Dwight Howard Thinks Lakers Will Beat Cavaliers In 2025 NBA Finals: 'The Lakers Scare Me'

Dwight Howard Thinks Lakers Will Beat Cavaliers In 2025 NBA Finals: 'The Lakers Scare Me'

Hall of Famer Dwight Howard thinks the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers will meet in the 2025 NBA Finals.  Howard, who had three stints with the Lakers, thinks LeBron James will win his fifth title against the team he began his NBA career with.  “The Lakers scare me because if LeBron is healthy in the playoffs, it’s going to be tough for teams to beat them in a seven-game series,” Howard told Basketball Insiders. “My mind is saying the…

Dwight Howard Predicts Lakers Will Beat Cavaliers In 2025 NBA Finals

The Los Angeles Lakers went from a feisty playoff team to a legitimate title contender almost overnight after their successful trade deadline. Not only did the Lakers retool around the edges by bringing in someone like Dorian Finney-Smith, but the team completely revamped its offense when they somehow acquired Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks. The Doncic trade is still being talked about to this day, and it sounds like general manager Nico …

Dwight Howard sees Cavs and Lakers in NBA Finals: ‘My mind is saying the Lakers are going to win’

With the 2024-25 NBA regular season now over and the start of the 2025 NBA Playoffs creeping up, former star big man Dwight Howard has a vision for the NBA Finals. Howard sees the Cavaliers coming out of the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2018 and facing off against the most recognizable player in franchise history with a title on the line. Specifically, Howard envisions the Cavaliers battling against star forward LeBron James and t…