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Why Lakers' Luka Doncic wouldn't have made a difference against Thunder

California Post·Melissa Rohlin·21 days ago
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Do you know the craziest part of the Lakers’ second-round playoff series against the Thunder? There’s such a wide chasm between the two teams that it has all-but-nullified what would’ve been a burning question in every other series involving LA.  Would things have been different had Luka Doncic played?  Without knowing it then, the Grade 2 hamstring strain Luka Doncic suffered on April 2 was the last time he took the court this season. NBAE via Getty Images Doncic, who has been sidelined since April 2 because of a strained hamstring, was a top-five MVP contender. He led the league in scoring (33.5 points), was third in assists (8.3) and sixth in steals (1.6). He became the second player in NBA history to score 600-plus points in March alongside Michael Jordan.  Would a generational talent like that have swayed things? Nope. And it’s very obvious. So obvious that pundits have hardly postulated about the question on talk shows.…

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