Each week during the 2024-25 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward.
[Last week: The NBA's 2024 free-agency class was a dud]
Fact or Fiction: LeBron James' Lakers are stuck in the middle
Following a road victory against the defending champion Boston Celtics this season, Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry simplified matters: "A good team, or a relevant team, wins the games they're supposed to win, steals a couple on the road against good teams and protects home court.