On February 10, Beijing time, when the Lakers faced the remnants of the Blazers against each other, Wei Shao also truceed due to injury, the Lakers should always win, right? Sorry, the Lakers lost to the Blazers by 2 points, they have lost 11 of their last 16 games, have swallowed the 30th defeat of the season, continue to widen the gap with the top six in the West, and undoubtedly the probability of playing a playoff continues to soar.
In 2020, James has publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with the reform of the league's schedule, arguing that there should be no playoff for the 7-10th place. Only last season the Lakers used the playoffs to advance to the playoffs, and this season the Lakers are likely to play the playoffs again, and there is no doubt that the playoff rules have become the last straw for the Lakers to impact the playoffs.
Faced with the Trail Blazers who have decided to give up this season, the Lakers should always be able to win, right? However, the Lakers finally lost 2 points to the Blazers, and the US media StatMuse also tweeted to mock the Lakers, "The Lakers lost to this super team today: Ellerby, Watford, Greg Brown, Blavens, Dennis Smith." ”
There is no doubt that the Lakers brushed the bottom limit of the loss, so that their last 16 games, only 5 wins and 11 losses of the poor record, this season's record continues to fall to 26 wins and 30 losses in the 9th place in the West. The Lakers are now five wins behind the Nuggets, who are no longer in the West, and are unlikely to reach the top six of the West, and are four wins ahead of the 11th Blazers in the West, so they are likely to play playoffs.
The Lakers' remaining schedule is the third most difficult in the league, so even if the Lakers can stand out from the playoffs, it is a high probability to play against the Suns or Warriors, and their strength is extremely difficult to play below.
(Drunken Lying Floating Life)