L.A. Lakers Won’t Make the Playoffs Unless They Hit These Numbers

This is weird. The Los Angeles Lakers are 39 games into the season and we're talking about the hoops they'll have to jump through just to make the playoffs.

L.A. is 17-22. Only four other teams in West who have worse records.

ESPN's Numbers Never Lie published a short video with some stats and facts addressing the obstacles the Lakers will have to face just to play an 83rd game.

The No. 8 seeds from the last five years had a combined winning percentage of .584, which projects to an average of 48 wins.

That's 31 wins
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