Even if the Lakers get Kawhi Leonard, who is probably the only guy in the league that can guard Kevin Durant one on one, they're still not beating the Golden State Warriors. Maybe the Rockets, but not that Warriors.
Unless they change their style, the fatal flaw that will do the Lakers in is that they love to get out and run, Magic Johnson wants a fast paced style, he wants "Showtime". LeBron likes to play a fast tempo too, as does Luke Walton. So in that sense, it was a perfect fit for LeBron because they love that fast, up-tempo style of play. The Problem: So do the Warriors, and they do it better than anyone else in the league today and have done better than anyone in the last 4 seasons. And they've built that style, tempo, and chemistry, over the course of those seasons.
You are not going to beat the Golden State Warriors at their own game, especially not in your first season with a new team. It's not gonna happen.
The best plan of attack against the Warriors is to slow the game down to a half-court offense, limit your turnovers, and most importantly of all, be physical with them. D them up, body them up. The Rockets came very close to beating them with that approach, (although they had some help with the injury to Andre Iguodala).
The second you try to outrun them, you've already lost.
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