ESPN.com · Apr 7, 2024
'Confident' Lakers finally see rise in standings after win
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LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Lakers are playing their best basketball in months as the NBA calendar enters the final week of the regular season. And after Saturday's 116-97 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, they finally have something to show for it.
The win, which was L.A.'s ninth in its last 10 games, moved the Lakers up to No. 8 in the Western Conference standings -- the best position they've been since Dec. 29th when they were 17-15.
Now 45-33 with four games remaining, L.A. does not sound like a team barely eking its way into the playoff picture.