West Final action in the NBA has reached a climax with the Nuggets-Lakers series, which features the Nikola Jokic-Anthony Davis showdown. The Nuggets, who finished at the top of the table, are up against Lakers, who have been trending well in their recent playoffs, scoring victories over the number 2 seed Grizzlies and the defending champions, the Golden State Warriors. Highlighting the three things to watch in this matchup include the epic face-off between Jokic and Davis, LeBron’s stamina challenges in yet another series with only one day’s rest between games and Jamal Murray’s performance that needs to be at bubble peak to put the Lakers in a panic. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope also plays as X-factor with his experience in the championship and his willingness to show up and show out.
The Nuggets, who have avoided most of the drama that dogged the Lakers’s season will put forth Jokic, who is the one without a ring of the three top seed players. He will be playing against LeBron, Anthony Davis, and the more experienced and poised Lakers team, who clinched the championship in 2020, and are three games closer to LeBron’s 11th Finals appearance.
The article notes that even though the Nuggets are at home with the highest record in the Western Conference, they need to prove themselves since they have never been to the Finals or won an NBA title. The Lakers are getting stronger by the day, and pundits believe a long series of seven games will be their opportunity to deny Jokic and clinch another championship.
In the end, the author picks the Lakers to win in seven games. The Lakers have two stars with the Nuggets having one and their bench is more consistent. Though Denver has a great offensive efficiency of 118.7 points per 100 possessions, the best in the playoffs, and a top-rated defense, they will be no match for the two stars of Lakers, namely LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
The Nuggets, who have avoided most of the drama that dogged the Lakers’s season will put forth Jokic, who is the one without a ring of the three top seed players. He will be playing against LeBron, Anthony Davis, and the more experienced and poised Lakers team, who clinched the championship in 2020, and are three games closer to LeBron’s 11th Finals appearance.
The article notes that even though the Nuggets are at home with the highest record in the Western Conference, they need to prove themselves since they have never been to the Finals or won an NBA title. The Lakers are getting stronger by the day, and pundits believe a long series of seven games will be their opportunity to deny Jokic and clinch another championship.
In the end, the author picks the Lakers to win in seven games. The Lakers have two stars with the Nuggets having one and their bench is more consistent. Though Denver has a great offensive efficiency of 118.7 points per 100 possessions, the best in the playoffs, and a top-rated defense, they will be no match for the two stars of Lakers, namely LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
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