Do you know the craziest part of the Lakers’ second-round playoff series against the Thunder?
There’s such a wide chasm between the two teams that it has all-but-nullified what would’ve been a burning question in every other series involving LA.
Would things have been different had Luka Doncic played?
Doncic, who has been sidelined since April 2 because of a strained hamstring, was a top-five MVP contender. He led the league in scoring (33.5 points), was third in assists (8.3) and sixth in steals (1.6). He became the second player in NBA history to score 600-plus points in March alongside Michael Jordan.
Would a generational talent like that have swayed things?
So obvious that pundits have hardly postulated about the question on talk shows. Journalists haven’t really mulled over it in columns.
Sure, the Lakers would’ve had an easier time scoring if Doncic had been on the court.
But it still wouldn’t have been enough.
The Thunder’s top-rated defense would’ve collapsed on him and they still would’ve had ample depth to swarm everyone else.
Players one through five on the court for Oklahoma City at all times are gnats, including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lu Dort, Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein, Alex Caruso, Cason Wallace and Ajay Mitchell.
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