The Lakers and the Nuggets faced each other again in this season's playoffs, and the two teams met on the Western Conference finals last season, and finally the Nuggets swept the Lakers 4-0 and finally won the championship, but this season compared with last season, the Nuggets took Brown and the veteran Green, and the strength has declined, and the shortcomings of the bench lineup are more obvious!
James and Jokic
But a question that cannot be ignored is that although the strength of the Nuggets has declined and the Lakers have risen, are the two teams at the same level? You must know that this season the Nuggets can still sweep the Lakers in the regular season, and win the Lakers by an average of 10 points per game, and compared to the Lakers who played a very fierce play-off game with the Pelicans after the regular season, the Nuggets have a week of rest before the start of G1, so the Nuggets are more prepared for the playoffs! And James is 39 years old, and the Nuggets' Jokic and Murray are both under the age of 30, and Lao Zhan's physical strength is a big problem!
Nuggets and Lakers
But the Lakers have good news for James, according to the previous practice, James in April is a sure to win attribute, James from 2006 to 2024 (except 2019)! Lao Zhan has reached the playoffs for 17 consecutive seasons, 10 times to the Finals, and has not lost in the first round, so this is what the defending champion Nuggets should be worried about.
James
And the Nuggets' game can be said to be a success, a teacher, a defeat, the lineup is too dependent on the teacher, once the teacher is troubled by fouls in the playoffs, or is troubled by physical exhaustion, then the Nuggets' offensive system will collapse instantly, and this is the moment when the Lakers dominate the game, if the Lakers can fully grasp this point and use it well, the Lakers have great hope of surpassing the Nuggets in this round of the series!
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