31-40. Previous: . Los Angeles Lakers. 24. team. 20. <p>Most people have already acclimated themselves to the idea of a postseason without LeBron James, but we’re in truly unsettling territory with his team closing a season on such a dour note. Not only are the Los Angeles Lakers on the cusp of officially being eliminated from the playoffs with three weeks to go in the season, but they’ve lost a staggering 19 of their last 25 games and are nine games below .500.</p>
<p>It makes sense for the Lakers to tank and try to improve their odds at a higher pick, of course, but the moment LeBron James was blocked by Mario Hezonja to seal the Lakers’ loss to the lowly Knicks, it felt like perhaps we finally <em>are</em> seeing post-peak LeBron.</p>