The temptation now comes. Because they have won 12 of the last 17 games, picking up among others the “scalps” of Oklahoma City and Minnesota, who command the West. Because LeBron James is the usual phenomenon even in season 21, because Anthony Davis knows how to be dominant and D’Angelo Russell, goodness of him, has recently decided to seem like the perfect third star. Because Darwin Ham seems to have understood the rotation and because basically they are on the same path as last year, when they reached the conference final. Yet believing in the Lakers, believing that from mid-April onwards they will magically transform into a racing team, remains difficult. Because this year’s yellow and purple are schizophrenic and capable of anything. And they are the first to know. “We can beat anyone if we play the right way,” said Anthony Davis after the victory over Minnesota, in which he dominated with a phenomenal performance. However, we also know that if we don’t play in the right way we can lose against anyone.”
2024-03-14 07:36:26
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