Beijing time on April 15, because since this season, the San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers have not won the playoffs, so the US media is also a magical statistic.
Since the NBA and ABA merged in 1976, this is the first time the Spurs and Lakers have missed the playoffs together in the same season.
As a giant team in the NBA, the Lakers have won a total of 17 championships, although there have been many times in the history of the team that they have missed the playoffs, but when the Lakers did not qualify for the playoffs, the Spurs entered the playoffs.
For the Spurs, since Popovich took charge of the team, the team's record has become extremely outstanding, they have won championships many times and made it to the playoffs for many years. As a result, the Spurs were also seen as a strong team in the Southwest.
In the middle of this season, the Spurs have squeezed the Lakers into the playoffs, but unfortunately, when they face the Pelicans, the Spurs are also missing the playoffs. Meanwhile, the Spurs missed the playoffs for three consecutive years, which is also the worst of Popovich's career.
Now, spurs may have entered a rebuilding period, and the Lakers are still groping for a championship-seeking roster, how will the two teams change this summer? Let's wait and see!