This season has been a show of brilliance from the Lakers, making them one of the major title contenders. After a distasteful loss in their first Playoff game, LeBron James and Anthony Davis came back strong in Game 2 against Blazers.
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Lakers have had a tremendous season with top performances from the Bigs as well as some young ones. 25-year-old Kyle Kuzma and his partner Alex Caruso have completed the right combination of players. While Kuzma is always up for spilling in threes, Caruso is on every end of the court looking for steals.
In competition with the Eastern Milwaukee Bucks, Lakers were a strong side throughout the season until its suspension. The seeding games in the Bubble saw quite a disappointing show from the team that hovered doubts over their form. Lakers won just three out of eight games before the Playoffs began.
Game 1 of the postseason continued a falling trend for the team with a 100-93 defeat to the Blazers. However, they weren’t going to be grounded for long. In Game 2, the Lakers unleashed their playoff spirit to win it with a massive 23-point lead. Anthony Davis, who was questioned over his form in Orlando, led the victory, scoring 31 points.
Anthony Davis seems confident about Lakers grabbing the title this season
“We got a chance [to win the title]. … All Rondo and Bron talk about is it doesn’t come around often.”
—Anthony Davis on how the Lakers are different from any team he’s played on (via @CassidyHubbarth) pic.twitter.com/b60rxwMPuI
— ESPN (@espn) August 21, 2020
Davis is confident about winning the championship with this talented team. After playing for the New Orleans Pelicans for previous years, he finds this as a rare opportunity to grab that trophy.
“We got a chance [to win the title]…We got a chance to do something special this year. And all, Rondo (Rajon Rondo) and Bron talk about is it doesn’t come around often. We have a great team to compete for a championship. So we want to take advantage of our opportunity that we have.
We just try to do things out there that other teams can’t do. We have such a talented team, and we still at times play scrappy. When you have a team that is talented and plays scrappy, it’s very tough to beat them.”
Well, we are yet to see if the Trail Blazers can pass this playoff test against one of the season favorites. Damian Lillard was benched in last quarter last night with a minor injury in his finger. We are yet to find out if he’ll make it to the next game.
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