There’s two teams that the New Orleans Pelicans have not yet faced this season: the Charlotte Hornets, and tonight’s matchup, the Los Angeles Lakers.
Or maybe we should refer to them as the Fakers.
Before the start of the season, general managers across the league felt that the Lakers were a championship contender, giving them the second-highest odds of winning the 2022 NBA Finals outside of the Brooklyn Nets.
The Lakers currently occupy the ninth seed in the Western Conference, sitting 3.5 games ahead of the Pelicans in the standings.