Lakers officially eliminated from playoff contention
Here’s ESPN Los Angeles reporting what was inevitable:
The Lakers were eliminated from playoff contention Tuesday, marking their earliest elimination since the franchise moved to L.A. before the 1960-61 season.
The Lakers were officially knocked out when the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Brooklyn Nets.
They later beat the Detroit Pistons 93-85 to improve to 17-46.
Their elimination marks only the seventh time in franchise history that the Lakers will miss the postseason and only the second time that they’ve missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons (1974-75 and 1975-76).
