In the 2007-2008 season, the core players of the Lakers were Kobe, Odom, Bynum (who only played 35 games due to injury), Gasol (acquired in a mid-season trade), Fisher, Famar, Vujasic, etc.
The Nuggets' core players are Anthony, Iverson, Camby, Kenyon Martin, Kreza, J.R. Smith, etc.
At that time, it was not very popular to huddle, except for the Celtics Big Three, it was rare for other teams to have 2 real All-Stars, the Nuggets had Iverson and Anthony, and the Lakers had Kobe Bryant and Gasol, and Gasol at that time only had 1 All-Star as a substitute in 2006.
In terms of lineup, both sides are not bad, but in terms of run-in, the Lakers run in well, and in the end they are the first in the West, and the Nuggets are not in good shape, and they are the 8th in the West in the end.
The Lakers swept the Nuggets 3-0 in the regular season, and the most important thing is that Gasol did not participate in these 3 games!
Game 1: Lakers 127-99 Nuggets.
At that time, the Lakers had not traded to Gasol, Kobe Bryant scored 24 points on 10-of-18 shooting in the third quarter, Bynum started with 12 points and 13 rebounds, the Lakers benched the trident, Vujacic scored 22 points, Famar scored 10 points, and Wharton scored 14 points, all of a sudden turning the fourth quarter into garbage time, winning 22 points in a single quarter 46-24, and Vujacic scored 19 points in the fourth quarter.
Game 2: Lakers narrowly beat Nuggets 111-107 on the road.
Iverson scored 51 points but still couldn't win. Bryant scored 25 points on 10-of-19 shooting, Fisher scored 20 points on a rare outburst, Radmanovic scored 21 points, and Odom had 17 points and 7 rebounds. In the final moment, Bryant scored 6 points in a row on 3-of-3 shooting to seal the win.
Game 3: Lakers beat Nuggets 116-99 at home.
Gasol still didn't come, Bynum was still injured, Kobe Bryant only scored 17 points on 5-of-7 shooting and handed out 11 assists, Fisher scored 28 points, Odom 15 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists, Famar 19 points, Turyaf 11 points.
In the regular season, there were no Gasol and Bynum missed 2 games, but Kobe Bryant remained efficient, and the Lakers always had players who stepped up to score and easily swept the Nuggets 3-0.
Playoffs first round, Game 1: The Lakers beat the Nuggets 128-114 and won by 17 points 39-22 in the third quarter.
Iverson and Anthony both scored 30 points, Crezza scored 23 points, and Gasol scored 36 points, 16 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 blocks in the first playoff game of his Lakers career, and also won the first playoff game of his career.
Bryant scored 32 points on 9-of-26 shooting, Odom had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Walton scored 16 points off the bench.
Game 2: Lakers beat Nuggets 122-107.
Iverson 31, Anthony 23 and J.R. Smith 21. Kobe Bryant shot 18-of-27 and forced his shooting percentage to 50%, scoring 49 points and 10 assists, Gasol 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Wharton 18 points.
Game 3: Lakers beat Nuggets 102-84.
The Nuggets are already at the end of their power, the whole team is iron, no one scored 20 points, Kobe Bryant scored 22 points on 9-of-19 shooting, and was the only 20+ in the game.
Game 4: The Lakers narrowly beat the Nuggets 107-101 and were the only game in the series with a margin of less than double digits.
Bryant scored 31 points on 12-of-24 shooting, Gasol had 21 and Odom had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Iverson had 22 points, Anthony had 21 points, and JR Smith came off the bench to score 26 points against Kobe Bryant in the final minute.
At that time, the Nuggets were heavy on offense and light on defense, and the offense was purely based on individual ability, on the contrary, the Lakers' triangle offense played well, and the team was full of soldiers, and the Nuggets were indeed not the Lakers' opponents, but 7-0 in the season was indeed rare. It is worth mentioning that Iverson was traded to the Pistons in the next season, and the combination of Iverson + Anthony on both sides of the gold only worked together for more than 2 seasons and ended in failure.