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The terms of this series, are pretty well established and set. The Lakers and Nuggets have traded blows in the middle of the ring all series, playing to their relative strengths and trying to impose them on each other. In this NBA bout as boxing match, the Nuggets are the tactician who thrives as both aggressor and counter-puncher while the Lakers are the pure aggressive … [Read more...] about Lakers vs. Nuggets: Game 5 Preview

The Los Angeles Lakers are going to the NBA Finals. Let that sink in. I know some fans see this as a birthright. The Lakers, owners of 16 championships and nearly double that many trips to the Finals are supposed to do this, right? They’re supposed to win, supposed to hover over the league like a specter, beating back opponents to claim what’s rightfully … [Read more...] about The Lakers are Going to the Finals

How much control you think the Lakers possess in their series with the Nuggets that they currently lead 2 games to 1 likely depends on 1. How much you think the Lakers playing hard has been an issue this series and 2. How much credit you give the Nuggets for the flow and tenor of the 3 games played to this point. I fall somewhere in the middle on these. I do feel like the … [Read more...] about Lakers vs. Nuggets: Game 4 Preview

In this episode of the Laker Film Room Podcast, Pete and I talk about the Lakers game 4 win over the Denver Nuggets, going up 3-1 in the process, to get themselves within one win of the NBA Finals. We got into Jamal Murray’s incredible night, AD’s shot making and the 1st quarter duel with Murray, LeBron’s hesitancy to shoot his jumper vs. all the other ways he helped the … [Read more...] about Laker Film Room Podcast: Slugfest

There’s two ways to look at the Lakers series vs. the Nuggets. The first is, with a 2-0 lead — one a blowout win and the other a buzzer beating win to fend off a comeback from another double digit lead — the Lakers are firmly in control and are clearly the better team. The second is that the Nuggets have found some things that work vs. the Lakers and while they didn’t win game … [Read more...] about Lakers vs. Nuggets: Game 3 Preview