…and Reality
The actual result was really just unfortunate, as injuries kept LeBron out of almost 30 games. The injury bug also bit Rondo and other key contributors like Brandon Ingram and Lonzo Ball, and this proved to be too much for the team to overcome as they failed to significantly improve upon the previous year’s finish. Lakers fans can most likely expect better things in the future, with newcomers Anthony Davis and Dwight Howard and a healthy LeBron in 2019.