–108
Anthony Davis (30)
Jarred Vanderbilt (17)
Dennis Schröder (8)
American Airlines Center 20,411
29–32
62
February 28
@ Memphis
L 109–121
Anthony Davis (28)
Anthony Davis (19)
Dennis Schröder (10)
FedExForum 17,794
29–33 :
March: 10–5 (home: 6–4; road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
63
March 1
@ Oklahoma City
W 123–117
Dennis Schröder (26)
Wenyen Gabriel (10)
Dennis Schröder (6)
Paycom Center 17,114
30–33
64
March 3
Minnesota
L 102–110
Anthony Davis (38)
Malik Beasley (8)
Dennis Schröder (12)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
30–34
65
March 5
Golden State
W 113–105
Anthony Davis (39)
Jarred Vanderbilt (13)
Austin Reaves (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
31–34
66
March 7
Memphis
W 112–103
Anthony Davis (30)
Anthony Davis (22)
Dennis Schröder (9)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
32–34
67
March 10
Toronto
W 122–112
D'Angelo Russell (28)
Anthony Davis (9)
D'Angelo Russell (9)
Crypto.com Arena 18,322
33–34
68
March 12
New York
L 108–112
D'Angelo Russell (33)
Anthony Davis (16)
D'Angelo Russell (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
33–35
69
March 14
@ New Orleans
W 123–108
Anthony Davis (35)
Anthony Davis (17)
Brown Jr., Reaves (5)
Smoothie King Center 18,625
34–35
70
March 15
@ Houston
L 110–114
Austin Reaves (24)
Wenyen Gabriel (14)
Reaves, Russell (7)
Toyota Center 18,055
34–36
71
March 17
Dallas
L 110–111
Anthony Davis (26)
Wenyen Gabriel (11)
D'Angelo Russell (11)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
34–37
72
March 19
Orlando
W 111–105
Austin Reaves (35)
Anthony Davis (11)
Reaves, Russell (6)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
35–37
73
March 22
Phoenix
W 122–111
Anthony Davis (27)
Anthony Davis (9)
Austin Reaves (11)
Crypto.com Arena 18,435
36–37
74
March 24
Oklahoma City
W 116–111
Anthony Davis (37)
Anthony Davis (14)
Austin Reaves (9)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
37–37
75
March 26
Chicago
L 108–118
LeBron James (19)
Anthony Davis (9)
Austin Reaves (7)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
37–38
76
March 29
@ Chicago
W 121–110
Anthony Davis (38)
Anthony Davis (10)
Austin Reaves (5)
United Center 21,739
38–38
77
March 31
@ Minnesota
W 123–111
Anthony Davis (38)
Anthony Davis (17)
D'Angelo Russell (10)
Target Center 18,978
39–38 :
April
: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
78
April 2
@ Houston
W 134–109
Anthony Davis (40)
Rui Hachimura (12)
LeBron James (11)
Toyota Center 18,204
40–38
79
April 4
@ Utah
W 135–133 (OT)
LeBron James (37)
Anthony Davis (14)
Davis, James, Reaves (6)
Vivint Arena 18,206
41–38
80
April 5
@ L.A. Clippers
L 118–125
LeBron James (33)
Anthony Davis (11)
James, Russell (7)
Crypto.com Arena (LAC) 19,068
41–39
81
April 7
Phoenix
W 121–107
D'Angelo Russell (24)
Anthony Davis (21)
LeBron James (6)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
42–39
82
April 9
Utah
W 128–117
LeBron James (36)
Anthony Davis (13)
James, Reaves (6)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
43–39 :
2022–23 season schedule :

### Play-in

2023 play-in game log Total: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0) :
Play-in: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
April 11
Minnesota
W 108–102 (OT)
LeBron James (30)
Anthony Davis (15)
D'Angelo Russell (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
1–0 :
2022–23 season schedule :

