True Lakers Fan
Los Angeles Lakers Fan
We don't know that the Clippers can sustain what they have been doing either for that matter. No one in here can say with authority that either team will be in the Finals. That's the reason the games have to be played. Hello!!!!So first you say you looked at stats when regular season stats are all you have to look at, now you say the regular season means nothing.
There is a difference between getting swept in the regular season by a team you see twice all season and potentially getting swept by q team you will play 4 or 5 times in the regular season.
Not saying the Lakers potentially getting swept by the Clips in the off-season (they're currently 0-2) necessarily means everything as far as a playoff matchup, but it's not meaningless either.
If nothing else, it would show that the Lakers never figured out how to beat them in the regular season, which wouldn't bode well for the playoffs.
Look, I know the Lakers are playing well and that the guys they signed are playing better than anyone expected. I also agree that if the role players can continue to play the way they are playing now all the way through the playoffs...they could absolutely beat the Clippers.
However, the difference is...we don't know if the Lakers role players can sustain what they're doing all the way through the playoffs. But we do know that the Clippers role players can actually play better than they have been.
As I have said - I have seen the stats and looked at them for both teams - I acknowledge that doesn't make either team the better team in reality come playoff time. The stats, however have me convinced that the Lakers can beat the Clippers in a seven game series. I do not think it's an automatic loss for the Lakers or an automatic win for the Clippers as you and Mecca seem to think.