It’s official — the Los Angeles Lakers will take on the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference semifinals starting on Tuesday.
This is a series that should not only be hard-fought but also entertaining and full of star power. It will be the fifth time LeBron James has taken on Stephen Curry and company in the playoffs, while Anthony Davis will look to dominate against a Warriors team that is smaller than the Grizzlies squad the Lakers just sent home for the summer.
Los Angeles played the Warriors four times in the regular season, winning three of those contests. While there may not be a ton that can be gleamed from those contests for various reasons, they could foretell a bit of what will transpire in this upcoming series.