The NBA gods have been incredibly cruel to us this season

this is how their script has played out this year:

Beginning of the season (rising action):
-come into season with a ton of momentum
-willie green looks like a great young coach leading the charge
-young superstar core with vet leadership ready to make the leap

Mid-early season mark (climax):
-lakers are horrible
-destroy the suns at home; twice
-team is in 1st place in the west stacking big wins vs other contenders
-team is arguably on the rise and looking to contend for a chip

Mid season mark (falling action):
-BI jams his toe against a grizzlies player
-zion trying to keep the team afloat pulls his hamstring \
-CJ messes up thumb
-BI misses way more games than anticipated
-zion has a set back
-cj can't shoot with thumb injury
-team attempts to stay afloat but role players regress to the mean
-lakers are literally gifted competent players to upgrade their trash roster for one 1st and a russell westbrook

approaching end of season mark (resolution):
-team doesn't look like they enjoy playing anymore
-losses are stacking up
-BI & CJ are failing to carry this team to wins
-jonas is old and slow
-team that previously had depth is now looking like a below average roster
-lakers are winning games and AD is carrying them with lebron out
-lakers pass pelicans and pelicans now are closer to a lottery team than playoff team
-question marks about willie's rotations and offensive philosophy

and the cherry on top:

-zion has significant setback, most likely won't play again this year


what a cruel roller-coaster pels fans have been put on this season. it's almost funny when you lay it out and play it back.