This week presented enough negatives and positives that there can be confirmation bias on both sides.

If you think the Lakers are too bad on defense to be a title contender, you point out how they got blown by the Suns on Monday. If you think LA is an offensive juggernaut, then you can point out how they scored 133 points in their win over the Pelicans.

While we want things to be black and white, life exists far more often in the gray. Who will this year’s Lakers ultimately be? We’ll have to play it all out to truly find out.

5 things I liked and didn’t like

Even during the Lakers’ seven-game win streak, I’ve found their defense to be bad. Points in the paint were easy for opponents to get and as long as teams were a bit patient and passed the ball, a solid look at the basket was guara

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