Los Angeles Lakers, 10 wins and 11 losses. At first glance, that record was utterly ordinary. But if one looked closely at the teams they had beaten, one would find that this was a very peculiar squad.
Without question, the Lakers' raw strength was not especially formidable. Yet among their ten victories, they had beaten Western Conference powerhouses such as the Rockets, the Lakers, and the Thunder.
If the league had a statistic for "most upsets," the Los Angeles Lakers would definitely rank first.
The Lakers' repeated upsets could not simply be explained away with "good luck."
The reason they could so often pull off miraculous victories over stronger opponents was not actually because of those three young players, but because of three streaky scorers: Louis Williams, Jordan Clarkson, and former Grizzlies player Nick Young!
Everyone knew these three had a tendency to catch fire. Williams had always been a big name among streaky players, while Clarkson had already had seven games with 40+ points in a Lakers uniform.
And there was no need to even mention Nick Young. Back in the Finals, he had gotten so hot that even the Heat's Big Three had been helpless against him.
As long as one of the three caught fire, the Lakers had a chance. If two of them caught fire, then the Lakers could win the game!
Not even the "Galactic Battleship" Warriors had managed to break this rule.
After all, even strong teams had no way to contain players like these when they got hot.
Once players like them caught fire, they could sink one impossible shot after another.
If the Lakers added J.R. Smith, their "Streaky F4" lineup would surely be unstoppable!
At that moment, after Williams made that difficult three-pointer, Link could not help but feel worried.
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