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The Los Angeles Lakers put in a valiant effort in their Game 1 loss against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night. LeBron James and Co. came back from the dead to make a game out of what should have been a blowout loss. In the end, though, the Nuggets pulled through to escape with a […]

Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone believes too much is being made of the Lakers’ hyped adjustment on Nikola Jokic. Jokic put on a masterful performance as his 34-point, 21-rebound, 14-assist triple double helped the No. 1 seed to a 132-126 victory in Game 1 to take a 1-0 lead over the Lakers in the Western […]

The Denver Nuggets almost blew Game 1 against the Los Angeles Lakers after leading by as many as 21 points at one point. With 1:12 remaining, LeBron James made two free-throws to make the score 129-126 and a one possession game. Fortunately for the Nuggets, the Lakers would not score again, and Denver would go […]

Denver Nuggets superstar center Nikola Jokic put together a masterful all-around performance in Tuesday’s Game 1 against the Los Angeles Lakers. He scored 34 points, grabbed 21 rebounds, dished out 14 assists, and blocked two shots in a game the Nuggets went on to win by a final score of 132-126. Thanks largely to Jokic’s […]

The Conference Finals are officially here, which means organizations are getting closer and closer to the Larry O’Brien Trophy. The Denver Nuggets have yet to make it to the NBA Finals in their history, but they are closer than ever this year. With Denver set to host the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, it is […]

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic has his fair share of admirers. After all, he is a two-time NBA MVP who is leading the Nuggets toward an NBA championship as perhaps the most dynamic big man the league has ever seen. The latest praise comes from former No. 2 pick Jay Williams. On his radio show Keyshawn, […]

The Denver Nuggets won Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday night. Denver, which is yet to lose at home this postseason, won a game it led by double digits in the first quarter but struggled to close in the end. The Lakers did not win a Game 1 […]

Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone thought his team did a great job of neutralizing Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell in Tuesday night’s Game 1 win — and he took a subtle shot at the 27-year-old after the game. “I felt we did a great job on D’Angelo Russell,” Malone said afterwards, according to ClutchPoints’ […]

Michael Porter Jr. played all but two minutes of the fourth quarter in the Denver Nuggets’ Game 1 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. Nuggets head coach Michael Malone trusted Porter Jr. to close out the game, which got much more interesting towards the end than they would’ve liked. But if Malone […]

The Los Angeles Lakers ran into a Denver Nuggets buzzsaw at the outset of the 2023 Western Conference Finals. They adjusted and fought back, but it wasn’t quite enough. The Nuggets prevailed, 132-126. For the first time in the NBA Playoffs, the Lakers failed to steal Game 1 on the road. Seeding aside, the Lakers […]

At first glance, Nikola Jokic and LeBron James could not be more different. Jokic isn’t exactly the athlete James is as the Los Angeles Lakers star has lived above the rim and made a living off putting pressure on the opposing paint. However, as Denver Nuggets wing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope said, that is the “only” difference […]

Magic Johnson could not help but comment on the Los Angeles Lakers performance after their Game 1 loss to the Denver Nuggets. In a series of tweets, outlined his frustrations which could also come as constructive criticism. The Nuggets controlled the boards and fast break points. — Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) May 17, 2023   […]

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has now played with both Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic in his career, and for him, there’s really not that much of a difference between the two all-time greats. After helping the Nuggets take down his former team on Tuesday, KCP was asked about the similarities […]

Nikola Jokic stole the show in the Denver Nuggets Game 1 escape act against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. The former back-to-back MVP stuffed the stat sheet in this one with 34 points on 12-of-17 shooting, 21 rebounds, 14 assists, two blocks, and three triples in 42 minutes of action as Jokic led […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has done the unthinkable in the first quarter of the NBA Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Jokic, a stat sheet stuffer extraordinaire, compiled a first quarter line that hasn’t been done in any quarter of any game in the last 25 years. Jokic is the first player […]

A lot will be on the line for both teams when the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals. At an individual level, LeBron James also has his legacy on the line as he looks to lead the Lakers to their second trip to the NBA Finals […]

Darvin Ham has already joked that his best bet for keeping Nikola Jokic under wraps would be to kidnap him. In the lead-up to Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals between his Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets, he has provided a little more insight into how they plan to stop the two-time […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have just thrown a curve ball in the direction of the Denver Nuggets ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals. With just a little over an hour before tipoff, it has now been revealed that coach Darvin Ham intends to give Dennis Schroder the starting nod for […]

It’s no secret that Nikola Jokic has a pretty in-depth understanding of the game of basketball. Few players in history, and let alone those at his position, have shared his ability to understand what’s going on around him, locate where there is an open man – or where he could lead an open man – […]

Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray remains questionable for Game 1 of their West Finals series with the Los Angeles Lakers. However, head coach Michael Malone is not losing hope that their scorer will be able to suit up in Tuesday’s game. Murray landed on the Nuggets’ injury report on Monday due to what the team […]

