The Lakers will continue to be without Luka Doncic for at least the start of their second-round playoff series versus the Thunder.

The Los Angeles Lakers are moving on to the second round of the NBA playoffs, but will Luka Doncic be ready to play? Here's the latest.

The Rockets literally couldn’t score, missing 15 consecutive shots at one point in the second quarter as Los Angeles built a lead that made the outcome feel settled before halftime. It was that kind of night in Houston.

The Lakers are wanting to have a big summer and getting this lockdown defensive player would certainly help.

Not a single one of their four regular-season meetings went the Lakers’ way, and the majority were not close. The Thunder beat every version of Los Angeles they faced, at full strength and short-handed alike.

Jeanie Buss reveals the secret plot to trade for Luka Doncic while hiding talks from Mark Cuban and how a hamstring injury impacts the playoffs

Jeanie Buss on Luka Doncic trade to Lakers: Mark Cuban might have jumped in front of a train to keep it from happening

Trading for Luka was also sentimental for Governor Jeanie Buss because of a Lakers legend. It was hidden from the players involved, and even the Lakers ‘ de facto leader, LeBron James, had no idea about it.

Luka Doncic's return 'not imminent'