The Lakers are one of two winless teams remaining in the NBA, and frankly, few predicted that they would have this much in common with the Orlando Magic at this point in the season.
But a four-game losing streak isn’t out of the ordinary. There were 86 instances of teams losing at least four consecutive games in the 2021-22 season, involving 25 of the league’s teams. To put that another way, 11 of the 16 playoffs teams lost four games in a row at one point or another.
It sucks for the Lakers to kick off their season on such a low note, and it doesn’t bode well for their chances of hanging banner no.