A GROUNDHOG'S DAY LAKERS FORECAST

A GROUNDHOG’S DAY LAKERS FORECAST

Punxsutawny Phil saw his shadow, predicting another 6 weeks of winter. As Lakers fans have watched their 1st place lead dwindle and have watched Cleveland steadily move ahead in the standings and into 1st place, they feel a bit like Phil, when it is revealed that winter will continue for at least a little longer. So we have stored our celebration plans on the shelf for now, awaiting the spring thaw, anticipating that all will be well at last in our Lakers universe.

NBA STANDINGS FOR FEBRUARY 2, 2010

1. Cleveland .780
2. Lakers .755
3. Denver .688
4. Orlando .673
5. Boston .652
6. Atlanta .638
7. Dallas .625
8. Utah .617
9. San Antonio .587
10. Phoenix .580
11. Portland .580
12. Oklahoma City .563
13. Houston .542
14. Memphis .542
15. New Orleans .542
16. Toronto .531
17. Charlotte .511
18. Chicago .500
19. Miami .500
20. Milwaukee .447
21. Clippers .438
22. New York .383
23. Indiana .347
24. Detroit .340
25. Philadelphia .340
26. Sacramento .340
27. Washington .340
28. Golden State .277
29. Minnesota .224
30. New Jersey .085

Mark Overt Skilbred