On December 16, Beijing time, the US media posted the ranking of the remaining difficulties of NBA teams, referring to the current winning rate of future opponents. The data shows that the Lakers' opponents in the remaining schedule have an average win rate of 52.6%, the highest among the 30 teams, which means that from this point of view, the Lakers face the most difficult remaining schedules.
Second to fourth are the Clippers (51.7 percent win percentage), the Bucks (51.3 percent) and the Kings (51.2 percent).
For the Lakers, their opening schedule is actually relatively easy, but trapped by injuries and the run-in of the new lineup, the Lakers did not seize a good opportunity to improve their record. Before the Game Against the Lone Rangers, they only had a 15-13 record, which was lower than expected. This is also the reason why some media are not optimistic about the Lakers' playoff prospects.
Data site FiveThirtyEight believes that the Lakers' probability of advancing to the playoffs is only 41%, less than 50% in terms of the latest probability ranking. An important reason is the difficulty of the follow-up schedule. In addition to not being optimistic about advancing to the playoffs, FiveThirtyEight also believes that the Probability of the Lakers reaching the Finals this season is only 1% and the probability of winning the championship is only 0.4%.
After playing the Lone Ranger, the Lakers will face the Timberwolves and Bulls on the road, followed by three consecutive home games, against the Suns, Spurs and Nets. The data shows that before the battle against the Lone Ranger, the team with a winning rate of less than 50% of the Lakers was 10 wins and 6 losses, and the team with a winning rate of at least 50% was only 5 wins and 7 losses.