Lakers Only One Game Behind Cavaliers

The Lakers (53-14) are only one game behind the Cleveland Cavaliers (54-13), a fact that has some fans worried. L.A. has the tiebreaker by virtue of a two-game sweep of Cleveland this season, but there may not be a tie to be broken. The Cavaliers play 10 of their last 15 games at Quiken Loans Arena, where they are 30-1 this season, with the Lakers being that “1.”

The Lakers are about to embark on a season-high seven-game road trip after playing the Golden State Warriors tonight. With more road games for the Lakers and more home games for the Cavaliers, the ratio isn’t looking good, especially since last season the Lakers experienced the importance of home court advantage in the NBA Finals, when they lost to the Boston Celtics 0-3. When asked if the Lakers will be able to finish ahead of Cleveland, Lakers’ Coach Phil Jackson told the L.A. Times, “Oh, yeah, sure, we’ll just win all our games and then we’ll see what happens. Who knows? Those are the things that make for an interesting season. But we’re still going to go out to win ballgames and put the pressure there.”

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