LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Anthony Davis said, “Details matter,” and this was either proof that they do or they don’t. Details matter because the Lakers’ Rajon Rondo had to throw a perfect inbounds bounce pass around Nikola Jokic, and Denver’s Mason Plumlee and Jerami Grant were both so worried about LeBron James rolling to the basket that they left Davis open behind the three-point line. Maybe if the Nuggets got one or two more details right or the Lakers got a few more wrong, the Western Conference Finals would be tied 1-1 right now.
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Details don’t matter because Davis is a 6-10 freak and most hurricanes can’t redirect his shot; because however you choose to guard Davis and James, it probably won’t work; because the Lakers seem to believe that Kobe Bryant really is watching over them; and, most of all, because they are the Lakers.