Brave Moves: Lakers have come up with a Smart plan to arrive at NBA Finals as…
The Los Angeles Lakers are back in the Play-In Competition for the second consecutive year. They protected eighth with a success in their finale against the Pelicans and will stay in New Orleans for a rematch to start the play-in.
LeBron James and company will be critical top picks to get the seventh seed, yet could they at any point make a profound season finisher run?LeBron led his team on one last year. They defeated the Timberwolves to secure the seventh seed before defeating the Grizzlies and Warriors to reach the conference finals. The Lakers were swept by the eventual champion Nuggets, but it was still an impressive and improbable run.If the Lakers take the same path, Denver awaits in the first round of the playoffs. LA has zero answers for Nikola Jokic and would be massive underdogs in that series. The Lakers must steal a page out of Pat Riley and the Miami Heat’s playbook, and it could lead to an ever-deeper run.
The Lakers do not want to tangle with the Nuggets in round one, so losing their first Play-In game could be advantageous. They would host the winner of Warriors versus Kings, which is scary. Both teams have proven capable of beating LA, but winning that contest sets LeBron James and company up with a favorable path