# 2019–20 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2019–20 Los Angeles Lakers season was the franchise's 72nd season, its 71st season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 60th in Los Angeles. The Lakers were coached by Frank Vogel in his first year as team head coach. The team played its home games at Staples Center as members of the Western Conference's Pacific Division.
The team dedicated the season to retired Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020. On March 6, 2020, the Lakers clinched their first playoff berth since the 2012–13 season. Five days later, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended. On July 5, the NBA announced a return of the season in the NBA Bubble, with 22 teams playing eight seeding games followed by a full postseason. Play resumed on July 30, with all games being played in Orlando, Florida. On August 3, the Lakers clinched the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs for the first time since the 2009–10 season.
The Lakers finished the shortened season 52–19, with a winning percentage roughly equivalent to 60 wins in a full season. They defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets, and Denver Nuggets to advance to the NBA Finals. There, they defeated the Miami Heat (LeBron James' former team) in six games to earn the franchise's 17th NBA championship. The Lakers also became the first and only team in NBA history to be undefeated in a season when leading entering the fourth quarter, going a combined 57–0 record in the regular season and playoffs.

## Previous season

In the 2018–19 season the Lakers amassed a record of 37–45. The team finished in fourth place in the Pacific Division and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year. The season marked the first time since 2005 that Lakers star LeBron James did not appear in the playoffs and first time since 2010 that he missed the Finals.

## Offseason
### Front office and coaching changes

On April 9, 2019, Magic Johnson stepped down as president of basketball operations. Three days after that, coach Luke Walton and the team agreed to part ways. On May 13, the team hired Frank Vogel as their new head coach and Jason Kidd was named an assistant coach.

### Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School / Club team |
| 1 | 4 | De'Andre Hunter | SF | American | Virginia |
The Lakers held one first-round draft pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. The Lakers initially held the rights to two second-round picks in the 2019 draft as well, but later traded those picks to the Philadelphia 76ers and Atlanta Hawks, respectively. On the night of the NBA draft lottery, the Lakers received the fourth overall pick in the draft; the team had been projected to receive the 11th overall pick. The Lakers used the fourth overall draft pick to select De'Andre Hunter; the team later sent the rights to Hunter to the New Orleans Pelicans in a trade that brought Anthony Davis to Los Angeles.

### Trades

On June 15, 2019, the Lakers agreed to acquire six-time NBA All-Star power forward Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans. (The deal did not take full effect until July 6). In exchange for Davis, the Lakers gave up forward Brandon Ingram, guards Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart, and three first-round picks (including De'Andre Hunter, the No. 4 draft overall selection in 2019). On June 27, the Washington Wizards joined the trade, obtaining Moritz Wagner, Isaac Bonga, Jemerrio Jones, and a 2022 second-round pick from the Lakers in exchange for cash considerations.

### Free agents

During the offseason, the Lakers re-signed guard Rajon Rondo, guard Alex Caruso, guard/forward Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and center JaVale McGee. The Lakers also signed several veteran free agents to complement James and Davis; those veteran free agents included guard/forward Danny Green, guard Avery Bradley, and center Dwight Howard.

## Preseason
### Game log

2019 preseason game log Total: 3–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–1) :
Preseason: 3–3 (home: 2–2; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 5
@ Golden State
W 123–101
Anthony Davis (22)
JaVale McGee (13)
LeBron James (8)
Chase Center 18,064
1–0
2
October 10
Brooklyn
L 111–114
LeBron James (20)
JaVale McGee (10)
Alex Caruso (8)
Mercedes-Benz Arena 15,992
1–1
3
October 12
Brooklyn
L 77–91
Avery Bradley (14)
Howard, Caldwell-Pope (6)
Alex Caruso (5)
Universiade Sports Center 17,396
1–2
4
October 14
Golden State
W 104–98
Zach Norvell Jr. (22)
Dwight Howard (13)
David Stockton (7)
Staples Center 18,997
2–2
5
October 16
Golden State
W 126–93
James, Bradley (18)
Anthony Davis (10)
LeBron James (11)
Staples Center 18,997
3–2
6
October 18
@ Golden State
L 103–124
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (25)
Devontae Cacok (10)
Demetrius Jackson (9)
Chase Center 18,064
3–3 :
2019–20 season schedule :

