Warriors and Lakers, best show in town
Sixers go up, Suns go down
This is the best seat in the NBA, amid an unprecedented setting.
Old NBA players usually aren’t this good, this great, and recent champions don’t often meet in the second round of the playoffs. We’re not feeding off scents and smells from 2015 either, the Lakers won it all 31 months ago, the Warriors won it all 45 weeks ago.
These are not incapacitated heroes, these are functional superstars from days of yore, competing in modern times, working up championship-level competition in a space of year we’re typically stuck trying to get the Hawks and Raptors out of our lives.
Instead, we’re left to behold the Greatest Semifinals Ever, continuing with something that should hype its own hype.
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C: Kevon Looney — trick in this series will be stepping into pressure spots to receive a pass. The Lakers will stop possessions and (once again) Looney must remain brave enough to break from his spot and think on his feet. He’s great at it.
PF: Draymond Green — guessing we’re done with what was probably a needed bench gimmick. Draymond absolutely cannot bleep around with his offense in this series, the Laker defense is too good to treat possessions lightly. Floaters on point, decisions made quickly.
SF: Andrew Wiggins — ability to score on isolation forays while Lakers cling to teammates crucial. The only man with single coverage needs to stick and move.
