The Lakers are the favorites to win the NBA championship, but they have a very difficult first round match-up. Former Laker Mychal Thompson joined Michael Cooper on the Showtime Podcast to discuss the keys to the Lakers knocking off the feisty Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.

Full podcast: hyperurl.co/showtime_mychal

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