2024 NBA Playoffs: West 1st Round: #2 Denver Nuggets vs #7 Los Angeles Lakers (DEN WINS 4-1)

[Jedi32]

Remember the lakers figured Denver out. If LA loses game 1 all the media will repeat this again

Might as well say this another 347 times. It might get funny again in a few...

Im betting youre the life of the party..

I assume that poster thinks they're being funny by repeating that. Who knows

[GeorgeSears]

Can't see this being a 4 or 7 game series. Lakers take at least 1 game. Nuggets in 5.

Just be ready for Lakers to get double the amount of free throws, maybe triple since it's the Nuggets.

Outside of last WCF game 3 - which was one of the most rigged games I've ever watched - the reffing was overall pretty good in 1,2, and 4.

The reality is that Tony Brothers is going to ref one of the the games, and likely Scott Foster as well. So, you have to deal with that.

[CodeBreaker]

Jokic sons Lebron once again

[Wolfgang630]

Remember the lakers figured Denver out. If LA loses game 1 all the media will repeat this again

Might as well say this another 347 times. It might get funny again in a few...

Im betting youre the life of the party..

I assume that poster thinks they're being funny by repeating that. Who knows

It’s not funny though. Try again

[GeorgeSears]

Nuggets have the edge here but would not be surprised if Lakers win the series.

I sure as hell would be. If a healthy Lakers team beats a healthy Nuggets team, that would be a HUGE shock. It would require a complete reevaluation of the players and coaching staff. From top to bottom, the Lakers can't out-scheme the Nuggets. Their offense is too simplistic, their late game execution, as evidenced by the New Orleans game, is not very good. They only run 3 plays.

Look, If Murray twists his ankle, or Nuggets lose a starter, then things are going to get dicey. I'm not bullish on the bench stepping in to fill that void. But, if they're healthy? The better win.

[GeorgeSears]

The Lakers will totally figure Joker out this time.

9th time's a charm.

[EmpireFalls]

The Lakers will totally figure Joker out this time.

9th time's a charm.

9th time seeing this joke in this thread too lol…

We gotta find some new material guys.

[Jedi32]

Might as well say this another 347 times. It might get funny again in a few...

Im betting youre the life of the party..

I assume that poster thinks they're being funny by repeating that. Who knows

It’s not funny though. Try again

You should take your own advice on this one.

[ChipotleWest]

The Lakers will totally figure Joker out this time.

9th time's a charm.

9th time seeing this joke in this thread too lol…

We gotta find some new material guys.

The Lakers will let Jokic score 50 a game taking away his passing ability and win the series.

Hilarious right?

[Ito]

Lakers in 7, or Nuggets in 5.. if that even makes sense

I don’t think the nuggets would sweep and it depends what lakers team showing up..

But this a series Lakers gon have to try to win in 5 or 6 games, have everything going their way and Nuggets struggling a bit.. but maybe that would be asking for too much

[NyKnicks1714]

Lakers in 7, or Nuggets in 5.. if that even makes sense

I get your thinking: Lakers handle their business at home in game 6, and then Game 7 LeBron happens. But no, it's just not going to play out like that. In the end this is a pretty conventional 2-7 series.

[RRFB]

Is the poll for moral victories or actual game results? If it’s the former, Lakers sweep. If it’s the latter, give me Denver in 5.

[ChipotleWest]

Lebron, AD, refs, unable to win game in Denver.

"We really tried" said Scott Foster. "We gave Lakers all the touch fouls and held our whistle when the Nuggets got clobbered. Jokic was just too much. We're going to regroup and try again for Game 2."

[John Murdoch]

Yikes...just a nightmare matchup at almost every position. ( Coach included)

Only chance is to put in Castleton and have him sweep the leg on Joker

[Johnny Tomala]

Lakers will win one game, they won't get swept two season in a row to the same team. Nuggets lost Brown, Green. They will not sweep Lakers. But this is a bad matchup for Lakers, there have no answers for Nuggets.

[Wolfgang630]

The new media slogan now is the Lakers got the nuggets right where they want them with fresh Lebron and ad legs as if Denver has played 3 series already and aren’t fresh legs too lmao

[famicommander]

The new media slogan now is the Lakers got the nuggets right where they want them with fresh Lebron and ad legs as if Denver has played 3 series already and aren’t fresh legs too lmao

I think having all these days off will really benefit Denver.

Reggie Jackson just turned 34, played all 82 games this year, had to start 23, played nearly as many minutes as Jamal Murray, and clearly faded in the 2nd half of the regular season as compared to his play in the 1st half.

He could use 5 days off as much as anybody in the NBA and he just got them. MPJ also played 20 more regular season games this year than he ever has before. So the rest will help him too.

[darkse1d]

Lakers in 6. Somehow the lakers got everything going for them 2nd half of season. The horshoe up their ass will be enough to get them through nuggets

[Scoundreldays]

Better hope Reggie doesn't turn back the clock and turn into 2021 Reggie or it's a guaranteed sweep

[SlimShady83]

We Want Denver! Chants went from that to this

We Got Denver!

Now the outcome, I'm keeping close eye on DLO he better not be a NOLO