For the third time in the last five years, the Nuggets and Lakers are getting together for a playoff series.
Only this time, it’s not a trip to the NBA Finals on the line (at least not immediately). Denver and Los Angeles are renewing their definitely-not-a-rivalry in the first round of the 2024 Western Conference playoffs after the Nuggets (57-25) finished the regular season as the No. 2 seed and the Lakers (47-35) climbed to No. 7 by beating New Orleans in the Play-In Tournament.
LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Lakers prevailed in the 2020 Western Conference Finals.