The Lakers finished with the 2nd-toughest schedule in the NBA. The Bucks were tied for 23rd.

The Lakers finished with the best record in the league against winning teams, at 17-10.

They finished two losses apart. The perceived chasm between those two teams simply doesn’t exist.
Saying all of this because Lowe and Simmons were talking MVP in their pod yesterday. I’m going to elaborate on this later.
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