8 seed ( Miami Heat) have advanced to the second round in the same season.Įven though the Lakers are fairly significant underdogs to the Warriors, oddsmakers like the chances of the series going seven games. It’s the first time in NBA playoff history that a No. 6 seed, Golden State will have home-court advantage over the No. James' Lakers beat Curry and the Warriors in a play-in game in 2021 but that doesn't officially count as a playoff game.Īs the No. As you likely know, Kevin Durant joined the Warriors in the following offseason. The Warriors won the 2015, 20 NBA Finals against the Cavaliers while Cleveland beat the Warriors in seven games in 2016. It’s the first time Curry and James have faced off in a playoff series that wasn’t the NBA Finals or when James was on the Cavaliers. Since the series features both Curry and LeBron James it’s an obvious statement that it’s the biggest of the second round for the NBA even though both teams were the lower seed in their first-round matchups. If you think the Lakers can win the series or in seven games, you can get L.A. The Warriors are at +135 to win the series by two games or more. Los Angeles won Game 6 by 40 points as it had no trouble with Memphis at home after the Grizzlies won Game 5 in Memphis to extend the series. The Lakers are at +140 to win the series after they closed out the Memphis Grizzlies in six games. The Warriors won just 11 of 41 road games during the regular season.
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