The NBA playoffs are about to start, the Lakers who are seventh in the West vs the Nuggets who are second in the West have attracted much attention, the Lakers are NBA giants, with two superstars of Zhan Mei, and the Nuggets are the champions of last season, they have Jokic + Murray's super duo, this group of matchups can be called a strong dialogue, many industry insiders say that whoever wins this group of matchups will get the final championship. However, since last season, the Lakers have lost 8 consecutive games against the Nuggets, and the Nuggets are very restrained from the results of this encounter, so can the Lakers create the Black Seven Miracle and eliminate the Nuggets?
Many industry insiders have made predictions about this, and Lakers celebrity O'Neal's opinion on this is that this round of matchup is a difficult task for James, and the thick eyebrows have to play well, but even so, the Lakers are helpless against Jokic, hoping that the Nuggets will slip a little before the Lakers have a chance to win, and if the Nuggets stay focused, then the Lakers have no hope of winning the series, and may even be swept.
Celtics legend Pierce also expressed his opinion on this round of matchups, he believes that the Nuggets can easily beat the Lakers, because the Lakers can't do anything with Jokic, Jokic is the player with the highest ball quotient, he can take the Lakers, Pierce believes that Jokic can average 28 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists per game in this round of the series.
Matt Barnes, who played for the Lakers, is also optimistic about the Nuggets, not only thinking that the Nuggets can win this round, but also believing that neither the Timberwolves nor the Suns will advance to the second round, which is no match for the Nuggets.
O'Neal, Pierce, Barnes and others are bullish on the Nuggets, while commentator Skip is bullish on the Lakers, saying on the podcast "UNDISPUTED" that the Lakers will win the G1 battle and eventually eliminate the Nuggets 4-2.
The Lakers vs Nuggets G1 battle will start on April 21, Beijing time, and the G1 battle is extremely crucial for both sides, if the Lakers can win G1, they have the first opportunity, they can let go of one game in G2 to save energy, and then return to the home court to fight G3 and G4, and then release G5 away, and wait until the home team can win G6 to end the series. That was the strategy for the Lakers to beat the Grizzlies and Warriors in last year's playoffs.
G1 is too critical, so the Nuggets will definitely go all out to win G1, if the Nuggets win G1, the Lakers G2 can only go all out, whether James's physical strength can support 2 consecutive games of full force is not easy to say, a few days ago Pelican James's physical strength has turned red light. If the Nuggets win G2 again, then the Lakers are very dangerous. G3 and G4 Lakers have to continue to play hard, and it is difficult to say how long James' physical strength can last at this time, in this case, the Nuggets have great hopes of winning the series.