The Los Angeles Lakers have competed on a nightly basis like a team that plays not just for the collective goal of winning, but for each other. The relationships between players are very obviously positive and jump off the screen. In a season that has offered plenty to like, this has been one of its cooler elements.
Even after losing to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, LeBron James told reporters that the chemistry is even better than it appears (via Spectrum SportsNet):
“As close as you guys see us on the floor, we’re probably even closer off the floor.