THE UNCONTESTED PODCAST

HOT TAKE: If the Lakers get past OKC, they’re winning it all.

Watching every Lakers turnover vs. OKC to prep for the series and came across this gem. Watch Lu Dort deliberately swing his left leg out and trip Austin on the drive. No call.

A lot recency bias w/o context evaluating the OKC Lakers matchup. Let’s rewind this even more to the two matchups last April post Luka trade. 4.6.25 Both teams at full strength Lakers belt the future NBA champ Thunder by 27 on the road. 2 days later Lakers are again winning in OKC (W/O Rui) with them at full strength when a ref ejects Luka in the 3rd for arguing with a fan. Okc capitalized by outshooting a deflated Lakers team by 17 in the 4th to break the game open. And inflate the final score (136-120) of a game the Lakers were in control of before the ejection. Don’t let Luka be ready at any point bc these teams aren’t as far apart as the current takes suggest.

My god you Thunder dweebs are annoying.

I’d love to know the thinking behind flying through this series. Five games in 10 days. Only one game where there’d be any extra rest. It’s not some conspiracy, obviously, but it doesn’t make any sense.

I know it’s OKC…. But you never know….

This is huge for the Lakers. More rest for LeBron and buys Luka more time.

A LOOK AT THE SECOND ROUND 👀 THE DEFENDING CHAMPS VS. LA 🥊 WHO ARE YOU TAKING AND IN HOW MANY GAMES?🤔

Call me delusional, but I’ve got the Lakers shocking the world and doing the unthinkable against OKC.

It’s almost as if SGA isn’t actually valuable

INSANE BUT TRUE: Nikola Jokic has never beaten a playoff team with more than 50 wins