Well here we go, Truefans! The restart of the Covid-hijacked 2020 season is upon us, as three preseason games begin tomorrow against the Dallas Mavericks. Although the games will be designated "Home" and "Away", all contests will be played in a protected facility in Orlando, Florida.
As we know, the Lakers were on a roll when play was suspended in March and they will have the same 5.5 game lead over the 2nd place Clippers when regular season play resumes on July 30th. Whether they can jump-start themselves and hold onto that #1 seed will be seen, but most analysts are now having a love-fest over our Purple and Gold squad and predict that they'll take the O'Asterisk trophy for what it's worth. Nobody's picking the Celtics -- which is half the battle
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Yes, the pre-pandemic tragedy of Kobe and Gigi is still too close for comfort, and of course this second-season will be filled with visions and memories of them as they inspire both the franchise and the fanbase. Despite our years of criticizing and lambasting LeBron, he has done an EXCELLENT job in coming to the West and proving that he is the greatest player of his generation and perhaps of all time. Minus Avery Bradley, and perhaps without Rajon Rondo for the first few games, our team is formidable and stacked with veteran skill and savvy that - with health - should be able to outlast any team left in the hunt.
Throw on your masks and stay 6 feet away, fellas -- it's WINNING TIME!!!