Magic Johnson Reveals How the Lakers Can Upset Defending Champion Thunder

The odds are not in favor Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals. The Thunder are the reigning NBA champions, have defending NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the roster and went 4-0 against the Lakers in the regular season. Meanwhile, the Lakers are missing superstar Luka Doncic and nearly blew a 3-0 series lead in the first round against the Houston Rockets.

NBA legend Magic Johnson, who won five NBA championships with Los Angeles, explained how the Lakers can pull off an upset over the Thunder. “My Lakers have an uphill battle going against the reigning World Champions OKC and SGA, who in my mind was the MVP of the First Round of the Playoffs! To beat OKC, we have to find a way to not turn the ball over as much as we did against the Rockets and play great on both ends of the floor – so who’s going to step up and provide scoring to help LeBron and Austin?

One thing we all know is OKC can score the basketball, so the Lakers are going to have to play some of their best basketball! ” Johnson wrote on X on Monday. Mar 5, 2022; Los Angeles, California, USA; ESPN Analysts, Magic Johnson and Stephen A.

Smith talk before the game between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto. com Arena. The Lakers won 124-116.