Lakers forward Lamar Odom is convinced there won't be any big surprises in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.

Odom isn't making any predictions, nor is he disrespecting the Denver Nuggets and the other so-called underdogs. He just believes the conference's eight playoff teams are so evenly matched that anything can happen. And quite frankly I agree the Western Conference is so competitive that if the Phoenix Suns or the Dallas Mavericks get eliminated no one will be surprised. The Lakers have Kobe Bryant but the Denver Nuggets have Allen Iverson, the last time we saw these two meet in the finals was in 2001 when Iverson led the Philadelphia 76ers to the conference finals.