The Los Angeles Lakers had one other massive win on Wednesday, this time over the Denver Nuggets.
Luka Doncic led his group and put them in a good higher place simply weeks earlier than the upcoming NBA playoffs.
Talking on “SportsCenter,” Doncic was requested if his group is considering the postseason and who they could face.
Doncic confirmed that the Lakers are simply going “recreation by recreation,” which he says is vital as a result of pondering of the longer term an excessive amount of can distract from the current.
Doncic and his teammates aren’t pondering of the postseason and as an alternative are simply making an attempt to win as a lot as potential proper now.
“It is vital we go recreation by recreation.”
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The Lakers are as soon as once more the third seed within the West.
In the event that they preserve competing properly, they are going to keep away from the Play-In Match for the primary time in years.
There was a time once they have been everlasting presences within the Play-In, however that is probably not the case this yr.
As a result of the Western Convention is so tight, rather a lot will change between now and the beginning of the playoffs.
The Lakers may stay towards the highest, slip down, and even climb up.
Meaning they don’t know who they are going to be battling in opposition to within the opening spherical.
Some groups are higher than others, in fact, and there are followers pleading for the Lakers to be strategic to allow them to keep away from their largest foes.
However Doncic says they aren’t excited about that.
They wish to win now, as a lot as potential, and can fear concerning the playoffs once they begin.
On Wednesday night time, the Lakers weren’t worrying about a lot as they simply took down the Nuggets.
Will they nonetheless be so carefree and joyful when the postseason kicks off subsequent month?
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