The Lakers lost their first home game of the playoffs Saturday and are now one loss away from elimination.
, and welcomed D’Angelo Russell and Rui Hachimura, then proceeded to go an NBA-best 16-7 after the All-Star Break to help make the play-in tournament.The team has been on a tear since entering the playoffs — the Lakers beat out the Minnesota Timberwolves in overtime in their play-in game, then proceeded to knock off the No. 2-seeded Memphis Grizzlies and the defending champion Golden State Warriors on the way to their matchup with the Nuggets.
The Nuggets have been much more steady this season, finishing with the fourth-best record in the NBA, and obviously the best record in the west. Center Nikola Jokić finished second in NBA MVP voting behind Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers. The Nuggets, like the Lakers are unbeaten at home this postseason. On their way to their fifth Western Conference Finals the Nuggets took down the Timberwolves and the Phoenix Suns.
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