Calinks wrote:Mavs and Lakers look good again. Now I am seeing people predict them to go far. A lot of people think the Lakers will be in the WCF again. I don't see it. I think the Lakers are cooked, maybe they could squeak by OKC because of a bad matchup but I don't see them beating anyone else in that 1-6 seed range except maybe the Clippers who have been a mess.
The Mavs do look better but I think we beat them unless Kyrie and Luka go absolutely nuts (which is possible) and or we choke big time, like Towns goes super meltdown mode (also possible) but I don't think that is likely for all seven games.
"I think they are cooked"
"I don't see it. maybe they squeek by OKC"
"Maybe they beat the Clippers"
Okay, so say LAL is the 8 seed and OKC is the 1 seed. LAC is in the 4/5.
You could easily see LAL in the WCF then, right? Afterall, you did say you could see LAL beating LAC/OKC.
I think what most people see in the Lakers is a team with experience, the best defensive player in the conference in Anthony Davis and the GOAT in LeBron James still able to take over games. D'Angelo Russell is playing the best basketball of his career while the other players fill important roles on the team.
I don't know or necessarily think the Lakers will make the WCF, but what they did last year is stark evidence they can do it again.