The Los Angeles Lakers will play in their most winnable game on paper in some time when they look to snap a three-game losing streak while hosting the Memphis Grizzlies at Staples Center on Wednesday night.
The Lakers have lost six of their last seven games, but have done so against all playoff teams, something the lottery-bound Grizzlies are decidedly not. Memphis, which is sitting well outside the playoff picture at 14th in the Western Conference, looks all set to end a seven-year stretch in which they made the playoffs each season.
The Grizzlies had previously played in the postseason just three times prior in their entire franchise history.