After going 0-3 to start the season, it didn’t always seem like the Los Angeles Lakers were destined to make the NBA playoffs. Even with LeBron James, who has appeared in the postseason every year since 2006.
However, after they signed Tyson Chandler to fill the glaring hole they had at the backup center position, they’ve been one of the hottest teams in the NBA. Since Chandler’s debut on Nov. 7, the Lakers have had the second-highest winning percentage in the league (66.7 percent), only trailing the Oklahoma City Thunder (70 percent).