The Lakers surely won't catch San Antonio in the standings, but their schedule favors them against all the other teams in the league in the chase for home-court advantage.

The Lakers (49-20) have played more road games than any other team, giving them a major scheduling advantage over Chicago (49-19), Boston (49-19), Dallas (48-21) and Miami (48-22).

They have only four road games left: at Utah, Golden State, Portland and Sacramento.

Boston has eight road games remaining, including ones in San Antonio, Chicago and Miami. Chicago and Miami each have seven road games.

The Lakers' direct threat in the Western Conference standings, Dallas, has a six-game trip that starts next Saturday.