Rise to eighth!Can the Lakers go straight to the playoffs: The opponent pulls the hip and strives to end the 8-game winning streak
The NBA regular season continued, and the Lakers defeated the Cavaliers to win four in a row, overtaking the Kings and rising to eighth place in the West, which is also the Lakers' highest ranking since entering 2024. In the last 10 games, the Lakers have won 9 of them, and they have performed extremely well, not only locking up the top 10 in the West in advance, but also guaranteeing that they can participate in the play-offs, and even have a chance to hit the top six in the West.
The current Lakers record is 45-33, 0.5 wins ahead of the Kings with one game less, 0.5 wins behind the Pelicans in seventh, and 1.5 wins in sixth Suns.
First of all, the Lakers need to win as many of the next four games as possible against the Timberwolves, Warriors, Grizzlies and Pelicans, so as to end with an eight-game winning streak, especially in the last regular season game against the Pelicans.
At the same time, if the Lakers want to hit the playoffs, they have to hope that their competitors will drop the chain, first of all, the king can't win all, once the next king wins, even if the Lakers win 8 in a row, the king has an absolute advantage in the record. At the same time, you have to hope that the Pelicans and the Suns in front of you will drop the chain, and the Pelicans are currently losing 4 in a row, and the most difficult part is that the Suns will lose at least 3 games in the last 5 games.
Therefore, it is very difficult for the Lakers to hit the top six in the West, first of all, the opponent pulls the hip, and at the same time strives to end the 8-game winning streak. Of course, for the Lakers, the current state is very good, although the next opponents are the Timberwolves and the Warriors, but it is still possible to continue the winning streak.
Lakers Schedule:
April 8 Lakers vs Timberwolves
April 18 Lakers VS Warriors
April 13 Lakers vs Grizzlies
April 15 Lakers vs Pelicans