On February 25, Beijing time, the well-known data website BR updated the latest playoff probability, and the probability of the Lakers, who currently ranks ninth in the West, advancing to the playoffs is less than 30%.
The Lakers are about to usher in another derby with the Clippers, and this showdown is about rankings, and they can't afford to lose. At present, the Lakers are 27 wins and 31 losses, ranking ninth in the West, and the Clippers are 30 wins and 31 losses, just in front of the Lakers and eighth in the West.
The Lakers have 24 games left, and BR predicts that their best record is 46 wins and 36 losses, with a 22.8% chance of advancing to the playoffs, a 4.2% probability of finishing seventh in the West, and an 18.6% probability of eighth in the West. The probability of advancing directly to the playoffs by winning the top six in the West is 0.1%.
That said, the Lakers are most likely going to compete for the playoffs through the playoffs. The probability of the Lakers getting the first half of the playoffs is also low, ranking seventh with a 0.7% probability of entering the playoffs and 9.9% of the eighth entering the playoffs.
The Lakers' probability of entering the playoffs in ninth place is 54.5 percent, and the probability of entering the playoffs is 21.9 percent, and the probability of falling out of the playoffs early is only 12.9 percent.
For the rest of the regular season, Vogel said he hopes that the Lakers can play the best basketball, however, the thick eyebrows continue to heal, James and the team have recently fallen into rumors of infighting, the Lakers want to end strongly, for now, the hope is really not much.