Since falling to 17-19 after a loss to the Grizzlies in early January, the Lakers are 28-16 even including Tuesday's loss to the Warriors, and yes, we'll get to that shortly. That's a .636 win percentage, or a 52-win pace over 82 games.
In that span, they have moved up from 11th in the Western Conference to ninth. In that same timeframe, five different Western Conference teams have won at an even higher rate and the Warriors have been one game worse.
But a lot of times the focus is on what the Lakers didn't do when, on the other side of the court, their opponent has their own winning streaks and their own coaches and their own players. It isn't as simple as "The Lakers didn't do this" on many nights.
If the Golden State Warriors make 26 3-pointers at a 63% clip, you won't win! The phrase "tip your hat" was mentioned by multiple players postgame and on nights like that.
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