Lakers offered major NBA playoffs hope

The Los Angeles Lakers will reach the Western Conference Finals this year, according to Fox Sports’ Jason McIntyre. He told Scoop B Radio with Brandon Robinson: “If there’s any injury to [Steph] Curry or [Kevin] Durant, then the Lakers have a shot of beating them [the Golden State Warriors]. “The Thunder have a small shot, the Rockets have a small shot. But that’s with injuries - assuming everybody stays healthy? No, I don’t think anybody from the West [beats them].  I think as long as the Lakers get the second or third seed, they’ll be in the Western Conference Finals. “Actually as long as they don’t play the Warriors until the Conference Finals, I think LeBron will get them there and I think LeBron knows it.  Last year, no Kyrie Irving. Last year’s roster was a joke - beats the Pacers in seven, beats the Celtics in seven.  It’s LeBron. I’m sorry, I’m not betting against him.”

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