This season, the Lakers are plus-9.2 points per 100 possessions with LeBron on the floor and minus-0.5 with him off.

And with Avery Bradley and Rajon Rondo out, the Lakers' perimeter D might be a little softer than it was earlier in the season.

The Kings just aren't ready for playoff LeBron.

to a torn meniscus. In his three games since play resumed, the 20-year-old big averaged 25.3 points, 3.3 threes and 1.7 blocks.

Without him stretching the floor, it'll be more difficult for Ja Morant to make his way through driving lanes.

Morant can take advantage of the Lakers' perimeter defense the same way Fox might.

He trails only Pat Riley and Phil Jackson in playoff wins.

The Spurs defense is awful this season.

DeMar DeRozan would almost certainly go off in a game or two, as well. He's averaging 22.3 points (on 57.4 percent shooting) and 7.3 assists in the bubble as the de facto 4.

After beating the Indiana Pacers on Thursday, Phoenix is now 4-0 in the bubble. In those games, Booker has averaged 28.0 points, 6.5 assists and 2.5 threes.

It felt like a preview of what playoff basketball might be like for Booker.

The Suns have been comfortably better with Ayton on the floor this season, and he looks sharp in the reboot. In just 32.1 minutes per game, he's averaging 18.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in the bubble.

And the two former Lakers (make it three with Josh Hart) would surely drive plenty of revenge narratives.

The veteran talent on this roster has plenty of playoff experience too.

Jrue Holiday can be trusted to at least make LeBron work on offense.

This season, the Pelicans play like a 59-win team when he's on the floor (compared to a 36-win team when he's off).

If you give him even a hint of space coming off a ball screen, whether right at the three-point line or five feet behind it, he's likely to make you pay.

According to StatMuse, he became just the second player in league history to have a game with at least 10 threes and 10 assists (James Harden is the other).

After a season in which the Blazers were decimated by injuries, the hiatus helped a couple of contributors get back to full health.

Last season, Portland was plus-10.1 points per 100 possessions when he shared the floor with Lillard and CJ McCollum.

After missing most of this season recovering from a broken leg, Nurkic hasn't missed a beat since returning. In four bubble games, he's averaging 22.0 points (second to Lillard's 31.3), 11.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 3.0 blocks.

Trent, a gritty, multipositional defender and deadeye shooter, has definitely usurped him. After hitting seven threes against the Nuggets, he's averaging 20.3 points and 5.5 threes in Orlando