AllĀ told, the Lakers made 1.3 excess playoff ā¦
AllĀ told, the Lakers made 1.3 excess playoff ā¦
HoopsHypeWed, May 13, 2026 at 4:59 PM UTC
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AllĀ told, the Lakers made 1.3 excess playoff ā¦
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Was that a success? Well, it resulted in negative Finals probability added in the end, but not by a huge amount ā because there wasnāt much to begin with ā and it did add to the tally of playoff appearances above expected for the Lakers during LeBron Jamesā time with the club. And generally, that was the story for his L.A. tenure aside from 2020: the Lakers exceeded playoff-odds expectations more often than not, and when they fell short in the playoffs, it didnāt cost them too much. And the one time they didnāt (in 2020), it was so valuable that it made up for all of the other years anyway. All told, the Lakers made 1.3 excess playoff appearances beyond expected with LeBron, making 0.4 more Finals than expected and winning 0.7 more rings than expected.
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