Will Lakers make the 2024 NBA Playoffs? What to know about LA’s schedule and Play-In Tournament projections
The Lakers are no strangers to the Play-In Tournament.
In 2021, Los Angeles defeated Golden State in the first round of the competition to earn the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference. Two years later, the Lakers earned the No. 7 seed once again, this time by taking down the Timberwolves.
The Lakers still have a chance of finishing the 2023-24 season with a top-six record, but it’s looking more likely by the day that they will have to once again fight for their playoff lives in the Play-In Tournament.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Lakers’ playoff chances in the final weeks of the season.
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Updated Western Conference standings
At 40-32, the Lakers have the ninth-best record in the Western Conference. They currently lead the Warriors in 10th place by 1.5 games and trail the Suns in eighth place by two games.
You can find the full Western Conference playoff picture below.
Records through Tuesday, March 26
Rank |
Team |
Record |
GB |
1 |
Nuggets |
51-21 |
— |
2 |
Thunder |
50-21 |
0.5 |
3 |
Timberwolves |
49-22 |
1.5 |
4 |
Clippers |
44-27 |
6.5 |
5 |
Pelicans |
44-28 |
7 |
6 |
Mavericks |
43-29 |
8 |
7 |
Kings |
42-30 |
9 |
8 |
Suns |
42-30 |
9 |
9 |
Lakers |
40-32 |
11 |
10 |
Warriors |
37-34 |
13.5 |
— |
Rockets |
36-35 |
14.5 |
Lakers remaining schedule
The Lakers have 10 games left in the season, seven of which are on the road.
Los Angeles has the sixth-easiest schedule remaining in the NBA, according to Tankathon, which calculates the combined winning percentage of a team’s remaining opponents. Tankathon’s strength of schedule does not account for where games are played.
Four of the Lakers’ next five games are against teams with losing records, the exception being the Pacers.
Some good news for Los Angeles: Phoenix has the toughest remaining schedule, per Tankathon. The Suns also have 10 games remaining in their season, only every single matchup is against teams with a winning record.
You can find the rest of the Lakers’ 2023-24 schedule below.
Date |
Opponent |
Time (ET) |
TV channel |
March 27 |
at Grizzlies |
8 p.m. |
— |
March 29 |
at Pacers |
7 p.m. |
— |
March 31 |
at Nets |
6 p.m. |
— |
April 2 |
at Raptors |
7 p.m. |
— |
April 3 |
at Wizards |
7 p.m. |
— |
April 6 |
vs. Cavaliers |
3:30 p.m. |
— |
April 7 |
vs. Timberwolves |
10 p.m. |
— |
April 9 |
vs. Warriors |
10 p.m. |
— |
April 12 |
at Grizzlies |
8 p.m. |
— |
April 14 |
at Pelicans |
3:30 p.m. |
— |
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Lakers NBA Playoffs and Play-In Tournament projections
As of March 27, the Lakers have a 41.5 percent chance of making the playoffs, according to Basketball-Reference’s Playoff Probabilities Report.
Based on Basketball Reference’s simulations, the most likely outcome for the Lakers is finishing the regular season as the No. 9 seed (35.2 percent chance) and earning the No. 8 seed (20.4 percent) in the NBA Playoffs via the Play-In Tournament.
The Ringer gives the Lakers a 95 percent chance of making the Play-In Tournament and a 39 percent chance of making the playoffs.
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