NBA 2022 If the season ended today, Los Angeles would be out.
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The Lakers’ nightmare season is creeping ever closer to the precipice. Before the start of the day on Wednesday, Los Angeles is out of the posts until the Play Inand could go even further behind because its stars are still injured.
The team announced that LeBron James and Anthony Davis will not play Thursday against the Utah Jazzwhich threatens to leave them even further behind in the race for the ‘repechage’, although betting everything on the ‘Final’ against the Pelicans on Friday, where the direction of the campaign could be defined.
James will miss his second game after injure his ankle on Sunday in New Orleans. Davismeanwhile, has not played since February 16, when he suffered a ankle sprain.
In the absence of its two top figures, Los Angeles was crushed 128-110 in Dallas on Tuesday.allowing 82 points in the first half, the most in the first two quarters since the Lakers played in California.
The loss to the Mavs put the Los Angeles mark at 31-44tied with the Spurs but behind San Antonio in 10th thanks to the conference record, leaving the Lakers out of the last ticket to the Play In.
The Spurs they play on wednesday Memphis. The Pelicanswhich are one game ahead of San Antonio and Los Angeles, play in Portland.
