The Lakers are in a very precarious situation this season despite the calendar not having yet turned to 2023. An untimely injury to Anthony Davis — though not to suggest that any injury to him this year would have been convenient — at a favorable moment on the schedule has left the Lakers streaking in the wrong direction.
What was once seen as a moment in the year when the Lakers could make a run has turned into a moment in the season where the Lakers are losing their hold on the proverbial rope. And now, the team is on a five-game road trip needing to snap a four-game losing streak to save the season.