The Lakers will have one of the busiest schedules as they contend for playoff positioning ahead of the postseason. When February ends on Friday night, the season will be 72% complete. And while the top seeds sit comfortably at the top of each conference, there will still be much to determine over the final 44 days. There will also be some necessary preparation for the postseason. Through Thursday, Luka Dončić has played just six games for the Los Angeles Lakers, De’Andre Hunter has played just seven with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Jimmy Butler has played just eight for the Golden State Warriors. When Anthony Davis returns from injury, he’ll have played just one game for the Dallas Mavericks. That means that the final 28% of the season is important beyond playoff and Play-In Tournament positioning. Here’s a schedule breakdown for March and April. Note: A rest-advantage game (or rest-disadvantage game) is one where one team played the day/night before, but the other (the team with the advantage) did not. Through Thursday, teams are 124-88 (.585) in rest-advantage games, 69-44 (.611) at home and 55-44 (.556) on the road. All stats are through Thursday, Feb. 27, but “remaining” games are those starting March 1.
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