Dog Goes Viral for Correctly Predicting Every Lakers vs. Warriors Game: Video

Dog Goes Viral for Correctly Predicting Every Lakers vs. Warriors Game: Video

Edwin Kiplagat
updated at May 12, 2023 at 11:17 AM
  • A dog has gone viral for correctly predicting every game of the Lakers vs. Warriors series
  • The corgi predicted the results of each tie by bumping inflatable basketballs into baskets
  • The dog has predicted the Warriors will come back from 3-1 down in their playoff series

A basketball-predicting corgi - named Lilo - has been giving Los Angeles Lakers fans sleepless nights with her analysis of the series.

She has correctly predicted every game of the series so far and said the Golden State Warriors would win it in seven games.

The Lakers currently lead the series 3-2 and have a chance to close it on Friday and send the defending champions home.

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The Warriors have come from 3-1 down before. Photos by Air Corg (Tiktok) and Ezra Shaw.
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The Warriors found themselves in a precarious position after losing Game 4 to go 3-1 down. However, they won Game 5 at home to force a Game 6. Still, they are facing elimination in Game 6 but going with the dog's prediction, Stephen Curry and company should be fine.

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The reigning NBA champions have shown signs of fatigue and age after years of dominance, which brought them four NBA championships in eight years.

How does Lilo predict games?

Lilo's prediction method is unorthodox, using trick shots to determine results.

The corgi first joined TikTok in April 2020 and was later rebranded to Air Corg in July 2020, becoming a viral sensation since, per USA Today.

Also known as Steph Furry and Fluffy Mamba, the dog used a trick shot video to predict the winner of each game between the Lakers and the Warriors in the Western Conference semifinals.

So far, she's correctly predicted every game in the series.

Unfortunately for the Lakers, Air Corg has predicted they will squander the 3-1 lead they had after the first four games.

Nevertheless, Lilo's score is not perfect.

She incorrectly predicted the Milwaukee Bucks beating the Boston Celtics in last year's playoffs. She also correctly predicted only five out of the eight first-round series in this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs, per Sporting News.

LeBron responds to Kerr

Sports Brief also reported on Lakers star, LeBron James responding to Warriors coach, Steve Kerr, who accused the team of using gamesmanship.

The Golden State coach had claimed the Los Angeles team got favorable calls after his team lost Game 4 to go 3-1 down in their playoff series.

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Edwin Kiplagat
Edwin Kiplagat has five years of experience in journalism working as a Sports Editor at Africa Insight Communications and ESPN. Edwin Kiplagat is a Bachelor's Degree holder in journalism from the Multimedia University of Kenya.