The Los Angeles Lakers are sitting a few games above .500 at 22-18 and sixth in the Western Conference, barely good enough to avoid having to participate in the play-in tournament to qualify for the NBA playoffs were the season to end today. Not much breathing room to suffer an injury, a sudden lull, or a tough part of the schedule. LeBron James would argue that razor-thin margin is par for the course with this team.
Speaking with the media after a 116-102 loss to their cross-town rival LA Clippers, in response to some questions from Dan Woike of the LA Times, the Lakers star bemoaned the fact that the Lakers can't tolerate much error, appearing to blame it on the way the team is constructed.
