TheLakers are marching towards a storm.
It’s in the form of a defense that encircles its opponents, obscuring their vision, sapping their energy, rendering them shells of themselves.
The Lakers havelost to the Thunderin all four regular-season meetings, by an average of 29.3 points per game. Now they face them in the second round of the playoffs.
The question on everyone’s mind: Do they have a chance?
So much must go right for the Lakers to compete against the reigning champions, who areyounger, faster, deeper and more physical.
The Thunder have the top-rated defense in the NBA. The Lakers are missing theleague’s leading scorer in Luka Doncic, who averaged 33.5 points per game before sustaining a strained hamstring on April 2.
That’s not exactly a recipe for success.
For the Lakers to stand a chance in this series, near-perfection is required.
They need to make their 3-point shots. They need to drastically reduce their turnovers. They need to control the pace.
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