## Regular season
### Standings
#### Division

| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| c – Los Angeles Lakers | 52 | 19 | .732 | – | 25‍–‍10 | 27‍–‍9 | 10–3 | 71 |
| x – Los Angeles Clippers | 49 | 23 | .681 | 3.5 | 27‍–‍9 | 22‍–‍14 | 8–6 | 72 |
| Phoenix Suns | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 | 17‍–‍22 | 17‍–‍17 | 6–9 | 73 |
| Sacramento Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.5 | 16‍–‍19 | 15‍–‍22 | 8–5 | 72 |
| Golden State Warriors | 15 | 50 | .231 | 34.0 | 8‍–‍26 | 7‍–‍24 | 2–11 | 65 |

#### Conference

Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Los Angeles Lakers * | 52 | 19 | .732 | – | 71 |
| 2 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 49 | 23 | .681 | 3.5 | 72 |
| 3 | y – Denver Nuggets * | 46 | 27 | .630 | 7.0 | 73 |
| 4 | y – Houston Rockets * | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 | 72 |
| 5 | x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 | 72 |
| 6 | x – Utah Jazz | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 | 72 |
| 7 | x – Dallas Mavericks | 43 | 32 | .573 | 11.0 | 75 |
| 8 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 35 | 39 | .473 | 18.5 | 74 |
| 9 | pi – Memphis Grizzlies | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 | 73 |
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 | 73 |
| 11 | San Antonio Spurs | 32 | 39 | .451 | 20.0 | 71 |
| 12 | Sacramento Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.5 | 72 |
| 13 | New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 42 | .417 | 22.5 | 72 |
| 14 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 19 | 45 | .297 | 29.5 | 64 |
| 15 | Golden State Warriors | 15 | 50 | .231 | 34.0 | 65 |

