Alexander: For Lakers, the regular season’s end is in sight

LOS ANGELES — It felt like a playoff game. It sounded like a playoff game, with the Golden State Warriors, their popular style of play and the magic of Steph Curry drawing as many roars as the Lakers. Maybe louder, too.
If it’s indeed a playoff preview, it seems that the Lakers still have some work to do. But, then, the Warriors aren’t the only tough out in an overloaded Western Conference.
The Lakers’ 123-116 loss to Golden State on Thursday night probably had its genesi