- Lakers
Point guard: Russell, 29, 1.90m, 39.1% from three-point range
Quantile: Reeves, 25, 1.96m, 39.8% from 3 points
Young: Prince, 29, 1.98 meters, 38.1% from three-point range
Big: James, 38, 2.06m, 32.1% from three-point range
Center: Thick eyebrows, 30 years old, 2.08m, 3-point 25.7%
- Nuggets
Point guard: Murray, 26, 1.93 meters, 39.8% from three-point range
Quantile: Pope, 30 years old, 1.96 meters, 3-point 42.3%
Small front: Porter, 25 years old, 2.08 meters, 3-point 41.4%
Agozen: Gordon, 28, 2.08m, 34.7% from three-point range
Center: Jokic, 28, 2.11m, 38.3% from three-point range
The Lakers were swept 4-0 by the Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals last season, and the Nuggets' comments in the championship parade also made James and the Lakers quite dissatisfied, and this season is bound to return, and the summer trade operation can see how targeted it is, improving the height of the lineup, defensive intensity and three-point accuracy. Schroder, Beasley, Gabe, Brown left, Prince, Reddish, Vincent, Hayes, Wood joined, there was height, there was three-point shooting. There's no doubt that such a lineup is built to beat the Nuggets and build for the championship.
At the Nuggets' championship parade earlier, the Denver host referred to Malone as "the daddy of the Lakers." Today, reporters mentioned why James sometimes chose to respond to slurs and sometimes chose silence during his 20-year career. James vowed he would hit back at everyone in the near future.
James said: "One day, I don't know which day. I don't know if it's now, someday, everyone will get my shot back, that's for sure. ”
The Nuggets not only lost championship winner Bruce Brown, but also did not have too strong new signings, and Brann is expected to be reused, but the five major starters remain unchanged and still maintain the basic set of winning the championship.
In the preseason, the Lakers are 2-4 and the Nuggets are 3-2.
In the opening game on the 25th, the two teams met for the first time in the new season, the Nuggets held a championship ring, talking about the night of the ring to face the old club Lakers, Pope said: "Then everyone's emotions will be everywhere. But for us, we want to get off to a strong start to the season. Once we get the ring, that moment is over. ”
James and Jokic have played a total of 27 times in their career (regular season + playoffs), of which James has a slight advantage of 15-12.