The Los Angeles Lakers, through their head coach Darvin Ham, have made it clear they don’t want to settle for a spot in the play-in tournament — they want to make the playoffs outright by finishing at least sixth in the Western Conference.
That will be a tall order with LeBron James possibly out for multiple weeks with a right foot injury he suffered Sunday versus the Dallas Mavericks. But with some of the teams ahead of the Lakers in the standings struggling, not to mention L.A.’s much-improved roster, perhaps it’s still attainable.
