Lakers 2024 Playoff Schedule: Every playoff game (updated)
The Los Angeles Lakers are looking to clinch a playoff spot via the NBA Play-In Tournament. Here is their full schedule of games.
By Scott Rogust
The 2023-24 NBA regular season has come to an end. With that, it's onto the Play-In Tournament leading into the playoffs. In two months time, we will find out who will be the 2023-24 NBA Champions and holders of the Larry O'Brien Trophy.
The Los Angeles Lakers have had their fair share of struggles throughout the season, but they were not a caliber of team that would miss out on the playoffs altogether. After their 124-108 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, the Lakers locked in an eighth-place finish in the Western Conference with a 47-35 regular-season record. With that, they have to participate in the Play-In Tournament to have a chance to clinch a spot in the playoffs.
Without further ado, here is the Lakers' full playoff schedule, including the Play-In Tournament.
Lakers 2024 playoff schedule: Every playoff game
Here is the Lakers' play-in tournament schedule:
- 7/8 game: at New Orleans Pelicans, Tuesday, Apr. 16, 7:30 p.m. ET, TNT
On Tuesday, Apr. 16, the Lakers beat the Pelicans 110-106 to advance to the playoffs as the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference. Now, they face the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs.
Now, let's look at their first-round schedule against the Nuggets.
Lakers' first-round playoff schedule vs. Nuggets
- Game 1: at Denver Nuggets, Saturday, Apr. 20, 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
- Game 2: at Denver Nuggets, Monday, Apr. 22, 10:00 p.m. ET, TNT
- Game 3: vs. Denver Nuggets, Thursday, Apr. 25, 10:00 p.m. ET, TNT
- Game 4: vs. Denver Nuggets, Saturday, Apr. 27, 8:30 p.m. ET. ABC
- Game 5 (if necessary): at Denver Nuggets, TBD, TBD
- Game 6 (if necessary): vs. Denver Nuggets, TBD, TBD
- Game 7 (if necessary): at Denver Nuggets, TBD, TNT
The Lakers will now be taking on the Nuggets in a rematch of last year's Western Conference Finals. After going on a run as a seven seed, past the Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors, the Lakers were swept in four games by the Nuggets, who went on to beat the Miami Heat in five games in the NBA Finals.
Game 1 takes place on Saturday, Apr. 20, at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
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