Opening price (via DraftKings): Golden State Warriors (-145) Los Angeles Lakers (+120)
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The last time Stephen Curry and LeBron James met in a playoff series Kevin Durant was a member of the Golden State Warriors and J.R. Smith forgot he was in a tie game at the end of regulation. Curry and James will reignite their rivalry in a much anticipated Western Conference semifinal series, and while Golden State is favored once again, it is nowhere near the degree to which it was favored when James faced it all those years ago.
Both teams in this series are flawed, so this will come down to which team can exploit those flaws with the most efficiency. Let’s go over those issues, and see where the value is in this series.