2010–11 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2010–11 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 63rd season of the franchise, 62nd in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 51st in Los Angeles. As both the three-time defending Western Conference Champions and the two-time defending NBA Champions, the Lakers attempted their third "three-peat" in franchise history (1952–54) and (2000–02), but were swept by the eventual champion Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Semi-finals. The Lakers marked the end of an era for head coach Phil Jackson, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer in March 2011. He proceeded to announce his retirement as head coach after the playoffs. The Lakers once again sold out all 41 home games for the season at Staples Center.

The Lakers clinched the Pacific Division for the 32nd time in franchise history. Despite winning as many games as the previous season, they did not win the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs, finishing the regular season four games behind the San Antonio Spurs. Kobe Bryant finished in fourth place in MVP voting. Lamar Odom became the first player in Lakers history to be named NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Despite Bryant spraining his left ankle in a game against the Mavericks on March 12, he aggravated the injury in Game 4 against the Hornets in the first round of the playoffs and still finished the series and played in the semi-finals despite the injury. In May, right after the playoffs, Bryant underwent a procedure on his right knee in Germany called platelet-rich plasma therapy.

Following the season, Odom was traded to the Dallas Mavericks.