No. 1 Lakers 57-25 (first in Pacific Division)
No. 3 Spurs 56-26 (second in Southwest Division)
M-V-Postseason.
Can Kobe Bryant keep this up? The Lakers’ star has scored 30 or more points in eight of the 10 playoff games. And his postseason field-goal percentage is 49.5, compared to 45.9 in the regular season.
X-factor?
The two teams split the regular-season series, but in the only game in which Pau Gasol faced the Spurs, his Lakers won by 21 points, an April 13 contest when both teams were vying for playoff position.
Big assistance.
In eight playoff wins, Spurs guard Tony Parker has averaged 7.5 assists. In the Spurs’ four playoff losses, Parker has averaged 3.7.
By the numbers.
2.0 – More rebounds per game by the Spurs’ Tim Duncan in the postseason (13.3) than in the regular season.
The Post’s pick.
Lakers in six.
