It seems that even with Beal injured as long as their two main stars are relatively healthy(although KD did miss today’s game) they’re still easily one of the top teams in the West(after all Booker + KD + randoms did take 2 games off Denver last season)
Both Booker and KD have been playing at MVP level recently even if having 2 MVP caliber players makes it hard for either to win the award
2 of their losses are to a full strength Lakers team - 1 game without Beal and 1 game without Book - by a combined total of 8. Theyve held double digit leads in every game theyve played. All of their losses have been 4th quarter collapses. Considering the entire team is new, that is going to happen.
Lakers have not been full strength at all this season. Vando has been out all year and he would be guarding KD and Book on switches.