NBA Coach Shares Bold Prediction for Lakers vs. Grizzlies

This coach believes the Memphis Grizzlies are sending the Lakers home early

With superstars like LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers are no ordinary 7th seed. Los Angeles had well-documented issues throughout the course of the regular season, but their dominant run after the trade deadline got them into the playoffs, where they believe they can make some real noise. 

Up against a Grizzlies team that was dominant for most of the regular season, even despite some mid-season drama, Los Angeles has a tough first round matchup on their hands. Both LA and Memphis are teams with championship aspirations, which is not common for a 2-7 match up; however, that is also what makes this first round series so exciting. 

One anonymous NBA coach, who was speaking with The Athletic, predicted that Memphis will make quick work of LA in five games:

"The Grizzlies have too much firepower for the Lakers," the anonymous coach said. "Ja Morant, I don’t know if there’s anyone on that Lakers team that can guard him. He’s unguardable. And this is their time. This is what they’ve been waiting for all year long, the Grizzlies… (The Lakers will win a game) only because of Anthony Davis. The Grizzlies are going to have a hard time, without Steven Adams, guarding Anthony Davis. We’ll see which Anthony Davis shows up, too."

It will be interesting to see how this prediction holds up, as both teams have high expectations for this playoff run.

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