Sal you want to bet on the chance of CP, Mr I've never been out the 2nd round even with HCA, getting out the west? Hell the Spurs aren't either as they never go to 2 finals in a row, as they lack the mental and physical stamina.
I mean I would get thinking the team was on the rise like when Brand and Sam made it out the blue. CP and crew talk about running LA and winning the pacific like it's an accomplishment. Them and the Lakers have finished the exact same time the past two postseasons despite the Lakers calling them down years. It's a culture difference. I don't think even with Doc they are constructed to make the WCF. They need to flip Jordan as they have no big who can defend the post or board. As it stands now, write this down, bookmark it, sig it, quote me, the lakers and clippers will have similar playoff finishing a (same round) or lakers go farther. Kobe even at 80% can turn it up more in a series than Paul who gets his ass kicked by Parker, Conley, and Westbrook routinely.
For what it is worth I think Indy and Memphis is the finals. I don't see Miami being the first team in over 2 decades to make 4 straight finals