James then talked about the Thunder’s depth, although he acknowledged that it all starts by holding down Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAnd obviously, we know the head of the snake,\u201d the four-time champion added. \u201cA possible back-to-back MVP for Shai [Gilgeous-Alexander]. So, we will scout them. But they\u2019re a really full-equipped team. It\u2019s not just Shai, obviously, we know he\u2019s the head honcho. But it trickles down to everybody in that starting lineup and to the bench. We have a full plate once again, but we\u2019ll be ready for the challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The Thunder are perhaps the most stacked team in the league, and they also seem to get away with stuff other teams would probably be called for a foul for.<\/p>\n
The Lakers are likely to be without Luka Doncic for some \u2014 if not all \u2014 of the series, so it’ll be up to Austin Reaves and James to do most of the heavy lifting.<\/p>\n
That’s not necessarily an encouraging picture for JJ Redick’s troops. Then again, they also weren’t supposed to beat the Rockets without their two leading scorers, so they certainly deserve some credit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n