The Los Angeles Lakers have had a rollercoaster of a season, starting the year as a strong offense that couldn’t defend well enough to win before morphing into a defensive juggernaut that got just enough from LeBron James offensively to grit out victories.
Then James got hurt, and the Lakers’ fortunes changed again, going 5-8 during his absence while mixing some of the worst basketball they’ve played this season with stretches of the strongest performances the team’s young core has displayed in their career.
Suffice to say that the Lakers have been anything but predictable this season.