The NBA Playoffs are nearly here. There are just a week's worth of regular-season games left to be played, which means playoff scenarios are being played out.
One team looking to make it back into the playoffs for a third straight season is the Los Angeles Lakers. Thanks to the play of LeBron James and the Lakers landing Luka Doncic in a blockbuster trade earlier this season, Los Angeles is on-track to do just that.
Although the Lakers' playoff fate isn't set in stone just yet, let's take a look at the playoff scenarios for Los Angeles with just four regular-season games remaining.
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Lakers playoff scenarios 2025
Finishing the season at 50-31 overall, Los Angeles sits in third place in the Western Conference behind the Thunder and Rockets. With a win over the Rockets on April 12, the Lakers clinched the third seed in the conference.
The Lakers will face the Timberwolves in the first round.
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Lakers standings 2025
Here's a look at the final Western Conference playoff picture for the 2024-25 season.
| Seed | Team | Record | Games Back |
| 1 | Thunder*** | 68-14 | -- |
| 2 | Rockets** | 52-30 | 16 |
| 3 | Lakers** | 50-32 | 18 |
| 4 | Nuggets | 50-32 | 18 |
| 5 | Clippers | 50-32 | 18 |
| 6 | Timbewolves | 49-33 | 19 |
| 7 | Warriors | 48-33 | 20 |
| 8 | Grizzlies | 48-34 | 20 |
| 9 | Kings | 40-42 | 28 |
| 10 | Mavericks | 39-42 | 29 |
***clinched conference
**clinched division
Lakers remaining schedule
Here's a look at Los Angeles' final game:
- Sun, April 13: at Portland
Lakers potential playoff opponents
The third-seeded Lakers will draw the No. 6 seed Timberwolves in the first round.