I feel like the Lakers will begin the Rockets series trying to play their bigger game. If they can keep bigs like Dwight and JaVale on the floor so they can selectively go to AD at 5 when it suits them, they'll have an easy series. IF, cause they may not be able to play 2 bigs
— Eric Pincus (@EricPincus) September 3, 2020
Lakers will begin the Rockets series trying to play their bigger game
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September 2, 2020 2 Comments
Whether this will be an easy series (I have the Lakers in 5 games) will depend on whether or not the Lakers play small with Davis or Morris at the five for at least half of the game.
Otherwise, they will play right into the Rockets hands and end up making this a much tougher series than it should be. That’s why this series will go to 5 games. Because Frank will waste one game trying to out-big the Rockets.
If the Lakers went small from the get go with AD at the five, they would dominate and this would be a sweep.
The Lakers will prevail at the end. The Rockets will have a hard time sustaining energy heading into the Lakers series after their grueling 7 game bout. They may look sharp and crisp to start the series but will eventually tire out. Going from that long series to running right into the hands of a heavyweight is like jumping from a frying pan right into the fire. Here is hoping the Lakers don’t let their guards down.