If the Lakers maintain this level of play, they’ll probably overtake Dallas as the number two seed, and inevitably the titans will clash again. It’s almost inevitable that the Lakers and Spurs will meet this year in the playoffs, seeing as they’ve been battling each other since the inception of the millennium.
The Lakers showed Sunday they are hungry for another three-peat and the Spurs’ record from October to April just means the Lakers will have to go into San Antonio and rip their hearts out just as they did Sunday.
The Laker and the Spurs rivalry has delivered so many memories, from the 0.4 Fisher shot to Brent Barry’s infamous no-call on the game-tying three to Antonio McDyess’ tip-in earlier this season, count on more to come in the playoffs.
Both teams may be aging but as Kobe said “There’s always concern, look at San Antonio, they have the same level of concern we do. Just like things are rolling, things can fall apart. Everybody is concerned at this point…you can’t beat me in June.”
To get to June you have to beat San Antonio first, Mamba.