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00:00 The NBA's futures betting market is back and we are breaking down the Los Angeles Lakers.
00:08 Joining me now from all Lakers is Melissa Rowland and SI's fantasy and gambling analyst
00:13 Corey Parson.
00:14 Melissa, the Lakers had won 11 of 13 games before the league was shut down.
00:19 Do you think they'll be able to bring back that momentum for the playoff season?
00:25 That's a great question and I think everybody's waiting to see the answer for that.
00:28 That's interesting because as soon as the season was paused because of the COVID-19
00:32 pandemic, a lot of people thought that this could actually be favorable for the Lakers
00:36 who are led by LeBron James, who's 35 years old and in his 17th season in the league.
00:42 But LeBron actually said that this break from basketball actually really works against him
00:49 and that his body had reached a rhythm, a routine.
00:52 He was just rounding the corner and that this break definitely took away from that.
00:57 So we'll see, obviously he's been posting a ton of videos of his workouts.
01:00 I'm sure he's remained in tip-top shape, but we'll see how this break has affected the
01:04 Lakers.
01:05 Obviously another huge thing that they had working for them was their chemistry and they've
01:09 been away from each other now for three months.
01:13 So Corey, Melissa's talking about this break, how it's possibly hurting the Lakers, but
01:17 what are your thoughts?
01:18 How far do you see the Lakers going this playoff season?
01:20 Listen, I think Melissa nailed it for a couple of reasons.
01:24 You look at, they had one for the last five games, including two very impressive victories
01:28 over the Clippers and the Milwaukee Bucks.
01:30 The two teams that won't be their main rivals going down the stretch.
01:33 Now you get a situation where LeBron James said his body was getting into playoff mode.
01:38 He was looking like he was actually going to catch Giannis Antetokounmpo in the MVP
01:42 race.
01:43 Well now what the Lakers need to do is they need to get refocused.
01:45 They need to get that Mamba mentality back.
01:47 And then this way you can see them make a long run inside that bubble.
01:50 I do like the Lakers as one of the teams that's going to be playing deep into it.
01:54 All right, guys.
01:55 Thanks so much for your insight on this.
01:56 Appreciate it.
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