not sure my Miami Heat can beat these Lakers anymore...

[Mr. Incredible]

overreaction thread... Miami has the tools to beat the Lakers... Lakers remain my favorites but it won't be an easy road... any team with a high scoring/slasher/ball handler can beat the Lakers.

Agreed. + the NBA is wide open this year. You can make a case for a lot of teams.

[Bigsmoke]

can chris bosh guard dwight?
can battier guard gasol?
can ray allen guard nash?

im guessing no

Nash will just run into someone and get hurt for another 2 months again with his old ass.

[Money 23]

WCF: LAL v.s. LAC

ECF: NYC v.s. MIA

[jjayfive]

I feel the lakers biggest obstacle lies in the west (OKC and Clippers).. They have the big bodies to at least bother the lakers and really good scoring from the perimeter..

[SilkkTheShocker]

WCF: LAL v.s. LAC

ECF: NYC v.s. MIA

Knicks wont make it that far

[cotdt]

I feel the lakers biggest obstacle lies in the west (OKC and Clippers).. They have the big bodies to at least bother the lakers and really good scoring from the perimeter..

I agree. Lakers traditionally beat smaller teams in the playoffs, but teams with quality bigs are very dangerous. Lakers might not even be the best team in the city.

[Mr. Incredible]

yup.. but im hoping for a Lakers - Miami finals... i feel it something that has to happen, we didn't get to see Bulls - Rockets, Lakers - Bulls(Jordan retired right when the Lakers were on the verge of becoming a contender), Lakers - Miami(Wade - Shaq era), Lakers - Cleveland.

I really hope it happens.

It really would be a travesty if we didn't see a Lebron-Kobe Final. I'm still pissed about '09.

[Blue&Orange]

I hope OP is talking about regular season, because that's the only place the Heat will be seeing the Lakers.

[Money 23]

Knicks wont make it that far

In the East? Yea they can. Beyond MIA it's open season.

[Lakers_Kobe_Fan]

Heat will destroy the Lakers unless D12 gets back to all world form. Even then, having Nash guarding Ray Allen during critical stretches of games is going to the worst.

ray allen is a mutha fcuking jump shooter...keep hands up and if he makes it...good enough...

he is not going to take you off the dribble or pump fake you...

good luck guarding Dwight with chump bosh....and guarding Pau with battier/bron

[tomtucker]

Heat in 4 straight !

[funnystuff]

4 of the 5 Lakers starters will poof into dust before the finals even start.

[Haymaker]

For the first time, I'm interested in watching those two going at it.

[All Net]

Miami are favourites until proven otherwise.

[cotdt]

There seems to be a consensus on this thread that Lakers might not even be able to make it to the Finals, and I agree that it will be very tough for the Lakers to get to the Finals. But if it happens, the Lakers match up well against the Heat. Kobe and Howard will beat Lebron silly.