The Lakers have a track record of three Finals appearances and two titles. They've earned themselves the benefit of the doubt by proving they could beat great teams the past two seasons. That being said, neither the Lakers nor the Heat are playing on Dallas' level right now. They won this game on the road no less. They've beaten Boston. They've won in Oklahoma City, in San Antonio, and in Utah. They've now swept the Heat. They're a fluky 20-point collapse against the Bucks away from a 16-game winning streak. Their first Heat win came on the second day of a back-to-back after a win in San Antonio. They have a game in Orlando tomorrow, which will be very impressive if they pull off that win. The Lakers will be fine down the road, Miami probably will be too. San Antonio is playing pretty well, but as of right now, and right now only, it's the Mavs followed closely by the Celtics---and then everybody else.