Considering the current state of the Lakers — you know, the fact that whatever hopes they had to make the playoffs are gone — it’s difficult to meaningfully write about what is now the portion of the season that feels like the last 35 minutes of your Friday workday before an extended weekend. This team is simply playing out the string.
Rather than dwell on the total absurdity of a season that both delivered LeBron James and another trip to the lottery; rather than just look at all the bad (of which there is much), I’d rather focus on one piece of good: the reminder of what happens when you have hungry players with a want to play hard and how that inspires happiness in the viewing experience.