But the Lakers securing the third seed gives Doncic the best positioning he's ever had going into the playoffs. In six years with the Mavericks, his team only held homecourt advantage once in 2022 against the Utah Jazz when the Mavs were the 4th seed, but he was hurt for most of that series.

The Los Angeles Lakers said they believe they can win an NBA championship after they wrapped up the Pacific Division title.

Portland will be the final destination before the Lakers head home and await who their first round playoff opponent will be. Los Angeles will play whichever team grabs the No. 6 s