Lakers: 3 reasons LeBron James can win his 5th championship in 2020-21

It doesn’t seem like that long ago that the Los Angeles Lakers had a near-historic hill to climb in the pursuit of their own 18th NBA championship and the fifth title in LeBron James‘s illustrious career.

Maybe it’s a stretch to call it the hardest road in history to the NBA Finals, but the path was a rocky one to say the least. It’s certainly a more challenging route to the Finals than the one the Lakers took last season in the NBA bubble, although simply being in the bubble for months was a huge test of will, focus and desire. It was a test these Lakers passed with flying colors.

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers had one of the toughest roads ever at the start of the NBA playoffs. Here’s why they can overcome it.

Now, the Lakers have taken control of their future in these playoffs. They won a hard-fought play-in game against the Golden State Warriors to get into the postseason in the first place, and after dropping Game 1 of the first round against the Phoenix Suns, they’ve come roaring back to win Games 2 and 3.

Instead of being on the ropes themselves, they’ve got the Suns backed into a corner and another win at Staples Center on Sunday could all but seal the deal for them.

With this new lease on life, let’s take a look at three reasons that LeBron James could win his fifth NBA championship.