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West Pacific · 2026–27 season

The story so far

Lakers fans opened the season euphoric, crowning Luka an MVP favorite and raving about a younger, deeper roster during a perfect first week. A blown lead at Golden State and a shaky bench pushed misery from 26 to 60, leaving a 5-2 fan base anxious despite the winning record.

From Reddit fan threads · through Oct 26–Nov 1 · 5-2

Season misery
38Content
Worst week
60Oct 26–Nov 1
Best week
26Oct 19–25
Oct 19–25: misery 26 (Euphoric) · 3-0Oct 26–Nov 1: misery 60 (Uneasy) · 2-2Nov 2–8: misery 29 (Euphoric) · 2-010/1910/2611/2
Weekly misery, Monday to Sunday. Above the line is miserable; below is happy.

Storylines

what fans talked about, week by week
Emerging
  • Luka's 52 at Utah and 45 against Toronto kept the MVP chants loud, though fans began worrying he'll be gassed by December and that the team collapses when he sits.

    “LUKA FIRST 50 BALL OF THE SEASON!!! AR was stellar as well. Team just has unreal firepower top to bottom.”

    ▲ 462Oct 19–25

Came and went

angry / anxioushappy / hopefulsplitbigger dot = louder

  1. 29Nov 2–8● so far2-0›
  2. 60Oct 26–Nov 12-2›
  3. 26Oct 19–253-0›