With only 31 games left in the season, the Lakers continue to find themselves in basketball limbo. The recent return of Anthony Davis sparked optimism that the team could finally propel themselves out of their season-long holding pattern by getting their core trio back on the floor together in time to build momentum for the final stretch. However, between Davis’ hurt wrist and swelling in LeBron James’ knee, those hopes have once again been put back on ice.
But despite who has — and has not — been available, basketball is still being played, and the club is still trying to figure out how to scrape enough wins together to hold down the fort.