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The Los Angeles Lakers are far from where anyone expected them to be with just weeks remaining in the NBA season. For a team once seen to be a preseason favorite to win the NBA title, the Lakers are now in jeopardy of mi sing the playoffs altogether. Lakers' odds to win NBA Championship Preseason: +350 As of April 3rd: +27000 Entering the season, the Lakers had the second-best odds to win it all. Now, their current odds are near the bottom of the league. With four games remaining on their schedule, the Lakers are on the fringe of mi sing the Play-In Tournament. They are currently 11th place in the West, two games back from the 10th place San Antonio Spurs. Can LeBron James and Quinnen Williams Jersey Co. close out the season strong and give the Lakers a chance to make an unlikely playoff run? Or will their misfortunes continue as they spiral out of the playoff picture completely? Take a look at how things could shake out for the Lakers in the final weeks of the season. NBA LEAGUE PASS: What are the Lakers' NBA Playoff and Play-In Tournament chances? As of April 3, the Lakers have a 0.2 percent chance of making the NBA Playoffs, . That's considerably lower than other po sible Play-In Tournament teams such as the Timberwolves (92 percent), Clippers (76 percent), Pelicans (26 percent) and even the Spurs (7 percent), who are currently two games up on the Lakers in the standings. They have a 22 percent chance of making the Western Conference Play-In Tournament, . That model views the Spurs (78 percent) as the biggest challenger to take a spot from the Timberwolves, Clippers, or Pelicans. NBA standings 2022: Western Conference (Current through April 3 games) Seed Team Record Games back 1. Suns 62-16 2. Grizzlies 55-23 7 3. Warriors 50-29 12.5 4. Mavericks 49-30 13.5 5. Nuggets 47-32 15.5 6. Jazz 46-32 16 7. Timberwolves* 45-34 17.5 8. Clippers* 39-40 23.5 9. Pelicans* 34-44 28 10. Spurs 33-45 29 11. Lakers* 31*47 31 Kings 29-50 33.5 Blazers 27-51 35 Thunder 23-55 39 Rockets 20-59 42.5 Lakers tiebreakers and head-to-head records Head-to-head record is the first tiebreaker. If teams split the season series, the next tiebreaker is higher winning percentage within the division if teams share a division. If they do not share a division, the tiebreaker is winning percentage in conference games. Here is how the Lakers have fared against teams in the Play-In race: vs. Pelicans: 0-3; No games remaining. vs. Spurs Jermaine Johnson II Jersey : 2-2; Spurs own a better conference record. Lakers remaining schedule The Lakers face the fifth-toughest remaining schedule of any NBA team, . For comparison of the two teams surrounding them in the standings, the Pelicans have the 13th-toughest remaining schedule, while the Spurs have the third-hardest remaining schedule. The Pelicans' toughest remaining games are matchups with the Grizzlies and Warriors. The Spurs have more than a few tough games remaining, facing off against the Warriors, Mavericks, Nuggets and Timberwolves all teams that currently have a top-six spot in the Western Conference playoff picture. Here is the Lakers' remaining schedule: Date Opponent Time (ET) National TV April 5 at Suns 10:30 p.m. NBA TV April 7 at Warriors 10 p.m. TNT April 8 vs. Thunder 10:30 p.m. April 10 at Nuggets TBD How many times has LeBron James mi sed the playoffs? James has only mi sed the playoffs three times during his illustrious 19-year career. In his first two seasons in the NBA with the Cleveland Cavaliers, in 2003-04 and 2004-05, James mi sed the playoffs. He then went on a ridiculous run of 13-consecutive playoff appearances, reaching the NBA Finals in eight-straight seasons from 2010 to 2018. His next mi sed playoff appearance didn't come until 2018-19 in his first season with the Lakers. A hamstring injury forced James to mi s 17 games the first extended absence of his career due to injury. Los Angeles mi sed the postseason but bounced back in a big way the following year, making a run to win the NBA title in 2020 once the season resumed from the COVID-19 pandemic. Last season, in 2020-21, the Lakers needed the Play-In Tournament to qualify for the playoffs before being knocked out by the Phoenix Suns in the first round. This was LeBron's first-ever first-round exit of his career. Will 2021-22 mark the fourth time in his career that James mi ses the playoffs? Do the Lakers have a 2022 NBA Draft pick? By way of the trade that helped the Lakers acquire star forward Anthony Davis in the 2019 offseason, they do not own their 2022 first-round pick. If the Lakers' selection falls within picks 1-through-10, it will be rewarded to the Pelicans. If the Lakers' selection falls within slots 11-30, it will be rewarded to the Memphis Grizzlies (via Pelicans). Also, the Lakers do not own a second-round pick this season, as it is owed to the Spurs.

