On March 27, Beijing time, with the New Orleans Pelicans losing to the San Antonio Spurs at home, the Los Angeles Lakers "lay" into the ninth place in the West, however, the playoff competition in the West has also entered a white-hot stage.
As a result of today's Spurs victory over the Pelicans, the 11th-ranked Spurs have a record of 30-44, which is only one win difference from the 10th-place Pelicans and only 1.5 wins with the Lakers.
It is worth mentioning that the Spurs are now happy to win three consecutive games. As a result, the Spurs have recently won back-to-back games over the Warriors, Trail Blazers and Pelicans, who have won three straight games since Dec. 27 last year after beating the Clippers, Lakers and Pistons.
Today, the Spurs have eight regular season games left, and the Warriors will play against the Lakers, Spurs and Pelicans in the final three regular season games of the season, and these three games may finally determine the list of Western Conference playoffs.
The Lakers' schedule is the hardest in the league, and they will face the Pelicans, Lone Rangers, Jazz, Pelicans, Nuggets, Suns, Warriors and Thunder. It is worth mentioning that there are two back-to-back games in these difficult schedules, including their first game against the Warriors on April 8 and against the Thunder on April 9.
Therefore, regardless of whether the Lakers can enter the playoffs, and now even the competition for the playoffs has entered a white-hot situation, can the Lakers keep the playoff position?