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“NBA PLAYOFFS-BRING IT ON”
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We’ve been waiting all winter to see what these teams would look like, come playoff time.

No, not the 64-win Cleveland Cavaliers, or the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics, or even the arrival of the brilliant young and explosive Oklahoma City Thunder.

Talking about the rebuilt Lakers and the finally healthy LA Clippers.

The Lakers explosive firepower roster led by Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves, between them averaging (62P-20R) a game from just those three, are scary.

Of course any Lakers discussion has to involve which Luka shows up, the guy worthy of superstar status when he scores (38) in a game, or the one that has shown some horror filled shooting nights (6-19).

It may rain inside Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, rain three point shots, because that is what they do.

Can the Lakers get some firepower support from the other starters, and the bench, is the question we wait to see?

Minnesota has explosive and mouthy G-Anthony Edwards.  They have shot blocker and defender Rudy Gobert, and they have Julius Randle, plagued by shoulder issues.

The T-Wolves play lots of defense, on the perimeter, and in the paint.  The big question is do they have enough firepower to keep up with the Lakers big three?

The Clippers play at Denver, in game one on Saturday too, a game with alot of firsts.

The Clippers are finally healthy, and they are hot, having won 18-of-21 heading into the game.  Big time balance on offense with James Harden (22P)..Kawhi Leonard (21P) and Ivika Zubac (16P).

Great add-on scoring from Nick Powell and the off the bench efforts from Bog Bogdanovic and Kris Dunne.

And they play big boy defense, holding people to (109P) per game.

A bunch of firsts too for Denver, two years removed from the championship, and stained by the firing last week of coach Mike Malone.

The ‘Joker’ is having a great year, Nikola Jokic (28P-12R-10A), a triple double of a season.  They finally have the injured Jamal Murray back and of course there is F-Michael Porter.

But there is little depth, not much defense, and the up and down play of Russell Westbrook.

And the reputation of the players quitting on Malone and forcing the front office house-cleaning too.

The Lakers should run Minnesota off the court.

Waiting to see if the Clippers ‘complete team’ style can put away the ‘one dimension’ game plan Denver presents.

We’ve been waiting.  It all starts on Saturday.

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