Time is against the Lakers and I don't see Houston faltering too much. The Lakers schedule is starting to get tougher. The playoffs won't be the same without a Lakers team so let's hope that they make it somehow.
Lakers next year need to find a younger pt guard who can defend if the want to win another title or Kobe becomes "un-offically" the pg and they get another sg and a younger pf.
If the Lakers pull off a win tonight I'd say the 8th and final spot will be theirs and give the 1 seed a difficult time to advance. But a loss will only confirm a sweep by whoever they end playing if they make the playoffs.
Lakers next year need to find a younger pt guard who can defend if the want to win another title or Kobe becomes "un-offically" the pg and they get another sg and a younger pf.
Dallas rewards players that giveaway points as Romo is still in Big D.