I agree with you, Lakers might win this series but Suns here will definitely give the Lakers a tough series. What I saw in the Warriors game convince me to bet against the Lakers in game 1 of the Suns vs Lakers series, I like the Suns here before the Lakers will figure out how to beat them.
The Suns will definitely give the Lakers a harder time to win than the Warriors as they are more complete. The backcourt duo of Paul and Booker alone will give Lebron headaches . But i think the Lakers are ready for them and they will use their size against the Suns so i'm betting them on ML. Have observed that almost all of the favorites won in this play-in so i think betting against it is a bad idea.
I heard that this is the first game in NBA history betting where a team coming from 6h position in favorite to beat them team from 2nd position but let's be honest and admit that Lakers were down so much lately just because Ad and Lebron did not play so starting as favorites for bookies it's the right decision. However, don't think that Lakers will have an easy game because they will certainly not ...imagine being Suns and dominate pretty much all the season and then losing to Lakers without a proper fight ? I think Suns will push Lakers so hard that they will empty their gas tank.
Ohh, that is interesting to note.
I completely agree that the Suns will give the Lakers a hard time plus the fact that Lebron James and AD were coming from an injury so they are not yet 100 percent healthy. The problem for us bettors is to know when to bet for the Suns as they will not be swept or what strategy to use so after their series we can say that we are still profitable.