On May 14, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued. After beating the Warriors 122-101 yesterday, the Lakers eliminated their opponents 4-2 on aggregate to advance to the Western Conference finals, where they will compete with the Nuggets for this season's Western Conference championship.
For the Nuggets that are about to face, the Lakers will have released their views. Coach Hamm said: "The Nuggets are going to be a big challenge, we need to start recharging our bodies, organizing our minds and then starting work on Sunday and making a game plan. The Nuggets have a two-time MVP, a goal-hungry, balanced roster with excellent chemistry, athleticism and projection. But we're not bad, and they're going to have to find a way to deal with us. ”
James said: "There's a reason they're number one in the West, they've played great basketball all year and we have the utmost respect for them. Their coaching standards are extremely high, we all know the impact Jokic has brought and Murray is fully fit. We will focus on what we need to do to try to play our best against a well-trained and very strong team. So, I'm looking forward to when it comes. ”
In the 2020 Western Conference Finals, the Lakers eliminated the Nuggets to advance to the Finals, and Davis said: "Jokic and Murray are the Nuggets' two top cards. Interestingly, I also told James to go back to 2020 and see how we dealt with them and won. We'll go back and watch the video, and I think the key is to get the ball into the hands of the people we want and play it. ”
It is worth mentioning that in the current Nuggets team, there are three people who have played for the Lakers, they are Pope, Bryant and Jordan Jr. The Lakers and Nuggets have previously met in the Western Conference Finals three times, and the Lakers have all advanced, with three big scores of 4-1 (1985), 4-2 (2009) and 4-1 (2020). Interestingly, when the Lakers eliminated the Nuggets in the Western Conference finals, they both won championships that season.