The viral TikTok corgi that made headlines during the Los Angeles Lakers-Golden State Warriors series is back with a new prediction. This time, the adorable doggo made its West Finals pick ahead of Purple and Gold’s showdown with the Denver Nuggets. To recall, the TikTok corgi went insanely viral after it correctly predicted the results […]

It’s virtually impossible to limit the scope of Nikola Jokic’s influence on offense. A historically efficient three-level scorer who runs either side of ball screens at an elite level and manipulates defenses with the pass like LeBron James, the Denver Nuggets superstar is on the way to cementing himself as one of the several best […]

For the second time in four years, the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers are gearing up to square off against one another in the Western Conference Finals. With both teams playing at remarkably high levels heading into round three, this series is expected to be a highly entertaining and hard-fought affair that has the […]

When the Lakers and Nuggets square off in the Western Conference Finals, the usual logic will be inverted. Somehow, the Nuggets are the high flying juggernaut led by a league-defining superstar at the peak of his powers. The Lakers are the plucky upstart who surged late in the season because of their chemistry and defense. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets are the two remaining survivors within the Western Conference’s playoff race, with Game 1 of the conference finals slated to tip off Monday evening. The two franchises have a familiarity with one another, as they squared off on this same stage back during the 2020 NBA Playoffs, but […]

The Denver Nuggets have looked every bit the part of the Western Conference’s number-one seed. They’ve thoroughly dispatched the Minnesota Timberwolves and a depleted Phoenix Suns side with relative ease. Now, they face their biggest challenge yet in the Los Angeles Lakers, a rematch of the 2020 NBA Bubble Western Conference Finals. With Nuggets-Lakers set […]

One of the biggest storylines of the upcoming 2023 Western Conference Finals between the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers is the fact that this would be the second time in three years that these teams will be meeting in the same round. Nikola Jokic surely remembers that 2020 series in the bubble against […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets begin the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday at Ball Arena. As with the Miami Heat-Boston Celtics series, it’ll be a rematch of the 2020 conference finals in the bubble. The Lakers won in five, although LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and Michael Porter Jr. are […]

The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers are back in the Western Conference Finals. But since they last played each other in 2020, only Nikola Jokic, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. are on their original teams and the Lakers have a new coach in Darvin Ham. The Nuggets have barely […]

The 2023 Western Conference Finals between the No. 7 seed Los Angeles Lakers and No. 1 seed Denver Nuggets tips off Tuesday at Ball Arena. The stakes, intrigue, and quality of play both teams are bringing into this bubble rematch are Mile High. The Nuggets have been the class of the West all season, while […]

The most important players for the Los Angeles Lakers in their Western Conference Finals matchup against the Denver Nuggets are, wait for it … LeBron James and Anthony Davis. The depth the Lakers have accrued has refreshingly eased the playmaking/scoring burden from LeBron and AD, but they’ve won two rounds, first and foremost, because of […]

The NBA Playoffs continue as the Los Angeles Lakers (43-39) visit the Denver Nuggets (53-29) for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals! Action tips off Tuesday at 8:40 p.m. ET. Prior to the Western Conference Finals, LA took down Golden State in six, while Denver defeated Phoenix in six games. Below we continue our […]

Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis landed on the injury report for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets. Fortunately, it doesn’t look like the team and the fans have anything to worry about. James and Davis have been listed as probable for the conference finals opener, which […]

Three years on from their Western Conference Final matchup in the bubble, the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers will once again fight it out for a spot in the NBA Finals in 2023. The Nuggets head into the series as the number one seed, a prolific offensive unit led by two-time MVP Nikola Jokic […]

Mo Bamba has not been a factor for the Los Angeles Lakers in the playoffs thus far. The 25-year-old played sparingly in the opening round against a depleted Memphis Grizzlies frontcourt, and he didn’t even play a single minute against the Golden State Warriors in the entirety of the second round. It was an ankle […]

There’s no denying that Jamal Murray was a key cog for the Denver Nuggets in their NBA Playoffs second-round series win against Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns. Now that they’re set to face the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, the Nuggets are expecting more of the same from the 26-year-old. Unfortunately […]

The Los Angeles Lakers officially begin their Western Conference Finals journey on Tuesday in the Mile High City against the Denver Nuggets. While the top seed is undoubtedly a very good team from one through five and beyond, head coach Darvin Ham knows slowing down Nikola Jokic is the key to moving on. By no […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid should be careful with his words next time. After all, he never knows when it will come back to haunt him. Embiid learned that lesson on Sunday after the Sixers lost to the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of their playoff series. Following Philly’s brutal 112-88 defeat, the big man’s […]

Three years on from their Conference Finals matchup in the bubble, the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers are once again set to fight it out for a spot in the NBA Finals. But while the matchup might elicit a strong sense of déjà vu, the Nuggets will certainly be hoping the result doesn’t. […]