After much debate on the talk radio stations as to whether the Suns and Lakers series is going to be a contest or not, here are my thoughts.
The Lakers have done nothing more than hold home court advantage as the are suppose to do. Yes they have scored a combined 252 points in two games which is quite impressive but they have given up 219 points which is definitely not good. Pau has been able to show what he is made of and right now that is the best player in the playoffs. Pretty darn good for the Big Spaniard.
What they need to do is figure out how to stop Phoenix from scoring so many points and not turn the ball over so much. If they move on to the Finals, noticed I said “if” do not assume anything Phoenix came back after being down 3-1, I remember that all to well, then they will have to play a defensive minded Boston or Orlando team. Both of those teams like to lock teams down and not give up a lot of points. Heck 252 points might be how many points some teams score against Boston or Orlando in 3 games. So the Lakers will have to play really good defensive because they will not be able to score so many points like they are against Phoenix.
So will the Lakers make it a clean series sweep? Chances are probably not so good for that to happen. Phoenix will come out shooting 3’s on Sunday night. I have to believe Channing Frye will play much better at home than he did in LA, for that matter all the bench players for Phoenix will play much better. There is no telling how the bench for LA will play, sometimes they do not play well with the noise of the visiting crowd, they get caught up with the pace of the game instead of running the offense. The Lakers will make it close but will not be able to pull it out in the end. Sorry Lakers but trying to be realistic. Phoenix made it to the Finals for a reason and they are going to show it off on Sunday.
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Yay go Suns they are my fav!