In the game against the Lone Ranger, James chose to truce due to injury, in the case of Wei Shao's solo leadership, the Lakers did not have any accidents, and finally lost a big loss, suffered 3 consecutive losses, and the team's playoff situation was also forced into a desperate situation.
How helpless the situation of the Lakers is, you can understand it by looking at the current west! The Pelicans defeated the Blazers today, and the team's record became 33 wins and 43 losses, 1.5 games ahead of the Lakers, and has slowly accumulated some advantages; the Spurs lost in the game against the Grizzlies, resulting in their record becoming 31 wins and 45 losses, the ranking was surpassed by the Lakers, down to 11th place in the West, but the gap between them and the Lakers was only 0.5 games, small and pitiful.
The Lakers are now in a situation where they are ranked 10th in the West, 1.5 games behind the 9th-place Pelicans, and 0.5 games ahead of the 11th-place Spurs! But the overall performance of the Spurs now is above the Lakers, and the schedule behind the team is also very simple, playing the Blazers, Blazers, Nuggets, Timberwolves, Warriors, Lone Rangers, at least 3 or 4 games can be spelled down, there are many opportunities to surpass the Lakers.
The situation is so passive, the Lakers are not willing to give up, the team is now aiming at 6 games, want to fight for a playoff spot.
The Lakers have 7 games behind them, and the next game against the Jazz, they chose to give up! James will continue to miss the next game, the thick eyebrow brother will not come back, the team is still Led by Wei Shao, in this case, the Lakers are basically lost.
But after playing the Jazz, the Lakers began to forge ahead! James came back, thick eyebrows came back, and the team also made a final effort in the last 6 games.
The Lakers' last 6 games, the opponents are pelicans, Nuggets, Suns, Warriors, Thunder, Nuggets!
From these 6 games, we can see that in addition to the Thunder, the others are not easy to play, and even the Thunder, with the title of "Laker Killer", are really vicious battles.
The battle with the Pelicans is very critical, if the Lakers win, the team still has the possibility of competing for the 9th, if you lose, it is basically impossible to get the 9th! And can the Lakers beat the Pelicans? It's hard to say. The Lakers may be a little ahead of the Pelicans in terms of strength, but the problem is that James and Thick Brow have just returned, the state is uncertain, and the team is not very good at winning.
And the remaining 4 games, playing the Sun is the most difficult, because if the Lakers enter the playoffs, it must be the 8th, and the Suns obviously do not want to meet such an opponent in the first round, so they will do their best to stop the Lakers, so that the Lakers will be difficult to win! Game 2 with the Nuggets is also a vicious battle! In the 2 games with the Nuggets, the Lakers are all away from home, and the Denver Plateau is the home of the famous Devils, and the Lakers are basically difficult to win when they are behind in strength.
As for the Warriors, the Lakers have some chances to win, but it also depends on whether Curry will come back, if Curry comes back, the Lakers want to win is also extremely difficult.
In total, the 6 games that the Lakers aim at, 2 have a chance to win, the probability is about 50%, the remaining 4 games, the probability of losing is more than 50%, the Lakers can win 3 of them, even if it is a high incense.
6 wins 3 games, coupled with the preparation to lose the showdown with the Jazz, the Lakers are 3 wins and 4 losses, this record, it is difficult to catch up with the Pelicans, and it is likely to be surpassed by the Spurs, the Lakers even the play-offs, may not be able to enter.
Of course, if the situation is better, the Lakers can enter the playoffs with 10th, but what about next? The Lakers want to play the Pelicans in the first round, even if they have superior experience, but the probability of winning is only about 50%! But this is not the end, the team wants to enter the playoffs, but also have to play the loser between the Clippers and the Timberwolves, these 2 teams, whether it is the state or the overall strength, even if there are thick eyebrow Lakers can not catch up, they are likely to break!
Now the Lakers, in front of a very difficult road, or not to miss the playoffs, or the playoffs are eliminated, want to break into the day, may be less than 20%, the Lakers' strange playoff miracle, do not know whether you can fight.