After restructuring their team at the 2022-23 NBA season trade deadline, the Lakers turned their season around, closing the campaign with the second-best defense in the NBA and winning 18 of their 26 final games.
As importantly, since an overtime win over the Wizards counts the same in the standings as blowing out the top-seeded Thunder, the Lakers won all five of their games against losing teams during that stretch.
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