At this point in the year, you’d think we’d have run out of ways to chronicle the Lakers’ levels of failure.
They’re on the edge of the playoff picture. Their fans have started to lose semblances of rationality, even for LeBron James. It’s been the arguable worst year of Russell Westbrook’s career, in more ways than one. The list, truly, goes on.
But despite their many, many, many struggles, LeBron and Co. still controlled their destiny. For the most part. All they had to do on Sunday night was beat the Pelicans (-4). A win would’ve given L.A. a two-game lead in the loss column and likely kept them buoyed enough to qualify for the play-in tournament.
