Getty LeBron James (r) and Cam Johnson (l). The resurgent Los Angeles Lakers have climbed back into the NBA Western Conference playoff picture, and out of the play-in bracket, winning four of their last six games including a nail-biting Christmas Day win over the Golden State Warriors. At 17-13, the LeBron James-led squad now sits sixth in the West, just two games behind the Dallas Mavericks for a top-four spot that would bring home court advantage in at least one playoff series. With more than