On March 30, Beijing time, the Lakers lost to the Lone Rangers again due to James's absence, and finally fell out of the top ten in the Ranking of the West, missing the play-off place. Although the gap between the Lakers and the Pelicans and spurs is not very large, the rest of the schedule puts a lot of pressure on the Lakers, and it is almost difficult to enter the playoffs.
Today, the Lakers have six games left, against the Jazz, Pelicans, Nuggets, Suns, Warriors and Thunder.
First of all, the Jazz and Nuggets, at present, the jazz and nuggets record is the same, ranked fifth and sixth in the West respectively, and, the two teams only lead the seventh Timberwolves 2 wins, each game of the closing game is very important for the Nuggets and Jazz, although the Nuggets' next schedule is not too difficult, but in order to ensure that they do not play play playoffs, the Nuggets will certainly not easily give up the Lakers, and the pressure on the Jazz is even greater, in the remaining five games, only the Lakers and Thunder are slightly weaker, And facing the Warriors and Grizzlies and the Suns, the Jazz's victory is not too big, and the Lakers and thunder are definitely the games that the Jazz must win, which is the pressure for the Lakers to face can be imagined.
Followed by the Pelicans and Suns, the Lakers and pelicans are currently only one win apart, and this game is very important for both the Lakers and the Pelicans, and it is also a key card game, if the Lakers can win, in the playoff place to dominate, and the Pelicans in order to fight for a play-off place, will certainly do their best, this focus battle, for the Lakers and pelicans, are very important.
Although the Suns are now ranked first in the league, the rest of the game other teams do not have the opportunity to complete the overtaking of the Suns, and the Suns currently have 61 wins, only two wins away from the regular season of the overtime team history, and the Suns are likely to achieve this achievement in the game between the Thunder and the Lakers, which can also be seen from the recent play of Booker, the Suns do not want to give up the opportunity to surpass, in the face of such an all-out sun, what are the Lakers' chances of winning?
Finally, there is the Warriors, the Warriors due to Curry's injury, lost 6 of the last 7 games, the ranking fell to the third position in the West, and now only 1 win ahead of the third place in the West, the Lone Ranger, a little careless, the Warriors' ranking may also decline.
In the remaining four games of the Warriors, respectively jazz, suns, kings and the lakers in the final battle, if in the game against the sun and jazz, the warriors lose again, that game against the Lakers, the warriors must win, otherwise fall to the fourth and fifth in the West, in the face of such ranking pressure, in the game against the Lakers, the warriors must go all out to win the game, as far as the current strength of the Lakers, indeed and the Warriors still have a gap, the Lakers want to easily beat the warriors who are striving to win, Stress is also conceivable.
In the remaining 6 opponents of the Lakers, only the Thunder are desireless, in the face of such a situation, what are the chances of the Lakers to win a play-off place?