Los Angeles Lakers veteran guard Marcus Smart is making an impact that will be crucial to the team's success in the final months of the 2025-26 NBA season.

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Pelicans with a fourth-quarter comeback led by Marcus Smart’s defense.

Smart had nine points (3-5 FG, 3-5 3Pt), three rebounds, three assists and five steals over 25 minutes during Sunday's 128-104 win over the Kings.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic was right all along about Marcus Smart. Now it's Rob Pelinka's job to do something ...

The Los Angeles Lakers had a two-way highlight against the New Orleans Pelicans courtesy of LeBron James and Marcus Smart.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been slipping lately. They have lost two games in a row and five of their last nine games, and their lack of defense has been the main culprit. They have allowed at least ...

For the last week–and beyond that, really–the story around the Lakers has been that while they are a very good team that has shown it can compete in the Western Conference, there’s no way they’ll be ...

Khobi Price: Marcus Smart on the Lakers' meeting yesterday: "It exposed us a lot, which we already knew.... The scouting report against us is we're not guarding people. And if we want to be great in ...

The defensive issues for the Los Angeles Lakers seem to be getting worse as this season goes on. After Tuesday night’s blowout loss to the Phoenix Suns, the Lakers are 4-5 in their last nine games. In ...

The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off a close 143-135 win over the Utah Jazz. While this is a positive result, Marcus Smart hinted at some problems with the team’s performance. While speaking with the ...

When the Los Angeles Lakers signed Marcus Smart, few knew what to expect of the former Defensive Player of the Year. Smart's metrics generally suggested he was making a positive impact on his teams in ...

The Los Angeles Lakers need Marcus Smart in the starting five because he can guard dynamic scorers and is making open 3-pointers. He opened the game against the Jazz on Thursday night with Austin ...