Despite the Los Angeles Lakers being banged up, they are still fighting hard to keep their place in the Western Conference standings. With matchups seemingly every night against potential playoff teams, the West is proving to be very difficult.
As the Lakers continue to play without LeBron James and Rajon Rondo, it has required the young core to take on a lot more than they thought they would have had to this season. So far this season the young core has played well. However, they have been asked to carry the load the past few games.