The Lakers have done exceedingly well in the In-Season Tournament so far. In fact, they could hardly do better, going 3-0 with the best point differential in the whole tournament.
And yet, Tuesday’s contest against the Jazz could end with the Lakers out of the In-Season Tournament.
Due to tiebreakers and the Jazz going 2-1 themselves, Tuesday’s game is a sort-of defacto knockout game itself. Win and the Lakers both move on and are almost certainly the No. 1 seed in the conference. Lose and things could get hairy.
Here’s a look at the scenarios at play.