After an up-and-down regular season, the Lakers have grown into a good team that can hang with any opponent, but Nikola Jokic and Denver could be too much of a challenge.
Lakers star Anthony Davis, left, grabs a rebound next to Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic during the first half of Game 4 of the Western Conference finals last May at Crypto.com Arena. Davis and the Lakers were swept last year. Will their first-round matchup with the reigning champs go better this time? Jamal Murray might never have been named an All-Star since being drafted in 2016. But the Lakers know as well as any team in the league how lethal he can be. Murray averaged a series-best 32.
than the one who was a defensive liability and struggled offensively in last year’s conference finals , finishing with averages of 6.3 points on 32.3% shooting and 3.5 assists in the series. Even if the Lakers get that, the Nuggets have better two-way balance and consistency with their starting backcourt.Few teams have the combination of frontcourt size, skill and versatility to match, or even exceed, the Lakers, led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis. The Nuggets might be the only one.
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