Lakers advance after Rockets (again) fail to achieve exit velocity

Dawn Patrol! Clippers Nuggets at 10am today, as NFL season kicks off

First of all, congratulations to LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers for advancing to the Conference Finals for the first time since Pau Gasol played for the team. Count me among those that were most skeptical about the roster construction, but the Lakers have now advance to where I thought they’d go out.

Presumably the C…