The Lakes really act as the leader of the Western Conference. The team gave only one victory to Portland at the start of the playoffs, so they confidently made their way to the second round. The Lakers ended up at Houston and lost again in the first meeting (97-112). Frank Vogel’s players appreciated their strengths, worked on their mistakes and since then have not lost a single match. In the last duel, LeBron James and the company dealt with the Rockets in the class and Anthony Davis became the main character of this game, as he made a double-double. In short, the club from Los Angeles is eager to reach the West Finals and is ready to end the streak against the rockets.
Leeds returned to the Premier League after 16 years. Judging by the team’s spending, the “peacocks” are going to stay in the elite after all. The expenses of the “whites” are one of the largest in the Premier League. Leeds spent about 69 million euros for this window. The most expensive purchase was the transfer of center forward Rodrigo from Valencia for 30 million. Also, the Peacocks invited Elder Costa from Wolverhampton for 17.70 million, Robin Koch from Freiburg for 13 million, Illan Monsieur from Lorien for 6.5 million and several other young footballers. Unlike Liverpool, Leeds did not have friendly friendlies before the new season. It is not known if Marcelo Bielsa is going to swoop in to integrate new players into the starting eleven, but if so, his club may look unplayed. Note that Leeds finished last season with six wins in a row. Moreover, the peacocks conceded only two goals in these matches.
