Lakers Eliminated from Playoffs With Game 6 Loss to Suns
The New York Times
The Los Angeles Lakers, the defending N.B.A. champions led by LeBron James, struggled with injuries all season.
The Los Angeles Lakers’ brief reign is over. The Phoenix Suns eliminated the Lakers from the N.B.A. playoffs on Thursday night with a 113-100 victory in Game 6 of their first-round series, ending LeBron James’s hopes of hauling the Lakers to back-to-back championships. It is the first time that James, 36, has exited the playoffs in the first round — and it was a young, up-and-coming team that hastened his departure.More Related News