Yesterday, the Los Angeles Lakers finally lost to the Warriors by a score of 115-117, and the Lakers lost a game that could not be lost. However, the Lakers' main competitors in the playoffs have won the game separately, which is definitely bad news for the Los Angeles Lakers who lost.
According to the current situation in the West, the Los Angeles Lakers can no longer hope to advance to the top four in the West, but the 5th to 8th ranked teams in the West, the Lakers may still pull them off the horse. The lone rangers, who are currently in fifth place, seem to have been seriously injured after the big deal, and although the Lone Rangers have Doncic to maintain, it is very likely that the Lone Rangers will fall behind in the next schedule.
However, the core players of the Nuggets, Murray and Porter Jr., have not returned, so the Nuggets can only rely on Jokic for support. The Timberwolves are definitely in the top eight of the four this season, but the lineup is not stable, which may lead to the Timberwolves being at a disadvantage in the playoffs qualifying battle. The eighth-ranked Clippers in the West have recruited Powell and Covington before the trade deadline, and sent Ibaka, who has not played well this season, in exchange for Hood and Ojeley, compared to Ibaka, who suffered from injuries and age, it is clear that a fresh force like Ojele will be more helpful to the Clippers.
At present, the Los Angeles Lakers are no. 9 in the West, but the Pelicans, Spurs, and Kings behind them have the opportunity to overtake the Lakers, but the Thunder, Rockets, Trail Blazers and other teams have really withdrawn from the playoff competition. On trading day, the Blazers team even sent McCollum, Powell and others away, and the Blazers' rebuilding goal is also very obvious, so winning in this situation seems to be less important.
The Pelicans and Kings are complete with a roster reinforcement, especially the Kings team will not hesitate to send Halliburton away, so the Kings' attitude of competing for the playoffs seems to be very obvious. However, the Spurs' performance is actually not bad in terms of team strength, but in the record of only 22 wins will make it feel a little sad, the Spurs' current problem seems to be the lack of a player who can help the team increase the ceiling.
Then the Lakers are particularly important in each of the next games, especially in the case of not many games in February, it is more necessary to take advantage of the schedule to win as many games as possible before April, otherwise even if they can finally enter the playoffs, the Lakers do not have much energy to cut a lot of game victories in the playoffs.
However, the Los Angeles Lakers' big three seem to have performed much better in the recent past than before, and Anthony Lee has been able to do so. Davis is definitely the strong point of the Lakers at the moment, and Westbrook will also direct his teammates on the field and will give the ball to James, the focus is on Westbrook to continue to work hard when he has already handed over the ball. James has not only become the historical scoring king, but also the mainstay of the Lakers' offensive end, but the old Zhan's singles efficiency is not as high as the peak period, and now the Lakers' advantage is in addition to Davis, that is, the old Zhan's internal and external balance.