Draymond Green was dejected after the Golden State Warriors slumped to their third-straight defeat on Tuesday, falling 94-90 to an Orlando Magic team that was eliminated from NBA playoff contention nearly two weeks ago. The Warriors, who were again without Stephen Curry, held a nine-point lead heading into the fourth quarter; however, they fell apart down the stretch, outscored by the Magic 29-16 in the final twelve minutes. NBA LEAGUE PASS: After the game, the team's most vocal leader aired out his grievances. "I think we're playing soft, we're playing stupid," Green told reporters after the game. We're just not playing good basketball, we're getting punked. It's hard to win a game getting punked. That's kind of where we are right now. "You get to these games and we're losing a lot of fourth quarters. Not Jalen Mayfield Jersey losing a lot of the game, we're losing a lot of fourth quarters. And that's execution, but in order to execute there's a certain level of physicality and we're not meeting that." "We're playing soft. We're playing stupid. We're just not playing good basketball and we're getting punked. ... No disrespect to the Orlando Magic but that's one of the worst teams in the league" - Draymond after tonights lo s (via ) Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) The Warriors didn't help themselves Tuesday, turning the ball over 18 times, including seven in the fourth quarter alone. "No disrespect to the Orlando Magic, but they are one of the worst teams in the league. And we can't match up with them. And if you can't match up with them, you're definitely not going to do it against the great teams," Green added. He's right. The Magic haven't been competitive all season. They currently hold a 20-53 record (.274) and sit 14th of 15 in the NBA's Eastern Conference. It's po sible being in Florida for spring break had Golden State overlooking its opponent. After all, it was 82 degrees and sunny in Orlando on Tuesday. But is the lo s a cause for concern or a wake-up call heading into the final handful of games of the regular season? "I wouldn't nece sarily say it's a concern, but that's what's happening. I don't doubt that we can fix it Josh Harris Jersey , but if we're going to win some games then it's got to be fixed." Following tonight's lo s, the Warriors remain third in the Western Conference standings, now just two games ahead of the Utah Jazz and three games up on the Dallas Mavericks. MORE: With 10 games remaining on the schedule, the final seedings are far from settled. The Warriors still face tough matchups against the Miami Heat, Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz. Those games will certainly be more difficult without point guard StephenCurry, who is currently sidelinedwith a sprained ligament in his left foot. He is expected to be re-evaluated in two weeks. Warriors upcoming 2021-22 schedule The Warriors play seven of their remaining 10 games on the road, including the next four, with a visit to South Beach set for Wednesday. You can find their upcoming schedule below. Date Opponent Time (ET) March 23 at Heat 7:30 p.m. March 25 at Hawks 7:30 p.m. March 27 at Wizards 6 p.m. March 28 at Grizzlies 8 p.m. March 30 vs. Suns 10:00 p.m. April 2 vs. Jazz 8:30 p.m. April 3 at Kings 9:00 p.m. April 7 vs. Lakers 10:00 p.m. April 9 at Spurs TBD April 10 at Pelicans TBD