### Game log

2019–20 game log Total: 52–19 (Home: 25–10; Road: 27–9) :
October: 3–1 (home: 3–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 22
@ L. A. Clippers
L 102–112
Danny Green (28)
Anthony Davis (10)
LeBron James (8)
Staples Center 19,068
0–1
2
October 25
Utah
W 95–86
LeBron James (32)
James, Davis, Howard (7)
LeBron James (10)
Staples Center 18,997
1–1
3
October 27
Charlotte
W 120–101
Anthony Davis (29)
Anthony Davis (14)
LeBron James (12)
Staples Center 18,997
2–1
4
October 29
Memphis
W 120–91
Anthony Davis (40)
Anthony Davis (20)
LeBron James (8)
Staples Center 18,997
3–1 :
November: 14–1 (home: 6–1; road: 8–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
November 1
@ Dallas
W 119–110 (OT)
LeBron James (39)
LeBron James (12)
LeBron James (16)
American Airlines Center 20,358
4–1
6
November 3
@ San Antonio
W 103–96
Anthony Davis (25)
Dwight Howard (13)
LeBron James (13)
AT&T Center 18,610
5–1
7
November 5
@ Chicago
W 118–112
LeBron James (30)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (11)
United Center 21,193
6–1
8
November 8
Miami
W 95–80
Anthony Davis (26)
JaVale McGee (10)
Anthony Davis (7)
Staples Center 18,997
7–1
9
November 10
Toronto
L 104–113
Anthony Davis (27)
LeBron James (13)
LeBron James (15)
Staples Center 18,997
7–2
10
November 12
@ Phoenix
W 123–115
Anthony Davis (24)
Anthony Davis (12)
LeBron James (11)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 18,055
8–2
11
November 13
Golden State
W 120–94
LeBron James (23)
JaVale McGee (17)
LeBron James (12)
Staples Center 18,997
9–2
12
November 15
Sacramento
W 99–97
LeBron James (29)
Howard, McGee (7)
LeBron James (11)
Staples Center 18,997
10–2
13
November 17
Atlanta
W 122–101
LeBron James (33)
Dwight Howard (9)
LeBron James (12)
Staples Center 18,997
11–2
14
November 19
Oklahoma City
W 112–107
Anthony Davis (34)
LeBron James (11)
James, Rondo (10)
Staples Center 18,997
12–2
15
November 22
@ Oklahoma City
W 130–127
Anthony Davis (33)
Anthony Davis (11)
LeBron James (14)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
13–2
16
November 23
@ Memphis
W 109–108
LeBron James (30)
Dwight Howard (9)
Rajon Rondo (6)
FedExForum 17,794
14–2
17
November 25
@ San Antonio
W 114–104
LeBron James (33)
Anthony Davis (12)
LeBron James (14)
AT&T Center 18,498
15–2
18
November 27
@ New Orleans
W 114–110
Anthony Davis (41)
Anthony Davis (9)
LeBron James (11)
Smoothie King Center 18,626
16–2
19
November 29
Washington
W 125–103
Anthony Davis (26)
Anthony Davis (13)
LeBron James (11)
Staples Center 18,997
17–2 :
December: 9–5 (home: 2–3; road: 7–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
20
December 1
Dallas
L 100–114
Anthony Davis (27)
Davis, McGee (10)
LeBron James (8)
Staples Center 18,997
17–3
21
December 3
@ Denver
W 105–96
Davis, James (25)
Anthony Davis (10)
LeBron James (9)
Pepsi Center 19,658
18–3
22
December 4
@ Utah
W 121–96
Anthony Davis (26)
Howard, Rondo (9)
James, Rondo (12)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
19–3
23
December 6
@ Portland
W 136–113
Anthony Davis (39)
Dwight Howard (10)
LeBron James (8)
Moda Center 19,912
20–3
24
December 8
Minnesota
W 142–125
Anthony Davis (50)
Danny Green (8)
LeBron James (13)
Staples Center 18,997
21–3
25
December 11
@ Orlando
W 96–87
LeBron James (25)
Anthony Davis (12)
LeBron James (10)
Amway Center 18,846
22–3
26
December 13
@ Miami
W 113–110
Anthony Davis (33)
Davis, McGee (10)
LeBron James (12)
American Airlines Arena 20,013
23–3
27
December 15
@ Atlanta
W 101–96
LeBron James (32)
Davis, James (13)
LeBron James (7)
State Farm Arena 16,962
24–3
28
December 17
@ Indiana
L 102–105
Howard, James (20)
LeBron James (9)
LeBron James (9)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
24–4
29
December 19
@ Milwaukee
L 104–111
Anthony Davis (36)
LeBron James (12)
LeBron James (11)
Fiserv Forum 18,051
24–5
30
December 22
Denver
L 104–128
Anthony Davis (32)
Anthony Davis (11)
Rajon Rondo (8)
Staples Center 18,997
24–6
31
December 25
L. A. Clippers
L 106–111
Kyle Kuzma (25)
Howard, James (9)
LeBron James (10)
Staples Center 18,997
24–7
32
December 28
@ Portland
W 128–120
Kyle Kuzma (24)
Anthony Davis (9)
LeBron James (16)
Moda Center 19,960
25–7
33
December 29
Dallas
W 108–95
Anthony Davis (23)
Anthony Davis (9)
LeBron James (13)
Staples Center 18,997
26–7 :
January: 10–4 (home: 5–2; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
34
January 1
Phoenix
W 117–107
LeBron James (31)
LeBron James (13)
LeBron James (12)
Staples Center 18,997
27–7
35
January 3
New Orleans
W 123–113
Anthony Davis (46)
Anthony Davis (13)
LeBron James (15)
Staples Center 18,997
28–7
36
January 5
Detroit
W 106–99
Anthony Davis (24)
LeBron James (14)
LeBron James (11)
Staples Center 18,997
29–7
37
January 7
New York
W 117–87
LeBron James (31)
Dwight Howard (13)
Rajon Rondo (10)
Staples Center 18,997
30–7
38
January 10
@ Dallas
W 129–114
LeBron James (35)
LeBron James (16)
LeBron James (7)
American Airlines Center 20,542
31–7
39
January 11
@ Oklahoma City
W 125–110
Kyle Kuzma (36)
Dwight Howard (14)
Rajon Rondo (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
32–7
40
January 13
Cleveland
W 128–99
LeBron James (31)
Dwight Howard (15)
LeBron James (8)
