I just watched Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs. This very well could be the swing game in who wins the NBA championship this year, as a lot of people do think whoever wins this series will end up beating the New York Knicks in the Finals. I won’t go as far as that yet, because the Knicks have been playing excellent basketball, but that’s besides the point. This is just a huge game in terms of who’s going to have

Before the NBA All-Star break in February, the Los Angeles Lakers just weren’t playing good basketball. The team felt awkward, like it was stuck in a transition between the Luka Dončić era and the LeBron James era. Austin Reaves was in and out of the lineup with injury, and it just felt like the Lakers were destined for another first-round exit this spring. And honestly, that still could be the case, but Lakers fans should feel great about their team right now. They’re curren