So much for LeBron starting slow. Tomorrow's Lakers vs Nuggets live stream will likely see James & co. looking to finish this series fast — especially when Denver's got a knack for comebacks. In game 1, we saw a Lakers team unwilling to gauge its opponents and give them a chance to win.
History shows that if you give Denver a single win in a series, they can claw back to take the whole thing, coming back from repeated 3-1 deficits in the 2020 NBA playoffs. That being said, it wasn't even James (17 points) that led LA's scoring: Anthony Davis (37 points) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (18 points) made sure that the burden to score wasn't all on the King's shoulders.
Unfortunately for Denver, there's no real story to be seen (yet) as to how they'll rebound from this. Instead, the conversation has shifted to how LeBron is seeking to make a statement with his play after the NBA MVP voters gave him only 16 first-place votes, a mere fraction of winner Giannis Antetokounmpo's 85.
If this keeps a fire under James shoes for the rest of the post season, then we're a little worried for the chances of the Nuggets, and whichever team makes it out of the Celtics vs Heat Eastern Conference Finals.
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Lakers vs Nuggets series schedule
(all times ET)
- Game 1: Lakers 126, Nuggets 114
- Game 2: Sunday, Sept. 20, 7:30 p.m. (TNT)
- Game 3: Tuesday, Sept. 22, 9 p.m. (TNT)
- Game 4: Thursday, Sept. 24, 9 p.m. (TNT)
- *Game 5: Saturday, Sept. 26, 9 p.m. (TNT)
- *Game 6: Monday, Sept. 28, TBD
- *Game 7: Wednesday, Sept. 30, TBD
* = if necessary
Viewing information
- Date: Sunday, Sept. 20 | 7:30 p.m. ET
- Location: Disney Wide World of Sports -- Orlando, Florida
- TV: TNT
- Odds: Lakers -7.5 | Over/Under: 213.5