rk2023 wrote:eminence wrote:OhayoKD wrote:"Relatively healthy" is a pretty odd caveat for the suns given they were playing two 35+ year olds more minutes than nearly anyone.
The Lakers best two players were carrying-surgery demanding injuries. The Clippers were without their 2 best players for most of their matchup. The Suns did win the most games vs Denver, but they were also outscored by a higher margin than any other team(suns lost by 8.9 points, min lost by 8.8 points, miami lost by 8.2 points, Lakers by 6 points). Possible that's closer if Chris-Paul is there, but Minesotta and Miami had more significant absences and the Lakers best offensive and defensive players were playing on a typical season-ender and something you're supposed to get surgery for respectively
KD is 'only' 34.
But anywho, it was comparing the Suns to the 2nd series Suns where CP3 isn't there at all. I don't think Minnesota/Miami's missing dudes were any more important than CP3. Lakers certainly could win it.
As Ohayo alluded to, I also personally think that two compromised superstars (of course James more-so than Davis) is eating at added value more than 4.25 games of no CP3
I would agree?
I'm treating the injuries as they happened. Eg - CP3 is 'healthy' for the first round and out starting in the second. Kawhi gets injured in the first round. LeBron is dinged up.
