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I don’t think we can take things whole cloth from the Lakers sweep of Denver during the regular season. For one, all three games were played in January or earlier — before the Lakers made the Gasol trade. The Nuggets are not quite the same team as back then, either. Plus, in two of the three games Carmelo left early — he got tossed from one game (for choking Sasha) and was injured partway ...
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ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... If you're the Nuggets, squinting into the sun of your opponents #1 seed, and trying to channel the Warriors of last year, you might well be thinking about trying some unconventional things to throw the Lakers off-guard. The idea is that if you play it straight, you lose, right? The Nuggets are 0-3 against Los Angeles this season. (Good recaps of each game.) So, the most likely way to get unconventional is to deploy a zone defense, to catch the Lakers off-balance. TrueHoop reader Michael has watched all the games, between these two teams, and he has ...

How The Lakers Beat You
Pickaxe And Roll — ... Thanks to Kurt for taking the time to give us an idea of what we are in for.  He has put together a great post analyzing the three regular season meetings which is well worth reading. ...

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