On March 8, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. As of today, there is only one last month left in the NBA regular season. As the big favorite team at the beginning of the game, the Lakers currently have only 28 wins and 35 losses, ranking 9th in the West, and whether they can reach the playoffs has become a question.
Earlier today, Lakers reporter Harrison Faigen posted a set of Lakers odds, including whether he can make the playoffs, whether Vogel can stay in office and whether Westbrook will be a substitute.
The specifics are as follows:
Whether the Lakers will make it to the playoffs this season:
Can +350, cannot -500;
Whether Vogel can coach the Lakers next season:
Can +400, can not -700;
Whether Westbrook will sit on the bench this season:
Will +140, not -180.
It can be seen that with the Lakers' series of chaos this season and now the dismal results, they are no longer optimistic about reaching the playoffs this season, Vogel is also expected to be out of class this summer, and Westbrook is likely to become a substitute in the next game. For this matter, the US media has previously exposed That Wei Shao refused to be a substitute, and Lakers coach Vogel has also publicly expressed his support for Wei Shao sitting on the bench.
As for the question of whether it can make the playoffs, the current situation is indeed not very optimistic for the Lakers. The Lakers are currently 4.5 wins behind the No. 8 Clippers in the West, while leading the Pelicans behind them by only 1.5 wins. Although the Lakers beat the Warriors last game, their playoff prospects are not promising considering that the Lakers will face a series of away games next and have to play against multiple strong teams.
According to the schedule, the Lakers will challenge the Spurs, who are 12th in the West, on the road today. For them, if they want to hit the playoffs, every game that follows this season can't afford to lose.