Lakers vs. Pelicans Preview: Postseason Implications

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty ImagesThe Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Pelicans are set to square off this Sunday in a matchup down in the bayou that has major postseason implications. Both teams are 31-42, with this game being important for tie-breakers to see who will be the probable host of the latter part of the play-in tournament.

And look, if that entire paragraph doesn’t get you pumped up to watch some Lakers basketball, I understand. It’s hard to get psyched up for a 9 vs. 10 seed play-in matchup, given where we thought this team would go before the season started. It’s even harder to mentally get up for this game when the disappointment that would come with getting eliminated…