Ok....
Kevin Durant carries that entire team. And I mean, entire team. Maynor doesn't do anything hardly and I know him personally because he went to VCU with me (final four remember us?
) because he doesn't have any hardline active role in the team. He does a few fakes here and there and tries to find the right pass and that's it. Westbrooke is inconsistent, and I don't know a whole lot about OKL but some days he's on fire and some days he's ice cold. Unfortunately, the playoffs don't reward inconsistency.
On the other hand, if you look at the Lakers - you see Bynum, probably one of the most consistent players on the team and even probably the entire league. Also, he plays down low and has the capability to retain a lot of rebounds. So even if Kobe or Gasol is off, he's able to be there for the second chance basket.
Odom, 6th man of the year, been performing phenomenally. Clearly has been able to show that he can step up when one of his teammates is down. He has both the offensive and defensive mindset through knowing exactly when to foul and when to make it into a 3 point play. Artest, 3 point man with the range. No doubt he can knock them down when they leave him open. Blake, excellent with the fast passes.
I honestly, don't think there is a fitter team than the Lakers at the current moment. Sure, Gasol got some downtime and Kobe didn't do much playing in Game 2 but people aren't seeing the bigger picture. If you check out of last year's playoffs, Kobe wasn't that active in the beginning neither. I think they're saving their big guns for later and to help reduce the possibility of injury during the playoffs. The hornets would be nothing without Chris Paul and Game 2 showed you just exactly that.
And don't even get me started on matt barnes and shannon brown. them kids will wreck kids!
In my opinion, Lakers have an excellent chance to win out.
And if I can inquire, why do you think Portland over Dallas?