The second half of the NBA season is about to begin and the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers appear to be in good shape to make the playoffs. While the Lakers are No. 1 in their division, there is still concern about the team not gelling and not being able to win easy games they should. Meanwhile, the Clippers continue to reformat their team through trades and deal with injuries. But Ganguli and Woike think only one team will make the finals because both will meet up in the round before that, the Western Conference Finals.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 16, 2020 19:18 UTC