The Los Angeles Lakers have struggled all season.
They have fought for their playoff lives in each game over the past month.
But, with only four games left in the season, none are as important as the two coming up.
On Tuesday night the Lakers face the Utah Jazz and then play the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday.
The Lakers are currently the seventh seed in the Western Conference, and in a play-in position.
Brian Windhorst said on First Take that he thinks the Lakers’ season is at stake this week.
.@WindhorstESPN says the Lakers' season is at stake 😳
"These are the most important games the Lakers have played since they were in the 2020 Finals." pic.twitter.com/ifewKvpeI0
— First Take (@FirstTake) April 4, 2023
These next two games should be seen as playoff games for the Lakers.
Most teams want to get a top-six seed in the conference to be able to avoid the play-in.
If the Lakers can win each of their next two games they will have a great chance at a top-six seed.
It has been a wild season for the Lakers, but they turned their season around at the trade deadline.
Some of the moves they made sparked the Lakers into making this playoff push.
Among them were acquiring better defensive players such as Jarred Vanderbilt and scoring in Malik Beasley and D’Angelo Russell.
GM Rob Pelinka deserves plenty of credit for what the roster has turned into.
Missing the playoffs is not something that Lakers fans take well to.
They are used to competing for championships and that is not something the Lakers have done since 2020.
These next two games are crucial for the Lakers, and they must find a way to win.
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