[MavsWiLLHaVeRinGs]

The Lakers are the best team in the West and nobody really debates that. The second seed is a wash between The Spurs, The Nuggets and us. It comes down to matchups. The Spurs matchup good against the Nuggets but poorly against us. The Nuggets match up good against us but poorly against the Spurs. We match up good against The Spurs but poorly against the Nuggets. (and really, with the additional of Marion+Gortat, we should matchup better with them)

So we're right in the thick of things.

But the games are played on the court and not on paper, you just don't know. Kobe or Gasol or a key Laker could get injured, but then the same could be said for us. We have an older team and there's no guarentee all of our players stay healthy. But I feel on paper we're tied for the second seed.