Staples Center 18,997
33–7
41
January 15
Orlando
L 118–119
Quinn Cook (22)
Dwight Howard (16)
LeBron James (19)
Staples Center 18,997
33–8
42
January 18
@ Houston
W 124–115
LeBron James (31)
Dwight Howard (10)
LeBron James (12)
Toyota Center 18,502
34–8
43
January 20
@ Boston
L 107–139
JaVale McGee (18)
Dwight Howard (10)
LeBron James (13)
TD Garden 19,156
34–9
44
January 22
@ New York
W 100–92
Anthony Davis (28)
Dwight Howard (12)
Davis, James (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
35–9
45
January 23
@ Brooklyn
W 128–113
LeBron James (27)
Howard, James (12)
James, Rondo (10)
Barclays Center 17,732
36–9
46
January 25
@ Philadelphia
L 91–108
Anthony Davis (31)
Davis, James (7)
LeBron James (8)
Wells Fargo Center 21,109
36–10
January 28
LA Clippers
Postponed due to the 2020 Calabasas helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant. Makeup date July 30 (originally April 9).
47
January 31
Portland
L 119–127
Anthony Davis (37)
Davis, Kuzma (15)
LeBron James (10)
Staples Center 18,997
36–11 :
February: 9–2 (home: 5–1; road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
48
February 1
@ Sacramento
W 129–113
Anthony Davis (21)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (11)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
37–11
49
February 4
San Antonio
W 129–102
LeBron James (36)
Kyle Kuzma (12)
LeBron James (9)
Staples Center 18,997
38–11
50
February 6
Houston
L 111–121
Anthony Davis (32)
Anthony Davis (13)
LeBron James (15)
Staples Center 18,997
38–12
51
February 8
@ Golden State
W 125–120
Anthony Davis (27)
Anthony Davis (10)
LeBron James (11)
Chase Center 18,064
39–12
52
February 10
Phoenix
W 125–100
Anthony Davis (25)
Dwight Howard (15)
LeBron James (9)
Staples Center 18,997
40–12
53
February 12
@ Denver
W 120–116 (OT)
Anthony Davis (33)
LeBron James (12)
LeBron James (14)
Pepsi Center 19,860
41–12
54
February 21
Memphis
W 117–105
LeBron James (32)
Anthony Davis (13)
LeBron James (7)
Staples Center 18,997
42–12
55
February 23
Boston
W 114–112
Anthony Davis (32)
Anthony Davis (13)
LeBron James (9)
Staples Center 18,997
43–12
56
February 25
New Orleans
W 118–109
LeBron James (40)
Anthony Davis (14)
Alex Caruso (8)
Staples Center 18,997
44–12
57
February 27
@ Golden State
W 116–86
Anthony Davis (23)
Dwight Howard (9)
Rajon Rondo (6)
Chase Center 18,064
45–12
58
February 29
@ Memphis
L 88–105
LeBron James (19)
Anthony Davis (9)
LeBron James (10)
FedExForum 17,794
45–13 :
March: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
59
March 1
@ New Orleans
W 122–114
LeBron James (34)
LeBron James (12)
LeBron James (13)
Smoothie King Center 18,547
46–13
60
March 3
Philadelphia
W 120–107
Anthony Davis (37)
Anthony Davis (13)
LeBron James (14)
Staples Center 18,997
47–13
61
March 6
Milwaukee
W 113–103
LeBron James (37)
JaVale McGee (11)
LeBron James (8)
Staples Center 18,997
48–13
62
March 8
@ L. A. Clippers
W 112–103
Anthony Davis (30)
Kyle Kuzma (10)
LeBron James (9)
Staples Center 19,068
49–13
63
March 10
Brooklyn
L 102–104
LeBron James (29)
LeBron James (12)
LeBron James (9)
Staples Center 18,997
49–14 :
Seeding games: 3–5 (home: 2–2; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
64
July 30
L. A. Clippers
W 103–101
Anthony Davis (34)
LeBron James (11)
LeBron James (7)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
50–14
65
August 1
@ Toronto
L 92–107
LeBron James (20)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (5)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
50–15
66
August 3
@ Utah
W 116–108
Anthony Davis (42)
Anthony Davis (12)
LeBron James (9)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
51–15
67
August 5
Oklahoma City
L 86–105
LeBron James (19)
LeBron James (11)
Anthony Davis (5)
HP Field House No In-Person Attendance
51–16
68
August 6
@ Houston
L 97–113
Kyle Kuzma (21)
Dwight Howard (15)
Quinn Cook (4)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
51–17
69
August 8
@ Indiana
L 111–116
LeBron James (31)
Dwight Howard (12)
LeBron James (7)
HP Field House No In-Person Attendance
51–18
70
August 10
Denver
W 124–121
LeBron James (29)
Markieff Morris (7)
LeBron James (12)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
52–18
71
August 13
Sacramento
L 122–136
Dion Waiters (19)
JaVale McGee (9)
Dudley, Waiters (5)
HP Field House No In-Person Attendance
52–19 :
Cancelled games
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
64
March 12
Houston
Staples Center
65
March 15
Denver
Staples Center
66
March 16
@ Utah
Vivint Smart Home Arena
67
March 18
Utah
Staples Center
68
March 21
@ Charlotte
Spectrum Center
69
March 22
@ Detroit
Little Caesars Arena
70
March 24
@ Toronto
Scotiabank Arena
71
March 26
@ Cleveland
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
72
March 28
@ Washington
Capital One Arena
73
March 30
@ Minnesota
Target Center
74
April 1
Indiana
Staples Center
75
April 4
Sacramento
Golden 1 Center
76
April 5
Oklahoma City
Staples Center
77
April 7
Golden State
Staples Center
78
April 8
Chicago
Staples Center
79
April 9
LA Clippers
Staples Center
80
April 12
Minnesota
Staples Center
81
April 14
Sacramento
Staples Center
82
April 15
@ Phoenix
Talking Stick Resort Arena :
2019–20 season schedule :

