Suns don't match up with LA anywhere near as well as they did SA. Spurs were on their last legs. They wore themselves out dispatching Dallas. Tim Duncan is probably going to retire in a year or two, Jefferson has turned out to be a flop, and Parker and Manu weren't in sync like other years. Lakers, on the other hand, have the best closer in the game (sorry, LeBron), have a forward who is Duncan three years earlier, have a young center who is a lesser version of Shaq, have a defender who will shut down at least one of the Suns high scorers, and have the Zen Master as coach, and while Pop is a damned good coach, he is only as good as his defensive scheme is, and that is dependent on his players. Their time has passed. Jackson is one of the best motivators in the history of the game.
Additionally, Phoeniz has no real center, and they just got off an emotional high finally beating San Antonio. Lakers will bring them back down to earth...HARD...especially at home. Game one won't be close, and game two will be a heartbreaker.
Lakers in 5...MAYBE six. I hope I am wrong, but here is going to be where you see how much Robin Lopez meant to the Suns.
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