On March 13, 2022, Beijing time, there is a very good news for the Lakers, that is, the team's core player Anthony Davis has made some progress in injury! According to The Famous Man, Woj said on the show: "Thick Brow has made some progress in his midfoot injury, he has removed his protective boots, and according to what I was told, Thick Brow's next step will be to step into the court and do some fixed-point shooting practice." I think Thick Brow will make progress in recovering from injury this week and will have an MRI check again, and they expect Thick Brow to come back before the playoffs. ”
Then the famous mouth Steven A. Smith said about the Lakers on the show, he said he thinks the Lakers still have a chance to turn their season around, and if both James and Davis can stay healthy before the playoffs, who can guarantee they won't win in the first round against the Grizzlies?
The Lakers currently have a record of 29 wins and 37 losses, ranking ninth in the West, 2.5 wins ahead of the tenth-place Pelicans, and 3.5 wins ahead of the eleventh-place Spurs and twelfth-place Trail Blazers. Although the team's next game schedule is very difficult, the Spurs and the Blazers are actually not very competitive, the Blazers have been injured this season, there is no competitiveness, and the Spurs' desire to rush the playoffs does not seem to be so great!
So for the Lakers, as long as the next game is not particularly outrageous, they still have no problem maintaining the qualification for the playoffs. After entering the playoffs, the Lakers have a high probability of competing with the Pelicans for a spot, but it is difficult for them to face the Grizzlies in the first round, because they have a hard time chasing the eighth place, and the winner between the ninth and tenth places will have to compete with the losers between the seventh and eighth places for the eighth place, so the Lakers may enter as the eighth place even if they enter the playoffs, and they will most likely face the Suns!
If Davis and James can return, then they are still competitive, and everything is possible to know that the team that has always had James is still possible, not to mention Anthony Davis!