Silver Screen and Roll · Jan 15, 2022
Lakers vs. Nuggets Preview: Small or big ball?
Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty ImagesLakers vs. Nuggets. Saturday will be a rematch of the 2020 Western Conference Finals, a star-studded clash of two of the best teams in the league.
Well, not exactly. Actually, not even close.
A lot has changed since that playoff series, more so for the Lakers than the Nuggets, as the former are now equipped with the currently slumping Russell Westbrook. Things do still look different on the Nuggets’ side of things, however, primarily due to injuries that have kept Jamal Murray out all season and Michael Porter Jr. out for the majority of it.
