I'm a Laker fan. This year's playoff teams are probably more evenly matched than last year. One advantage the Lakers have is that they will only have to beat either Orlando OR Cleveland to win it all (Assuming of course two of these 3 teams meet in the finals).....Orlando and Cleveland (1 and 2 seeds) will have to play each other to get to the finals. That means those two teams will have to beat TWO of the top THREE teams. That helps offset the fact that Lakers will have to win one game on the road.