Here is the playoff picture so far
1. Dallas Mavericks 34-9
2. Sacremento Kings 32-13
3. Portland 27-15
4. San Antonia 28-16
5. Minnesota Timberwolves 27-18
6. Utah Jazz 25-18
7. Phoenix Suns 26-20
8. Houston Rockets 24-19
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9. Golden State Warriors 20-23
10. Seattle Supersonics 19-23
11. LA Lakers 19-23
now, here's the projected end of the year picture (based off of winning percentage) And what Lakers Preformance in the season from now on would have to be to pass each team.
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1. Dallas Mavericks 65-17
Impossible
2. Sacremento Kings 58-24
40-0
3. Portland Trailblazers 53-29
35-5
4. San Antonio 52-30
34-6
5. Minnesota Timberwolves 49-33
31-9
6. Utah Jazz 48-34
30-10
7. Phoenix Suns 46-36
28-12
8. Houston Rockets 46-36
28-12
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9. Golden State Warriors 37-45
19-21
10. Seattle Supersonics 37-45
19-21
So, basically, Lakers have 12 more losses to go before they don't make it to the big dance. They are also on a 2 game losing streak as we speak. I guess the four peat ain't happinin'