These 8 Underrated Players Hold the Power to Shake Up the NBA Playoffs from Day One
No. 4 Los Angeles Lakers (53-29) vs. No. 5 Houston Rockets (52-30)
X-Factor: Luke Kennard, Lakers
The scenario in this first-round series is pretty simple: Without guards Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves for (probably) the entire series, the Lakers are facing an uphill fight that you usually don’t see from a team with home-court advantage.
Kennard is one of the NBA’s best shooters, leading the league in 3-point% (47.8% on 117 of 245) for players with as few as 26 attempts.
Great shooters have the ability to swing games all on their own. Maybe Kennard can swing enough games to help the Lakers pull an upset as the No. 4 seed.



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