### Season notes

   "Kobe is a brother to me. From the time I was in high school watching him from afar, to getting in this league at 18 and watching him up close, all the battles that we had throughout my career, the one thing that we always shared was that determination to just want to win, to just want to be great. The fact that I'm here now means so much to me. I want to continue, along with my teammates, his legacy. Not only for this year, but for as long as we can play this game of basketball that we love, because that's what Kobe Bryant would want. So in the words of Kobe Bryant. Mamba out. But in the words of us, not forgotten. Live on, brother."
The Lakers got off to a fast start to the season, amassing a franchise best 17–2 record by the end of November. Four months later, they were able to clinch their first playoff berth since the 2012–13 season with a 113–103 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on March 6, 2020.
Five days after the Lakers clinched their playoff berth, the NBA season was abruptly suspended by league officials after it was reported that Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz tested positive for COVID-19. Two unidentified players of the Lakers would later test positive for COVID-19 on March 19. When the season resumed, Avery Bradley declined to play because his oldest child had a history of struggling to recover from respiratory illnesses. The Lakers replaced Bradley on the roster with J. R. Smith, who was James' teammate on the NBA championship-winning 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers.

### Death of Kobe Bryant

On January 26, 2020, tragedy struck the Lakers organization when retired Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash that also claimed the lives of his daughter Gianna "Gigi" Bryant and seven other passengers. Bryant was 41 at the time of his death, and Gigi was 13. Bryant's death prompted the Lakers to dedicate the rest of their season to his memory.

