In perhaps the most anticipated first-round matchup, it's LeBron James and Luka Doncic vs. Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves.

The Golden State Warriors vs. the Houston Rockets? The Los Angeles Clippers battling the Denver Nuggets? The Minnesota Timberwolves taking on the Los Angeles Lakers?! Come on. All three of these matchups would feel right at home in the Western Conference Finals.

The Lakers can counter by playing Hayes more, or even Vanderbilt for defense and rebounding, but those lineups haven’t been as effective as their “Lasers Lineup” — two 40-plus 3-point shooters in Finney-Smith and Hachimura around their big three.