There are nine games left in the Los Angeles Lakers' season and at 41-32 they sit ninth in the Western Conference. Currently in a play-in spot, they are just outside the first-round picture while also not entirely with a firm grasp on a playoff seed.
LeBron James is already thinking postseason, however. After a rocky start, the Lakers have won five in a row, seven out of their last 10 games and are tied for the third-best winning percentage (.750) in the NBA since the start of February. At 39, the four-time MVP has seen his work load lighten as he's gotten older.