## Playoffs
### Game log

2023 playoff game log Total: 8–8 (home: 6–2; road: 2–6) :
First Round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 16
@ Memphis
W 128–112
Rui Hachimura (29)
Anthony Davis (12)
D'Angelo Russell (7)
FedExForum 18,487
1–0
2
April 19
@ Memphis
L 93–103
LeBron James (28)
LeBron James (12)
Reaves, Russell (4)
FedExForum 17,928
1–1
3
April 22
Memphis
W 111–101
Anthony Davis (31)
Anthony Davis (17)
D'Angelo Russell (7)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
2–1
4
April 24
Memphis
W 117–111 (OT)
Austin Reaves (23)
LeBron James (20)
LeBron James (7)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
3–1
5
April 26
@ Memphis
L 99–116
Anthony Davis (31)
Anthony Davis (19)
D'Angelo Russell (10)
FedExForum 18,117
3–2
6
April 28
Memphis
W 125–85
D'Angelo Russell (31)
Anthony Davis (14)
Austin Reaves (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
4–2 :
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 2
@ Golden State
W 117–112
Anthony Davis (30)
Anthony Davis (23)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
Chase Center 18,064
1–0
2
May 4
@ Golden State
L 100–127
LeBron James (23)
Davis, James (7)
D'Angelo Russell (8)
Chase Center 18,064
1–1
3
May 6
Golden State
W 127–97
Anthony Davis (25)
Anthony Davis (13)
LeBron James (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
2–1
4
May 8
Golden State
W 104–101
LeBron James (27)
Anthony Davis (15)
LeBron James (6)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
3–1
5
May 10
@ Golden State
L 106–121
LeBron James (25)
Davis, James (9)
Austin Reaves (5)
Chase Center 18,064
3–2
6
May 12
Golden State
W 122–101
LeBron James (30)
Anthony Davis (20)
LeBron James (9)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
4–2 :
Conference Finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 16
@ Denver
L 126–132
Anthony Davis (40)
LeBron James (12)
LeBron James (9)
Ball Arena 19,633
0–1
2
May 18
@ Denver
L 103–108
James, Reaves (22)
Anthony Davis (14)
LeBron James (10)
Ball Arena 19,742
0–2
3
May 20
Denver
L 108–119
Anthony Davis (28)
Anthony Davis (18)
LeBron James (12)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
0–3
4
May 22
Denver
L 111–113
LeBron James (40)
Anthony Davis (14)
LeBron James (9)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
0–4 :
2023 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Los Angeles Lakers statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Troy Brown Jr. | 76 | 45 | 24.5 | .430 | .381 | .872 | 4.1 | 1.3 | .8 | .2 | 7.1 |
| Wenyen Gabriel | 68 | 2 | 15.1 | .596 | .278 | .619 | 4.2 | .5 | .4 | .5 | 5.5 |
| Dennis Schröder | 66 | 50 | 30.1 | .415 | .329 | .857 | 2.5 | 4.5 | .8 | .2 | 12.6 |
| Austin Reaves | 64 | 22 | 28.8 | .529 | .398 | .864 | 3.0 | 3.4 | .5 | .3 | 13.0 |
| Anthony Davis | 56 | 54 | 34.0 | .563 | .257 | .784 | 12.5 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 25.9 |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 56 | 32 | 23.2 | .448 | .365 | .858 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .5 | .3 | 11.7 |
| LeBron James | 55 | 54 | 35.5 | .500 | .321 | .768 | 8.3 | 6.8 | .9 | .6 | 28.9 |
| Russell Westbrook$^†$ | 52 | 3 | 28.7 | .417 | .296 | .655 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 1.0 | .4 | 15.9 |
| Patrick Beverley$^†$ | 45 | 45 | 26.9 | .402 | .348 | .780 | 3.1 | 2.6 | .9 | .6 | 6.4 |
| Thomas Bryant$^†$ | 41 | 25 | 21.4 | .654 | .440 | .741 | 6.8 | .7 | .3 | .6 | 12.1 |
| Max Christie | 41 | 3 | 12.5 | .415 | .419 | .875 | 1.8 | .5 | .2 | .2 | 3.1 |
| Kendrick Nunn$^†$ | 39 | 2 | 13.5 | .406 | .325 | .810 | 1.4 | .9 | .3 | .1 | 6.7 |
| Rui Hachimura$^†$ | 33 | 9 | 22.4 | .485 | .296 | .721 | 4.7 | .7 | .2 | .4 | 9.6 |
| Juan Toscano-Anderson$^†$ | 30 | 7 | 12.2 | .500 | .200 | .733 | 2.0 | .8 | .3 | .2 | 2.7 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt$^†$ | 26 | 24 | 24.0 | .529 | .303 | .784 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | .2 | 7.2 |
| Malik Beasley$^†$ | 26 | 14 | 23.9 | .392 | .353 | .619 | 3.3 | 1.2 | .8 | .0 | 11.1 |
| Damian Jones$^†$ | 22 | 1 | 8.0 | .541 | .000 | .750 | 2.5 | .2 | .1 | .5 | 2.5 |
| D'Angelo Russell$^†$ | 17 | 17 | 30.9 | .484 | .414 | .735 | 2.9 | 6.1 | .6 | .5 | 17.4 |
| Matt Ryan$^†$ | 12 | 0 | 10.8 | .306 | .371 | .800 | 1.2 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 3.9 |
| Mo Bamba$^†$ | 9 | 1 | 9.8 | .407 | .313 | .545 | 4.6 | .4 | .1 | .6 | 3.7 |
| Davon Reed$^†$ | 8 | 0 | 3.4 | .750 | .500 | .250 | .5 | .5 | .3 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Cole Swider | 7 | 0 | 5.9 | .333 | .375 | | 1.0 | .6 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 |
| Scotty Pippen Jr. | 6 | 0 | 5.3 | .333 | .333 | .556 | .7 | .3 | .3 | .2 | 2.3 |
| Sterling Brown | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | .000 | .000 | | 2.0 | .5 | .8 | .0 | .0 |

