Lakers: 2024 NBA Playoff Schedule? Schedule and Play-in Tournament Projection
The Los Angeles (LA) Lakers, with a rich history and stars of all kinds, are part of its roster. This is an exciting topic at present as the fans and analysts guess about its chances of making the 2024 playoffs. This article will look into the strong points of the Lakers. Also their schedule for the remaining matches and predictions for the Play-In Tournament.
Current Standings
The Lakers have the ninth-best record in the West as of now. They lead the Warriors in the Rangers’ Roadhouse located in the 10th place by 1.5 games. They trail the Kings in the playoff spot by 1.5 games. The Lakers placed in the Play-In tournament, now included in the playoffs acts as a re-generating point for their playoff life.
Remaining Matches
The Lakers have to find where that magic five road games left. After finishing the season with three home and five road games. Los Angeles Lakers perched sixth place on the league’s toughest schedules list together, with an incredibly easy course line to the end of this regular season says Tankathon. This may have a positive impact on the Lakers as they continue to strive for better heights in the process.
Play-In Tournament
The Play-In Tournament has been established lately by the NBA structure. The teams that are ranked 7th to 10th have an opportunity to compete with each other for the remaining playoff final spots. So far, the Lakers have been 5% under the required threshold. According to the latest simulation, the team has a 40.8 percent chance of joining the playoffs.
From the simulations by Basketball Reference, the Lakers have their best chance to be at the top of the league table with a likely ending for them at the regular season as the No. 9 seed with a 36.0% chance to get straight through the next round. They also earned the route to the No. 8 seed with a 20 percent chance for NBA Playoffs participation through the Play-In Tournament.
Team Performance
The Lakers’ current season has given a lot of twists and turns that look like a roller coaster path. It’s enough to say that the team is strong on paper owing to its shining knights but they have been fickle players. The other factors also contribute to the performance, namely injuries to the main players. As for the Lakers, the show has been able to give them the strength and ability to come back from hard situations. This will play a role in the upcoming playoffs.
Coaching Strategy
The coaching staff headed by Frank Vogel, would need to think creatively and devise a strong plan for Play-In Tournament. The team’s defensive schemes and its offensive plays can be complemented with a combination of both good luck and resistance to adversity to conquer their opponents.
Fans’ Support
Before the five of their first NBA final of the season, they are up 3-1 against the NBA final of the season. Where they are up 3-1 against the Cleveland Cavaliers. In both cases, Laker got immense fan support. This support could give an extra boost to the team during crucial moments.