Are the Lakers eliminated if they lose to the Pelicans in the play-in?

The Los Angeles Lakers are set to take on the New Orleans Pelicans in their play-in game on Tuesday, April 16, with tip-off at 7.30 p.m. ET / 4.30 p.m. PT at the New Orleans Arena.

Ahead of the crunch tie, nerves are through the roof for both sides who have their seasons on the line. But is it all over for LeBron of they lose?

Are the Lakers eliminated if they lose to the Pelicans in the play-in?

The winner will be the No. 7 seed and take on the defending champion Denver Nuggets in NBA Playoffs first round. If the Laker lose, however, they will host the winner of the game between the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings for the chance to face the top seed in the West, the Oklahoma City Thunder.

As far as the form between the two sides goes, it was the Lakers who won against the New Orleans Pelicans just last week, beating them by a score of 124-108, piling on the pressure given the game will still be fresh in the mind.

“What team would want to play against the best basketball player in the world, no matter what phase of [LeBron James’] career that he’s in, you don’t want to match up with the best basketball player in the world”, Lou Will said. We agree.

LeBron gives Will reason to worry, as he has never lost a play-in game, boasting a 2 from 2 record that he will be looking to increase this year. Follow the action, as well as all the latest news and play-in fallout as it happens on AS USA.