By Zach Koons Los Angeles is now a game out of the play-in tournament with just five games remaining. View the original article to see embedded media. After his game-tying three-point attempt came up well short and the Lakers dropped their fifth straight game with 114–111 loss to the Pelicans on Friday night, LeBron James lamented his team’s misfortunes this season. James was magnificent in front of the home crowd, scoring 38 points on 13-for-23 shooting to continue a stellar year. However, he sounded exasperated afterwards, recognizing that Friday’s game was “must-win” with the end of the reg…