Official:1st Round NBA 2008 Playoffs: Game 1 Lakers vs. Nuggets 4/20 12:00 PM PST Game On ABC HD

The Nuggets will make a series outta this thing...

Neither team plays defense. This series is about to be
eek.gif


Lakers in 6...
 
Originally Posted by Nowitness41Dirk

The Nuggets will make a series outta this thing...

Neither team plays defense. This series is about to be
eek.gif


Lakers in 6...
Click to expand...
Lakers dont play D?
 
Lakers dont play D?
Do they play D well? Sometimes, when they actually want to. But sometimes they're really bad on that end...

Interested to see how they approach Melo and Iverson...
Click to expand...
 
Not really much to say about the series other then I think the Lakers should take but it wont be easy... but props to LALAKERFAN213 for having my cat as hispic. I forgot I posted it on Niketalk a few years back (and he's too fat to wear that jersey again).

0de2503e85daaf35dd40356c4d31da83fda672f_t.jpg
 
is it, 2 home, 2 away, 2 home, 1 away?
or 2 home, 3 away, 2 home..
i doubt it's 2-2-1-1-1 but i could be wrong.
regardless, we'll lose one game to them on their home, win in 5 games.
If I would get a 2nd guess, it's lakers in 4
pimp.gif
(if only bynum andariza were healthy in place of dj mbenga and karl/ira newble)
 
Originally Posted by Da XpLiCiT OnE

is it, 2 home, 2 away, 2 home, 1 away?
or 2 home, 3 away, 2 home..
i doubt it's 2-2-1-1-1 but i could be wrong.
regardless, we'll lose one game to them on their home, win in 5 games.
If I would get a 2nd guess, it's lakers in 4
pimp.gif
(if only bynum and ariza were healthy in place of dj mbenga and karl/ira newble)
Click to expand...

I believe it's 2-2-1-1-1...
 
Originally Posted by JPZx

Originally Posted by thachosen123

Originally Posted by MarleysProtege

nuggets will sweep
Click to expand...

HA.....
ohwell.gif


This team is lead by Kobe Bryant NOT LeBron James
grin.gif
Click to expand...

(mark it down: thechosenone123 is a Lebron hater)
i better not see you d-riding in a couple years kid
laugh.gif
Click to expand...

laugh.gif
nah never that


I actually am labeled as a LeBron hater within my family
laugh.gif
, and iblame my cousin for it, he's one of those dudes that gives you the"
eek.gif
" when LBJ does a simple reverse layup, or he'll use the" uh oh he's gettin hot" line when LBJ hit a shot
grin.gif
 
There will be no sweeps in the Western Conference playoffs; I'm completely convinced of that.

Heck, I'd bet money that each loser will win at least 2 games before being bounced.

So with that in mind, Lakers in 5. (Wait... best of in the 1st round, right? If it's best of 7, then Lakers in 6).
 
[h1]First look: Lakers vs. Nuggets[/h1]
A quick look at some of the key components to their first-round playoff series.

April 17, 2008

* First-round matchup: No. 1 Lakers vs. No. 8 Denver Nuggets.

* Records: Lakers 57-25, Nuggets, 50-32.

* Season series: The Lakers swept the three games, winning by an average of 16.3 points.

* Key matchup: Kobe Bryant versus Allen Iverson. Two of the game's most gifted offensive players probably won't be matched up for most of the series, although Bryant probably will guard Iverson during key stretches. Iverson scored a season-high 51 points when the Lakers outlasted Denver, 111-107, on Dec. 5.

* Keys to the series: The Nuggets have been in a playoff drive for weeks, exerting a lot of energy just to reach the postseason. How much will that, plus Carmelo Anthony's recent DUI arrest, hurt the team? The Nuggets' defense largely consists of Marcus Camby, the NBA's reigning defensive player of the year, and four others who show faint interest in stopping their opposing player. The Nuggets rank second in the league in points scored and points given up. The Lakers swept the series against the Nuggets and that was before their trade for Pau Gasol.

-- Jonathan Abrams
http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-firstlook17apr17,1,7492179.story
Click to expand...
 
[h1]Nuggets could make trouble for Lakers[/h1]
If Anthony and Iverson get any help, Denver might be more than pesky in first-round matchup.
Mark Heisler
NBA

9:22 PM PDT, April 16, 2008

As if printing up metaphors for the press to bash him over the head with, within hours of Denver clinching its playoff berth, Carmelo Anthony was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.

No, it's not everything you need to know about the Nuggets.

No, they're not thugs, even if they're one of the NBA's top devotees of hip-hop culture.

Yes, they're painfully young and despite an impressive array of talent, they play (and some of them live) that way.

No, it's not the matchup of the Lakers' dreams -- Denver won 50 games, after all -- but because they had to play some West team, it's as good as they could have hoped for.

The Lakers swept the Nuggets, 3-0, winning by an average of 16.3 points.

Kobe Bryant barely had to exert himself, averaging 22 points against them, averaging only 15 shots a game and making 57% of them.

The Nuggets aren't one of the physical teams (like Phoenix or Utah) that could have punished the Lakers inside with Andrew Bynum out.

The Nuggets haven't even faced Pau Gasol as a Laker yet. Bynum played in the first two games; the Lakers won the third, 116-99, with Bynum out, before Gasol was acquired.

The Nuggets are No. 2 on offense and No. 29 on defense, but for a team that lives and dies on its point total, their offense has holes:

* Anthony and Allen Iverson are friendly but not complementary. Both need the ball and don't make the game easier for each other.

* With all their problems, the Nuggets would still be scary on offense with good outside shooting, but they were No. 19 in three-point accuracy.

* Their shot selection, if you want to call it that, makes it remarkable -- or shows how good their individual parts are -- that they're No. 6 in field-goal percentage.

The way to control a running team is attack it inside, which is what the Lakers were built to do with Gasol (and one day Bynum?) in their triangle offense.

With teammates involved, Bryant is harder to key on, making the game child's play for him compared to the burden he had to carry for three seasons.

Nevertheless, the Nuggets didn't get here by accident.

If Anthony and Iverson get help from J.R. Smith (16 points a game after the All-Star break, making 41% of his three-pointers), Anthony Carter (29% on threes before the break, 40% after) and hot-and-cold Linas Kleiza (41% on threes in December, 30% in April), this can still be the last thing the Lakers want, a real series.

[email protected]
http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-heisler17apr17,1,4937382.column
Click to expand...
 
Key Points:

Lakers attack, attack within the first couple minutes!

Keyon / Camby do not let them get offensive rebounds & second chance points.
Melo, sasha you know what to do.
A.I watch out for this flopper
eek.gif
, I expect sasha/kobe to guard him.

Comon Lakers
pimp.gif
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

The ultimate sneaker enthusiast community.

NikeTalk was created as a way of giving back to both the sneaker enthusiast community and to the greater global community of which we are all a part.

NikeTalk is NOT affiliated with Nike Inc. in any way, shape, or form. All opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of Nike, Inc.

© 1999-2024 NikeTalk.com

Share this page

Back
Top Bottom