Tough schedule makes the Lakers situation grim US media: the probability of rushing into the playoffs is less than 30%

After suffering three consecutive losses, the Lakers' record dropped to 24-27, and the 47.1% win rate is the lowest so far in the season. The US media "silverscreenandroll" believes that the difficult schedule behind the lakers is very unfavorable to the Lakers' impact on the playoffs, and their probability of entering the playoffs may be less than 30%.

The Lakers' current ranking has fallen to ninth in the West, in the playoff zone, and they are five wins behind the sixth-place Lone Ranger. The most worrying thing is the schedule that followed, in the last 31 games of the season, the Lakers have played 17 games on the road, and only 11 games have a winning percentage of less than 50%. Six of their last 10 games of the season have been played away from home, seven of which are against current playoff teams.

The Lakers will have to play two more games with the league's number one Suns, three more games with the second-ranked Warriors, two games with the Jazz at no. 4 in the West, and two more games with the fifth-ranked Nuggets. These 9 games are concentrated in the lakers' last 25 games, which undoubtedly poses a huge challenge for the Purple and Gold Army to impact the playoffs.

It's almost impossible to get straight into the playoffs as the first six seeds, and the Lakers' only hope at the moment is to fight for the top eight position in the West. According to the rules, the winners of the seventh and eighth places in the West will go directly to the playoffs, the loser will meet with the winners of the ninth and tenth places, and the winning party will advance to the playoffs.

That is to say, the seventh and eighth-place teams only need to win one game to advance to the playoffs, while the ninth or tenth teams cannot afford to lose, they need to win two games in a row to enter the playoffs, and if they lose one game, they will be eliminated.

The Lakers are currently 2.5 wins behind the seventh-place Timberwolves and one win behind the eighth-place Clippers, and they also need to beware of opponents behind them, and the Lakers will need to play three games with the Clippers and once with the Timberwolves.

The fact is in front of us, the possibility of the Lakers entering the playoffs is also getting smaller, ESPN's data analysis website "FiveThirtyEight" according to a set of simulation system to estimate and predict the situation of the playoffs, the Lakers can only get 37 wins and 45 losses in the end, the probability of entering the playoffs is only 23%. ESPN's Basketball Strength Index (BPI) can also provide feedback on a team's playoff situation, and the final project is expected that the Lakers will have a record of 38 wins and 44 losses, with a 29.6% chance of entering the playoffs.

Nowadays, the major media are not optimistic about the prospects of the Lakers, considering that LeBron James and Thick Brow brother have missed many games due to injury this season, which further aggravates the crisis of the Purple and Gold Army, and when it comes to the fight stage of the playoffs, zhan mei who goes all out is bound to increase the risk of injury.

At this stage, the Lakers are far from the former championship team, if it is just to enter the playoffs, this is just to keep the last bit of dignity, even if the Lakers try their best to break into the playoffs, waiting for them is also the Sun, the Warriors and other teams, the team is still difficult to break through the first round.

Anthony Davis said in a previous interview that he still firmly believes that the Lakers are a good team, and once they enter the playoffs, the outside world will see this. But right now, the Lakers' first mission is to rush into the playoffs.