Denver Nuggets vs LA Lakers: The Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets will face off against each other in the Western Conference Playoffs tomorrow at Ball Arena. This is marking the fifth game of the first round of the playoffs, where the Denver is leading with 3-1, as they lost their recent match 119-108 in the Los Angeles. At this home game, the Nuggets are hoping to secure the series with another victory.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers did almost lose the hope for advance round but their recent win kept it alive, as they will to secure another win and take this series to their home.
Denver Nuggets vs LA Lakers Game Info
- Date: Tuesday 30th April 2024
- Time: 7:30 AM IST
- How to Watch Live: Sports 18, Jio Cinema
- Location: Chopper Cir, Denver
- Arena: Ball Arena
DEN vs LAL Starting Eight:
Nuggets (DEN) Possible Starting 8: Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Christian Braun, Michael-Porter-Jr, Julian Strawther, Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic, DeAndre Jordan
Lakers (LAL) Possible Starting 8: D’Angelo Russell, Austin Reaves, Max Christie, Cam Reddish, LeBron James, Rui Hachimura, Anthony Davis, Christian Wood.
DEN vs LAL Match Preview:
Denver Nuggets Team Updates (3-1):
- The Denver Nuggets came second in the conference league table, and tied with no.1 Thunders in the league table with 57 wins and 25 losses.
- The Nuggets lost the game 4 at away, as Jokic scored triple double with 33 points and 14 rebounds and 14 assists, but not enough help from the team to secure the match.
- Lakers always take the lead in the first half but in the third quarter, the Denver Nuggets managed to reduce or completely neutralise the deficit, then completely turn the game around in the fourth.
LA Lakers Team Updates (1-3):
- Los Angeles Lakers won the play-in against Pelicans and secured the seventh spot in the league table tied up against no.2 spot Denver in playoffs round 1.
- Lebron James led the Lakers in game 4, as he dropped 30 points and 4 assists, followed him, Anthony Davis scored magnificent double-double of 25 points and 23 rebounds.
- The third quarter of the Lakers’ first three games was especially important. In the first three games, they lost this quarter 31 times, frequently wasting the lead they had established.
DEN vs LAL Injury Updates:
- Denver Nuggets (DEN): Colen Gillespie (knee injury), Vlatko Cancar (knee injury)
- LA Lakers (LAL): Cam Reddish (ankle injury), Jared Vanderbilt (foot injury), Jalen Hood-Schifino
DEN vs LAL Postseason Players Comparisons:
- Points: Nikola Jokic (29.0) vs Anthony Davis (30.5)
- Rebounds: Nikola Jokic (15.2) vs Anthony Davis (15.8)
- Assists: Nikola Jokic (10.0) vs LeBron James (8.2)
- Steals: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (2.2) vs LeBron James (2.0)
- Blocks: Jamal Murray (1.2) vs Anthony Davis (1.5)
- Free Throw%: Nikola Jokic (92.6) vs Austin Reaves (100.0)
- Field Goal Percentage%: Nikola Jokic (59.7) vs Anthony Davis (62.2)
- Three Point Percentage%: Michael-Porter-Jr (44.1) vs LeBron James (36.8)
Denver Nuggets vs LA Lakers Winning Prediction:
- The reigning NBA champions will be strongly eager to finish the series in front of their home crowd and avoid complicated matters further. Jamal Murray will likely provide substantial assistance to Nikola Jokic. This is especially critical for the visitors’ best players, LeBron James and Anthony Davis, who may be unable to maintain a high level of play throughout the game for various reasons.
- If Jamal Murray is unavailable for tomorrow’s game, then it could be chance for Lakers to take this series at their home court or else Denver will close it down tomorrow.
DEN vs. LAL Last 10 H2H Match-up:
- DEN (Denver Nuggets): 7 games won
- LAL (LA Lakers): 3 games won
DEN vs. LAL Team Squads:
DEN (Nuggets): Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Christian Braun, Michael-Porter-Jr, Julian Strawther, Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic, DeAndre Jordan, Reggie Jackson, Jalen Pickett, Collin Gillespie, Justin Holiday, Jay Huff, Hunter Tyson, Vlatko Cancar, Braxton Key, Peyton Watson, Zeke Nnaji
LAL (Lakers): DAngelo Russell, Austin Reaves, Max Christie, Cam Reddish, LeBron James, Rui Hachimura, Anthony Davis, Christian Wood, Harry Giles, Jaxson Hayes, Gabe Vincent Nnamdi, Jalen Hood-Schifino, Skylar Mays, Spencer Dinwiddie, Maxwell Lewis, Taurean Waller-Prince, Jarred Vanderbilt, Colin Castleton
DEN vs LAL Dream11 Team:
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