Lakers playoff picture: where the Lakers stand
The Western Conference field if the season ended today, where the Lakers fit, and the games left.
The Western Conference field if the season ended today, where the Lakers fit, and the games left.
If the season ended today, the Lakers would be one of fifteen Western Conference teams level for the last six spots.
The Lakers are third in the Pacific Division at 0-0, level with the Warriors. 80 games are left, two of them against teams with winning records. This is the standings as they stand, not a forecast.
Western playoff field today
Lakers
Ties are listed, not broken. The standings as they stand, not a forecast.
The full playoff pictureQuestions
Would the Lakers make the playoffs if the season ended today?
It is a tie. Fifteen Western Conference teams are level for the last six spots, and the league's tiebreakers would decide it.
How many games do the Lakers have left?
80, starting against the Warriors on Wednesday.