Yes, you read right. A Lakers win tonight, even throughout all the ups and down including a season-ending injury to the famed legend Kobe Bryant, could give them the 7th place! And this whole time, we were wondering if the Lakers were going to even make the playoffs?! And now, we are here discussing a 7th place spot and not even the 8th?! Things have certainly been shocking for the Laker franchise this season to say the least. With both the unlikely and shocking trades in the offseason to receive star point guard Steve Nash and injured but yet famed center Dwight Howard, everyone in NBA land just knew the Lakers had a beyond decent chance of winning it all. But then when the season started and the Lakers went on an 0-8 pre-season start and a 1-4 start to the regular season, we all knew there was trouble in paradise. And yeah, the Lakers tried to come back, climbing time and time again out of the below .500 range that finally slid them into the spot they are in now: having the last game of the season determine their 2013 post season destiny. As of now, OKC is in the first spot closely followed by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2nd. Since the 7th spot gives u the second place team, if Lakers win tonight and Utah Jazz loses (yes this does hinge on UTAH again ugh) the Lakers will face the Spurs in the second round and NOT OKC. Ok, the Spurs are in the second spot, but they are known to be a bit fraudulent. LOL That is, they might play super well in the regular season, but when it has come to recent post seasons, they have tended to fold. And not to mention, the Lakers JUST beat them WITHOUT Kobe. So the chances look real good. If you are a Laker fan, you should still be hoping for the best from your team, even without Kobe. Yeah, it's realllllll hard, but look, Kobe's doing it.
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