LeBron James defied all oddsagain.
In the first round of the 2026 NBA playoffs, King James led a Luka Dončić-lessLos Angeles Lakersto a surprising six-game series win over the Houston Rockets.
Over the course of the series, the 41-year-old future Hall of Famer averaged 23.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game. After closing out, he told NBA on ESPN correspondents “the mission has always stayed the same throughout my career and that’s to go out there and try to dominate.”
Next up, King James and co. will attempt to dominate once again against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s No. 1 seeded, defending championOklahoma City Thunder.
Since they don’t have home court advantage this time around, their three hypothetical games at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena are scheduled to take place:
Game 3Saturday, May 95:30 p.m. PTGame 4Monday, May 117:30 p.m. PTGame 6Saturday, May 16TBD
If you’d like to be there, last-minute tickets are available for each and every contest in LA.
At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on tickets for any one game at the Crypto.com Arena was$250 including feeson SeatGeek.
Prices start at$146 including feesfor games at Oklahoma City’s Paycom Center.
While pricey, don’t underestimate just how muchyoucan help the Lakers at home.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
