Lakers Lose Playoff Seeding After Devastating Injuries
The Los Angeles Lakers have been sliding down the Western Conference standings without star guards Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves on the court. The team’s two leading scorers are out for the rest of the regular season, and likely part of the playoffs, with injuries. Before Doncic and Reaves suffered injuries in a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 2, the Lakers were the No.
3 seed in the Western Conference. But after the Denver Nuggets comeback victory in overtime against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night, the Lakers have fallen to the No. 4 seed with just four regular season games remaining.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by LA Sports Report (@lasportsreport) Los Angeles could fall as low as the No. 5 seed before the playoffs. The Houston Rockets are currently the No.
5 seed and trail just one game behind the Lakers. Fortunately for the Lakers, it holds the season tiebreakers over the Nuggets and Houston Rockets. Therefore, the Lakers could still reclaim the No.
3 seed before playoffs. Los Angeles will host defending NBA champions, Oklahoma City, one more time during the regular season on Tuesday. If the Lakers lose to the Thunder and the Rockets defeat the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, the two teams will be tied for the No.