For the first time in 10 years, the Los Angeles Lakers have cemented their spot in the Western Conference Finals. After topping the Houston Rockets in the semifinal round by a count of four games to one, the Lake Show is now waiting to learn who their next opponent will be — the Los Angeles Clippers or Denver Nuggets.

So… who should the Lakers be rooting for in Tuesday night's Game 7 matchup between the Clippers and Nuggets? Both teams have played well in the postseason, but who would Los Angeles rather face?

In Denver's case, it's been comeback efforts in each series. They trailed the Utah Jazz in the first round, 3-1, but managed to overcome their deficit to advance. They faced another 3-1 deficit in their current series against the Clippers, but Sunday's 111-98 victory leveled the score at three games apiece.

The Nuggets are clearly a scrappy team.

The Clippers faced the Dallas Mavericks in their first-round matchup. Led by Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers defeated the Mavs in six games. Now, though, they're facing a Game 7 scenario in the second round.

As far as overall matchups, the Lakers may be better suited against the Nuggets. Jokic is a threat inside and out, but so too is Anthony Davis. Jamal Murray would be a point of interest, though, as he's been on a tear in the first two rounds. In fact, Murray is averaging 26.1 points and 6.5 assists through his first 13 games of the postseason. That's up from his 18.5 points in the regular season.

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Murray would be an issue, to be sure. However, the Lakers should have enough pieces on the defensive end to disrupt his proverbial flow. Players like Rajon Rondo, Danny Green, or even LeBron James would likely be called on in defense. And for the most part, those are favorable matchups.

The game plan for the Lakers would be fairly straight forward against the Nuggets: clamp down on Murray and force another player to carry the load. Jokic has proven that he can lead Denver, but could he do it for seven games against the likes of Davis, James, JaVale McGee and Dwight Howard?

Notably, the Lakers won three of their four matchups against the Nuggets in the regular season. In their second bout — a 120-116 overtime victory for Los Angeles back in February — Davis racked up 33 points, while James added a 32-point triple-double.

Denver came away with a 128-104 victory in their third regular season meeting with the Lakers. Paul Millsap led the Nuggets with 21 points, while Will Barton finished with a 14-point double-double. Interestingly, Murray had just six points on 3-of-11 shooting. Davis had 32 and 11 for the Lakers, but it wasn't enough in the end. It's worth noting that LeBron James did not play in this game due to a thoracic muscle strain.

Both teams are formidable opponents in their own right, but we'll take the Nuggets as a more favorable matchup for the Lakers.

Game 7 between the Clippers and Nuggets is set to tip at 9:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday night. Let's see which team advances.