Nothing beneath the surface

After suffering their sixth loss in a row, the Lakers are now 31-47. They are two games back of the Spurs for the final play-in spot in the Western Conference, with only four games to play. According to FiveThirtyEight’s RAPTOR-based prediction engine, they have a 0.2 percent chance of making the playoffs.

And yet, according to Anthony Davis…

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Anthony Davis: "What could we have been if I was healthy all year, LeBron, Kendrick Nunn? You think about those things. When we put this team together, we looked really good on paper, but we haven't had a chance to reach that potential with guys being in and out of the lineup."