LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Don’t panic, Lakers Nation. You have seen this before.
A couple of weeks ago, actually. A team (Portland) stepped onto the Lakers' digital home floor and won the opener of L.A.’s first round series. The Blazers were the darlings of the bubble … until the Lakers smacked them by 23 two nights later.
It’s the same with Houston, right? The Rockets, like Portland, entered a series against L.A. a little sharper. Houston went seven games with Oklahoma City, winning a grueling clincher. The Lakers, after a week’s worth of fishing, looked flat.