LOS ANGELES — Amid all the chaos and disruption of the past month-plus for the Los Angeles Lakers, they have firmly established themselves as among the best teams in the league.
Since Jan. 15 — their first win after the Los Angeles wildfires — the Lakers have the league’s best record at 15-4. They rank No. 1 in defensive rating, No. 8 in offensive rating and No. 3 in net rating (behind only the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder).
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They have won despite Anthony Davis. before being traded, missing time with an abdominal injury, Luka Dončić not being available for the first week after the trade, and Dončić missing another
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