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I don't know what it's worth, to be honest, but Sagarin's Ratings have the Lakers playing the #1 most difficult schedule so far.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/nba/sagarin/
FWIW I think it's worth a good bit. It allowed me to predict a 15-point blowout loss last night (and not be too surprised by a 35-point blowout loss).

Additionally:
W/L Record of teams that have beaten LA: 85-35
W/L Record of teams LA has beaten: 19-16

Total Games: 13
Teams with Winning Record: 12
Record in those games: 2-10
Teams with Losing Record: 1
Record in those games: 1-0

Little consolation, as we need to be able to beat everyone to earn meaningful (Playoff) victories, but it might put some things in perspective.

Image: Tom Pennington/Getty Images

http://www.latimes.com/sports/laker...receives-flop-warning-nba-20141120-story.html

So, the NBA does issue warnings. Interesting. Considering how much Harden and so many others get away with, I could have sworn that they didn't.

Great win for the Lakers. We're undefeated with Nick Young and finally got our first winning streak! Woohoo!

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Lakers Showing Signs of Life After Terrible Start to 2014-15 Season
By Josh Martin, NBA Lead Writer Nov 20, 2014

Don't plan to attend a parade down Figueroa Street just yet, Los Angeles Lakers fans. Don't even sit on StubHub for seats at Staples Center beyond mid-April, unless you're eager to support the Los Angeles Clippers.

A 98-92 win over the Dwight Howard-less Houston Rockets won't bring another Larry O'Brien Trophy to L.A. Neither will a 114-109 victory against the Atlanta Hawks, sans DeMarre Carroll and a whole Al Horford.

But wins are wins, especially those that come on the road. And in a season clouded with misery and predictable disappointment, every little ray of sunshine counts.
The Rockets still have plenty going for them, despite the absence of the Lakers' newest nemesis, on account of a knee strain. James Harden, for one.

Harden had himself an evening that was at once typical of and unusual for such a prolific and...