When the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Toronto Raptors earlier this month, it was generally viewed as inconsequential because both teams had already secured their spots in their respective conferences. With the seeding games now in the rearview, we can stay that still holds true — at least in that respect. However, there were some repercussions to that loss in the league-wide standings.
As a result of the Lakers’ loss to the Raptors, they finished the season with the second-best winning percentage (73.2%) in the NBA — just one game behind the Raptors (73.