### Playoffs

Los Angeles Lakers statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| LeBron James | 16 | 16 | 38.7 | .498 | .264 | .761 | 9.9 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 24.5 |
| Anthony Davis | 16 | 16 | 38.0 | .520 | .333 | .852 | 14.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 22.6 |
| Austin Reaves | 16 | 16 | 36.2 | .464 | .443 | .895 | 4.4 | 4.6 | .6 | .2 | 16.9 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 16 | 15 | 29.6 | .426 | .310 | .769 | 2.9 | 4.6 | .7 | .3 | 13.3 |
| Dennis Schröder | 16 | 3 | 26.1 | .398 | .333 | .821 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .2 | 7.4 |
| Rui Hachimura | 16 | 1 | 24.3 | .557 | .487 | .882 | 3.6 | .6 | .5 | .3 | 12.2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 15 | 13 | 16.5 | .400 | .241 | .700 | 3.2 | .8 | .7 | .8 | 4.6 |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 13 | 0 | 13.8 | .483 | .382 | .750 | .9 | .8 | .5 | .1 | 6.2 |
| Troy Brown Jr. | 12 | 0 | 10.3 | .357 | .133 | | 2.0 | .9 | .2 | .1 | 1.8 |
| Malik Beasley | 11 | 0 | 8.3 | .294 | .269 | 1.000 | .7 | .2 | .1 | .0 | 3.0 |
| Wenyen Gabriel | 10 | 0 | 3.7 | .400 | | .667 | .9 | .0 | .2 | .3 | 1.0 |
| Max Christie | 9 | 0 | 3.7 | .500 | .250 | .500 | .8 | .3 | .0 | .1 | 1.4 |
| Shaquille Harrison | 8 | 0 | 3.5 | .571 | 1.000 | .500 | .4 | 1.1 | .3 | .0 | 1.3 |
| Tristan Thompson | 6 | 0 | 5.3 | .455 | | .200 | 1.7 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.8 |
| Mo Bamba | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | .000 | .000 | | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | .3 | .0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Lakers only.

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 23, 2022 | To Los Angeles Lakers2022 No. 35 pick (Max Christie) | To Orlando Magic2028 second-round pick Cash considerations |
| August 25, 2022 | To Los Angeles LakersPatrick Beverley | To Utah JazzTalen Horton-Tucker Stanley Johnson |
| January 23, 2023 | To Los Angeles LakersRui Hachimura | To Washington WizardsKendrick Nunn 2023 CHI second-round pick 2028 second-round pick 2029 LAL second-round pick |
| February 9, 2023 | To Los Angeles Lakers Malik Beasley (from Utah) D'Angelo Russell (from Minnesota) Jarred Vanderbilt (from Utah) | To Minnesota Timberwolves Nickeil Alexander-Walker (from Utah) Mike Conley (from Utah) 2024 second-round pick (from Los Angeles) 2025 UTA second-round pick (from Utah) 2026 UTA second-round pick (from Utah) |
| To Utah Jazz Damian Jones (from Los Angeles) Juan Toscano-Anderson (from Los Angeles) Russell Westbrook (from Los Angeles) 2027 LAL protected first-round pick (from Los Angeles) ||
| February 9, 2023 | To Los Angeles Lakers Mo Bamba (from Orlando) Davon Reed (from Denver) 2024 LAC second-round pick (from Clippers) 2025 LAC second-round pick (from Clippers) | To Orlando Magic Patrick Beverley (from Lakers) 2024 DEN second-round pick (from Denver) Cash considerations (from Lakers) |
| February 9, 2023 | To Denver Nuggets Thomas Bryant (from Lakers) | To Los Angeles Clippers Bones Hyland (from Denver) |

### Free agency
#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team |
| July 1 | Damian Jones | 2 year minimum | Sacramento Kings |
| July 1 | Troy Brown Jr. | 1 year minimum | Chicago Bulls |
| July 1 | Juan Toscano-Anderson | 1 year minimum | Golden State Warriors |
| July 1 | Scotty Pippen Jr. | Two-way contract | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| July 1 | Cole Swider | Two-way contract | Syracuse Orange |
| July 6 | Thomas Bryant | 1 year minimum | Washington Wizards |
| July 6 | Lonnie Walker IV | 1 year $6.5M | San Antonio Spurs |
| September 16 | Dennis Schröder | 1-year minimum | Houston Rockets |
| September 26 | Matt Ryan | 1-year minimum | Boston Celtics |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason | New team | Ref. |
| July 6 | Malik Monk | 2-year $19M | Sacramento Kings | |
| April 9 | Davon Reed | Waived | Prometey Slobozhanske | |