## Playoffs
### Game log

2020 playoff game log Total: 16–5 (Home: 9–3; Road: 7–2) :
First Round: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
August 18
Portland
L 93–100
Anthony Davis (28)
LeBron James (17)
LeBron James (16)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
0–1
2
August 20
Portland
W 111–88
Anthony Davis (31)
Anthony Davis (11)
LeBron James (7)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
1–1
3
August 22
@ Portland
W 116–108
LeBron James (38)
LeBron James (12)
Davis, James (8)
AdventHealth Arena No In-Person Attendance
2–1
4
August 24
@ Portland
W 135–115
LeBron James (30)
Howard, McGee (8)
LeBron James (10)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
3–1
5
August 29†
Portland
W 131–122
Anthony Davis (43)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (10)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
4–1 :
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
September 4
Houston
L 97–112
Anthony Davis (25)
Anthony Davis (14)
LeBron James (7)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
0–1
2
September 6
Houston
W 117–109
Anthony Davis (34)
LeBron James (11)
James, Rondo (9)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
1–1
3
September 8
@ Houston
W 112–102
LeBron James (36)
Anthony Davis (15)
Rajon Rondo (9)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
2–1
4
September 10
@ Houston
W 110–100
Anthony Davis (29)
LeBron James (15)
LeBron James (9)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
3–1
5
September 12
Houston
W 119–96
LeBron James (29)
Davis, James (11)
LeBron James (7)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
4–1 :
Conference Finals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
September 18
Denver
W 126–114
Anthony Davis (37)
Anthony Davis (10)
LeBron James (12)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
1–0
2
September 20
Denver
W 105–103
Anthony Davis (31)
LeBron James (11)
Rajon Rondo (9)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
2–0
3
September 22
@ Denver
L 106–114
LeBron James (30)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (11)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
2–1
4
September 24
@ Denver
W 114–108
Anthony Davis (34)
Dwight Howard (11)
LeBron James (8)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
3–1
5
September 26
Denver
W 117–107
LeBron James (38)
LeBron James (16)
LeBron James (10)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
4–1 :
NBA Finals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
September 30
Miami
W 116–98
Anthony Davis (34)
LeBron James (13)
LeBron James (9)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
1–0
2
October 2
Miami
W 124–114
LeBron James (33)
Anthony Davis (14)
Rajon Rondo (10)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
2–0
3
October 4
@ Miami
L 104–115
LeBron James (25)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (8)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
2–1
4
October 6
@ Miami
W 102–96
LeBron James (28)
LeBron James (12)
LeBron James (8)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
3–1
5
October 9
Miami
L 108–111
LeBron James (40)
LeBron James (13)
LeBron James (7)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
3–2
6
October 11
@ Miami
W 106–93
LeBron James (28)
Anthony Davis (15)
LeBron James (10)
The Arena No In-Person Attendance
4–2 :
2020 playoff schedule :
† Originally scheduled for August 26. Game 5 was rescheduled due to a boycott from NBA players after a police officer shot Jacob Blake.

### Playoff notes

In the NBA playoffs, the Lakers faced off against the eight-seed Portland Trail Blazers in the first round and won the series in five games. In the Western Conference Semifinals, they faced the fourth-seeded Houston Rockets, again winning in five games. The Lakers advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2010, where they defeated the Denver Nuggets in five games.
The Lakers reached the NBA Finals for the first time in a decade. In the Finals, the Lakers competed against the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat; this was the first time that the two teams had met in the NBA Finals. The Lakers won the series in six games, winning the championship for the first time since the 2010 season. They became the first team since the 2007–08 Boston Celtics to miss the playoffs one season and win a championship the following season. The Lakers also tied the Celtics for the highest-ever number of NBA championship wins with 17. The Lakers' LeBron James was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the fourth time in his career. He became the first player in league history to be named Finals MVP with three different franchises (twice with the Heat, once with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and once with the Lakers). James and Danny Green became the third and fourth players, respectively, to win NBA championships with three different teams. Lakers president Jeanie Buss became the first female controlling owner to guide her team to an NBA title.

