NBA Champions Los Angeles Lakers top threats (Part 1)
The teams that are expected to give the Lakers a tough time this season are mentioned in this article. The Lakers have already been in the last three finals, first of which they lost in 2008 and then won the following two. The Celtics were the team that defeated them in 2008 and this time also they are the team that will hurt them the most according to experts. There are other teams as well, let’s begin the list of teams, who according to experts will hinder the Lakers way to glory for the third straight time.
Starting off we have the Dallas Mavericks, who have had not such a hyped up offseason but relatively productive according to many. The Mavs have players like Brenden Haywood and Tyson Chandler, who not only give them options of shot blocking in the first team but also the second unit. This effectively strengthens the squad of the Mavericks and will be a force to watch out for according to many. The size that the team has along with the fact that they have good shooting and rebounding abilities further cements their chances of a good season this time.
With the squad that they have, the Mavericks are ready to put up a fight against any team in the West. Dallas Mavericks are a team with great deal of talent and skill. The thing that the experts are most concerned is that Dallas would be a very good and strong team in the regular season but would fall apart during the postseason. The experts’ panel have also come up with a score that shows that the Lakers would win the series against the Mavs if they were to meet with a score of 4-2.
The next team that would force the Lakers to scratch their heads is the once very dominating, San Antonio Spurs. The experts say that though the core of the Spurs is old, by no means does that mean that they are not in the running for the NBA title this season. Players like Tim Duncan and Tony Parker would be coming while leading attacks against the opposition like they did during their championship winning days. Not only this, they have one of the best ball suppliers in the business in their squad in the form of Manu Ginobli. Experts say that the Spurs are one team that could without a doubt over-turn the Lakers team given that the three big players combine to put up good performances. The experts say that there is good chance of Spurs wining the series if the two teams meet by 4-2, but if either one of the five players slightly underperforms then it would result in Lakers wining the series by the same score line of 4-2.
The Orlando Magic, said to be one of the strong and emerging teams with the league’s best centre, Dwight Howard, in their side, is the next threat to the Lakers. They can pressure but would not be able to overcome and dominate the Lakers. The experts say that there is a very good chance that the Lakers might come under pressure for a very short period of time.
The Orlando Magic team didn’t come up with much this offseason and experts say that they are the same team that it was many years ago. However, it can be said that the Orlando have gained when it comes to creativity as one of the big names, Hedo Turkoglu, comes into their squad to boost up their chances though the experts say that they do not have what it would take to dethrone the Lakers yet. The predicted score of the series would be 4-2 in favour of the Lakers.
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