Austin Reaves’ Lakers return looms large, but is it enough to compete for a ring?

Source: New York Post

NEW YORK — On Feb. 1, 2025, the Lakers left Madison Square Garden with a 28–19 record, the fifth-best-winning percentage in the Western Conference, after a commanding win over the Knicks, and were in the midst of a playoff race that ended with them securing the No. 3 seed in the west after having a 50–32 record.