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Los Angeles Lakers statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 69 | 26 | 25.5 | .467 | .385 | .775 | 2.1 | 1.6 | .8 | .2 | 9.3 |
| Dwight Howard | 69 | 2 | 18.9 | .729 | .600 | .514 | 7.3 | .7 | .4 | 1.1 | 7.5 |
| Danny Green | 68 | 68 | 24.8 | .416 | .367 | .688 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .5 | 8.0 |
| JaVale McGee | 68 | 68 | 16.6 | .637 | .500 | .646 | 5.7 | .5 | .5 | 1.4 | 6.6 |
| LeBron James | 67 | 67 | 34.6 | .493 | .348 | .693 | 7.8 | 10.2 | 1.2 | .5 | 25.3 |
| Alex Caruso | 64 | 2 | 18.4 | .412 | .333 | .734 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .3 | 5.5 |
| Anthony Davis | 62 | 62 | 34.4 | .503 | .330 | .846 | 9.3 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 26.1 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 61 | 9 | 25.0 | .436 | .316 | .735 | 4.5 | 1.3 | .5 | .4 | 12.8 |
| Avery Bradley | 49 | 44 | 24.2 | .444 | .364 | .833 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .9 | .1 | 8.6 |
| Rajon Rondo | 48 | 3 | 20.5 | .418 | .328 | .659 | 3.0 | 5.0 | .8 | .0 | 7.1 |
| Jared Dudley | 45 | 1 | 8.1 | .400 | .429 | 1.000 | 1.2 | .6 | .3 | .1 | 1.5 |
| Quinn Cook | 44 | 1 | 11.5 | .425 | .365 | .786 | 1.2 | 1.1 | .3 | .0 | 5.1 |
| Troy Daniels$^†$ | 41 | 0 | 11.1 | .392 | .357 | .625 | 1.1 | .3 | .2 | .1 | 4.2 |
| Markieff Morris$^†$ | 14 | 1 | 14.2 | .406 | .333 | .833 | 3.2 | .6 | .4 | .4 | 5.3 |
| Dion Waiters$^†$ | 7 | 0 | 23.6 | .425 | .233 | .875 | 1.9 | 2.4 | .6 | .6 | 11.9 |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | 6 | 1 | 13.5 | .467 | .308 | .500 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .2 | 5.7 |
| J. R. Smith | 6 | 0 | 13.2 | .318 | .091 | 1.000 | .8 | .5 | .2 | .0 | 2.8 |
| Kostas Antetokounmpo | 5 | 0 | 4.0 | 1.000 | | .500 | .6 | .4 | .0 | .0 | 1.4 |
| Zach Norvell Jr.$^†$ | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | .000 | | | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Devontae Cacok | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | .500 | | | 5.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 6.0 |

### Playoffs

Los Angeles Lakers statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Anthony Davis | 21 | 21 | 36.6 | .571 | .383 | .832 | 9.7 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 27.7 |
| LeBron James | 21 | 21 | 36.3 | .560 | .370 | .720 | 10.8 | 8.8 | 1.2 | .9 | 27.6 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 21 | 21 | 29.0 | .418 | .378 | .815 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .2 | 10.7 |
| Danny Green | 21 | 21 | 25.0 | .347 | .339 | .667 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .8 | 8.0 |
| Markieff Morris | 21 | 2 | 18.3 | .449 | .420 | .778 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .3 | .1 | 5.9 |
| Alex Caruso | 21 | 1 | 24.3 | .425 | .279 | .800 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .6 | 6.5 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 21 | 0 | 23.0 | .430 | .313 | .784 | 3.1 | .8 | .3 | .3 | 10.0 |
| Dwight Howard | 18 | 7 | 15.7 | .684 | .500 | .556 | 4.6 | .5 | .4 | .4 | 5.8 |
| Rajon Rondo | 16 | 0 | 24.7 | .455 | .400 | .684 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 1.4 | .1 | 8.9 |
| JaVale McGee | 14 | 11 | 9.6 | .625 | .000 | .500 | 3.1 | .5 | .1 | .7 | 2.9 |
| J. R. Smith | 10 | 0 | 7.5 | .269 | .273 | | .3 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Jared Dudley | 9 | 0 | 3.4 | .000 | .000 | | .2 | .0 | .4 | .1 | .0 |
| Quinn Cook | 6 | 0 | 4.0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .2 | .8 | .0 | .0 | 2.2 |
| Dion Waiters | 5 | 0 | 7.6 | .333 | .000 | 1.000 | .4 | .4 | .2 | .2 | 2.0 |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | 2 | 0 | 8.5 | .500 | .400 | | 2.5 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | 7.0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Lakers only.

