After the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Indiana Pacers on Saturday afternoon, they were left with one very important game to end the 2020-21 regular season.
Despite head coach Frank Vogel saying the team was unafraid of the Play-In Tournament, the Lakers now have the chance to avoid it altogether.
To do so, they’ll first need to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans. However, since the Portland Trail Blazers own the tiebreaker between the two teams, they’ll need some help from the Denver Nuggets. If the Nuggets defeat the Trail Blazers and the Lakers defeat the Pelicans, the Lakers will move up to No.