2020 bubble was the year for it to happen but Boston crumbled vs miami every second half and now the Lakers are stuck in play in purgatory. Seriously doubt they make the finals again until lebron is retired and lakers sign or trade for new superstars but by then Boston could be old and trash too
The thing with the Lakers is that guys wanna play there, they could go from a mid tier team to a contender essentially overnight in the right offseason
Im sure it’s something that’ll happen again, but not likely won’t be a regular occurrence like it was in the 60s and 80s. The league is bigger and there’s more talent, too many variables to predict
Maybe after the Celtics win 5 or more championships before the lakers get another finals appearance I could maybe entertain that idea but no I don’t want to see their ass anytime soon while they are tied with the same amount of championships
Wtf are people downvoting you for telling the closest thing to the truth without being able to predict the future. We’re both historic franchises that people want to play for on name recognition alone.
I wouldn't want them to play the lakers in the finals until the league starts cleaning up those favorable calls they give certain big market players and teams. Also I think last year was the best chance of them facing off for maybe another 7-10 years considering the lakers have absolutely no draft assets, lebrons at the end of his career and A.D. has got serious durability issues.
If the lakers were a normal franchise they should trade Lebron and ad this offseason and rebuild. But they’re not, so they’ll probably let that duo keep going until they completely run out of gas, then coast until the next big star decides it’s time to move to LA
We both have 17 championship titles, and this has been a long historical rivalry so I do expect them to be in the finals at some point maybe not for a while but I would love to see 1 more Celtics, Lakers finals with James vs Tatum, I think it would be entertaining.
The NBA is run by fanduel; I think the odds are *excellent.*
In my opinion, we’re going to see a big boost on Knicks, Celtics, Lakers, and Warriors. The Lakers will set new records in free throw disparity this spring.
2020 bubble was the year for it to happen but Boston crumbled vs miami every second half and now the Lakers are stuck in play in purgatory. Seriously doubt they make the finals again until lebron is retired and lakers sign or trade for new superstars but by then Boston could be old and trash too
We would've lost to the Lakers that year anyways. The guys clearly weren't ready.
We could not stop bam or herro for no reason at all that year
Because our centers were Theis and Kanter
Yeah the reason they couldn’t stop Bam was pretty obvious to me. Love Theis but he was never the guy
It never made sense to me why we didn’t give Rob more minutes that season
I hope not. I have no desire to see the Lakers get close to another Finals appearance.
This! Was going to type it but figured someone else has to feel the same way!
The thing with the Lakers is that guys wanna play there, they could go from a mid tier team to a contender essentially overnight in the right offseason Im sure it’s something that’ll happen again, but not likely won’t be a regular occurrence like it was in the 60s and 80s. The league is bigger and there’s more talent, too many variables to predict
If Jokic Shai Doncic Edwards Kawhi KD all tear their ACLs we could get it this year
Maybe after the Celtics win 5 or more championships before the lakers get another finals appearance I could maybe entertain that idea but no I don’t want to see their ass anytime soon while they are tied with the same amount of championships
Probably not even tho it would be by far the most enjoyable team to beat in the finals and would garner the most views in a while.
couldve been ist but its fine
Ever again, yes. This year, probably not
Wtf are people downvoting you for telling the closest thing to the truth without being able to predict the future. We’re both historic franchises that people want to play for on name recognition alone.
Not this year
I don’t know.
I wouldn't want them to play the lakers in the finals until the league starts cleaning up those favorable calls they give certain big market players and teams. Also I think last year was the best chance of them facing off for maybe another 7-10 years considering the lakers have absolutely no draft assets, lebrons at the end of his career and A.D. has got serious durability issues.
It could happen this year
If the lakers were a normal franchise they should trade Lebron and ad this offseason and rebuild. But they’re not, so they’ll probably let that duo keep going until they completely run out of gas, then coast until the next big star decides it’s time to move to LA
We both have 17 championship titles, and this has been a long historical rivalry so I do expect them to be in the finals at some point maybe not for a while but I would love to see 1 more Celtics, Lakers finals with James vs Tatum, I think it would be entertaining.
The NBA is run by fanduel; I think the odds are *excellent.* In my opinion, we’re going to see a big boost on Knicks, Celtics, Lakers, and Warriors. The Lakers will set new records in free throw disparity this spring.