On April 4, Beijing time, the NBA official website analyzed the latest situation of the Lakers and announced the conditions for them to qualify for the playoffs. The Lakers, who suffered 6 consecutive defeats, have been forced to the edge of the cliff, and the data website FiveThirtyEight is updated, and the Lakers only have a 0.2% probability of advancing to the playoffs.
Currently, only one seat has been identified by the Clippers in the Western Conference Playoffs, and the remaining three spots will be split into two parts: one seat will be selected by the Nuggets, who are currently ranked No. 5, the Jazz at No. 6, and the Timberwolves at No. 7! The other two seats will be among the Pelicans, currently ranked No. 9, the Spurs at No. 10, and the Lakers at No. 11.
The NBA official website analyzed the latest situation in the playoffs, focusing on the Lakers who are the most concerned by fans. The Lakers' current record is 31 wins and 47 losses, ranking 11th in the West. They still have four games left, three wins behind the 9th-place Pelicans and two wins behind the 10th-place Spurs. For the Lakers to qualify for a playoff spot, simply put, they need to rank more than the Pelicans or Spurs.
All three teams have 4 games left to play, let's take a look at their respective schedules –
The Pelicans have four games left: Kings, Trail Blazers, Grizzlies, and Warriors
Spurs have four other opponents left: Nuggets, Timberwolves, Warriors and Lone Rangers
The Lakers have four remaining opponents: Suns, Warriors, Thunder, Nuggets
The Lakers are very passive right now, but they still have the theoretical possibility of ranking over the Pelicans or Spurs .
The conditions for ranking more than the Pelicans must be met: the Lakers won all 4 battles, and the Pelicans lost 4 battles!
The conditions for ranking above the Spurs must be met: the Lakers win 3 more games than the Spurs!
That is to say, if the Pelicans win 1 game, the Lakers will not be able to surpass them, and the Spurs will win at least 2 of the remaining 4 games, and the Lakers will not be able to surpass them. But if the Spurs only win 1 game, the Lakers can rank more than the Spurs in 4 wins; if the Spurs don't win one game, the Lakers can win 3 games to rank them.
The official website also pointed out that if the three teams have the same final regular season record, the Spurs are ranked at the top, the Pelicans are second, and the Lakers are the last, which is also the main reason why the US media generally look down on the Lakers. Data site FiveThirtyEight lists a 0.2% chance of qualifying to the playoffs! Will the Lakers still have a chance to do miracles? Unfortunately, their fate is not entirely in their own hands.