Due to the 110:128 away loss to the Lone Ranger in the regular season, the Lakers' Western record list has officially fallen out of the top 10, and now the Lakers, who are now ranked 11th in the West, if they are ranked according to the current record list, they are no longer even eligible for the playoffs. Of course, this season's regular season is not all over, and then the Lakers still have a chance to return to the top 10 in the West, but even if the Lakers can finally return to the playoff ranking area, but with the current team lineup and strength, I believe that the Lakers who enter the playoffs may be difficult to win the playoffs.
After the Lakers lost to the Lone Ranger in the regular season, the US media data website FiveThirtyEight also updated the current playoff probabilities of the league's teams, of which the Lakers' playoff probabilities are now only 2%, and such a prediction probability looks undoubtedly quite embarrassing. You should know that this season's Lakers are sitting on the three giants of James, Thick Eyebrows, and Westbrook, but now that the NBA regular season is coming to an end, the outside world has even begun to worry about whether this Lakers team can finally appear on the playoff stage.
Originally thought that the Lakers will be the first strong team in the Western Division, James will easily lead the team into the NBA playoffs, and eventually partner with Thick Brow Brother and Westbrook to attack the NBA championship. However, looking at it now, the Lakers are not a championship favorite team at all, and they are completely on a par with the Bucks and Suns. Even in the Western Division, this season's Lakers are not a particularly good team, although they have a very luxurious combination of NBA stars, but this lineup can not help the Lakers win the game.
However, although the US media now only gives a 2% probability of the playoffs, this does not mean that the Lakers have completely missed the playoffs, according to the previous news of the US media, the Lakers star Thick Eyebrow Brother has officially begun full training, and is expected to return to the NBA regular season. James, who has a sprained ankle, believes that he can also officially return to the regular season soon after a short round of absence. And once the big three of James, Thick Brow and Westbrook are reunited, then the Lakers still have a chance to get a wave of consecutive wins at the last moment of the regular season, so that the team's record ranking once again enters the Top 10 in the West, and finally competes with opponents in the playoffs to compete for a playoff spot!