## Transactions
### Overview

| Players Added Trade Anthony Davis Free agency Troy Daniels Jared Dudley Quinn Cook DeMarcus Cousins (never played for the team due to injury) Danny Green Avery Bradley Talen Horton-Tucker Dwight Howard Markieff Morris Dion Waiters J.R. Smith Two-way contract Zach Norvell Jr. Kostas Antetokounmpo Devontae Cacok | Players Lost Trade Lonzo Ball Brandon Ingram Josh Hart Isaac Bonga Jemerrio Jones Moritz Wagner Free agency Mike Muscala Reggie Bullock Tyson Chandler Lance Stephenson Zach Norvell Jr. Waived DeMarcus Cousins Troy Daniels |

### Trades

| Three-team trade | Three-team trade |
| To Los Angeles Lakers Anthony Davis (from New Orleans) | To New Orleans Pelicans Lonzo Ball (from LA Lakers) Josh Hart (from LA Lakers) Brandon Ingram (from LA Lakers) Draft rights to De'Andre Hunter (#4) (from LA Lakers) 2021 LAL protected first-round pick (from LA Lakers) Right to swap first-round picks in 2023 (from LA Lakers) 2024 LAL first-round pick (from LA Lakers) Cash considerations (from LA Lakers) Cash considerations (from Washington) |

### Free agency
#### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 2-year contract worth $16.5 million |
| JaVale McGee | 2-year contract worth $8.2 million |
| Alex Caruso | 2-year contract worth $5.5 million |
| Rajon Rondo | 2-year contract worth $5.1 million |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former Team |
| Zach Norvell Jr. | Two-way contract | Gonzaga Bulldogs |
| Troy Daniels | 1-year contract worth $2 million | Phoenix Suns |
| Jared Dudley | 1-year contract worth $2.5 million | Brooklyn Nets |
| Quinn Cook | 2-year contract worth $6 million | Golden State Warriors |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 1-year contract worth $3.5 million | Golden State Warriors |
| Danny Green | 2-year contract worth $30 million | Toronto Raptors |
| Avery Bradley | 2-year contract worth $9.7 million | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | 2-year contract worth $2.4 million | Iowa State Cyclones |
| Kostas Antetokounmpo | Two-way contract | Dallas Mavericks |
| Dwight Howard | 1-year contract worth $2.6 million | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Devontae Cacok | Two-way contract | South Bay Lakers |
| Markieff Morris | 1-year contract worth $1.7 million | Detroit Pistons |
| Dion Waiters | 1-year contract worth $503,656 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| J.R. Smith | Season Restart contract, worth unknown | Cleveland Cavaliers |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New Team |
| Mike Muscala | 1-year contract worth $1.6 million | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Reggie Bullock | 2-year contract worth $8.2 million | New York Knicks |
| Tyson Chandler | 1-year contract worth $2.5 million | Houston Rockets |
| Zach Norvell Jr. | 10-day contract worth $50,752 | Golden State Warriors |
| DeMarcus Cousins | Waived | Houston Rockets |
| Troy Daniels | Waived | Denver Nuggets |