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The Lakers currently sit at the sixth seed in the Western Conference, tied with the Los Angeles Clippers. This placement is juxtaposed against teams like the Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets, and the surging Oklahoma City Thunder, who are on a remarkable 15-game winning streak. As the Lakers' struggles continue, the media and analysts are fixated on how the team has fallen short yet again and where the blame may lie.