The season has not gone according to plan for the Los Angeles Lakers. Many people believed this is when the team would be gearing up for a playoff push behind LeBron James. Instead, they are staring at a nearly impossible task of qualifying for the postseason.
Los Angeles currently sits in 10th place in the Western Conference, 5.5 games behind the San Antonio Spurs, who reside in the eighth spot. The Sacramento Kings are in ninth, while the Minnesota Timberwolves are tied with the Lakers.
This was not the position the organization thought that they would be in.