The 2022-23 regular season is over.
The campaign that saw the Los Angeles Lakers start 2-10 now sees them 43-39, needing to get through the third annual play-in tournament in the Western Conference to officially make the playoffs. The Lakers missed the playoffs and the play-in tournament last season.
The 7th-seeded Lakers will match up against the 8th-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena in what will hopefully be the Lakers’ sole play-in game this year. If they lose, they’ll still have an opportunity to get into the playoffs as the official 8 seed with a win on Thursday against the loser of Pelicans vs.