The Lakers and Nuggets meet for the third time in 5 years The Purple and Gold have been killed by the defending champion for 8 consecutive games

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2024-04-17 10:09Posted in Tianjin Sports Creator

On April 17, Beijing time, the NBA play-offs ushered in the first game day. The Lakers defeated the Pelicans 110-106 on the road to finish seventh in the West, where they will face the defending champion Nuggets in the first round.

It wasn't easy for the Lakers to win today, trailing the Pelicans by eight points in the first quarter. But in the second quarter of the game, the Lakers played an offensive climax and went on a 34-16 run in a single quarter to turn the game around in one fell swoop. In the second half of the game, the Lakers never gave the Pelicans any chance, and finally defeated the Pelicans on the road. It's worth mentioning that this is the second time the Lakers have beaten the Pelicans in the past three days.

With today's win for the Lakers, they are well on their way to the playoffs as No. 7 in the West, against defending champions the Nuggets. Fans are no strangers to this matchup, the Lakers played the Nuggets in the 2020 Western Conference Finals, and successfully eliminated the opponent to advance to the Finals to win the championship. In last season's Western Conference Finals, the Nuggets swept the Lakers 4-0 for revenge and also won the championship, which was the third playoff meeting between the two teams in the past five years.

With the increase in the number of meetings between the two teams, there have also been a lot of grievances between the two teams. After the Nuggets eliminated the Lakers last year, led by Nuggets coach Malone, Nuggets players and the media made a lot of counterattacks against the Lakers. This includes the most famous "Who is your daday!" and as a result, the conversation is bound to be very rich off the field now that the two teams meet again.

The two teams have met three times in the regular season this season, with the Nuggets winning all of them, plus the last meeting in the regular season last season. In other words, the Lakers have suffered an eight-game losing streak against the Nuggets!

As for this fateful matchup between the Lakers and the Nuggets, who are more optimistic about who will advance to the Western Conference semifinals? Will the Nuggets send the Lakers another round of series defeat, or will the Lakers be able to take revenge on the Nuggets? Let's wait and see!

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