Los Angeles Lakers visit Denver Nuggets in NBA action
The Los Angeles Lakers will head to Denver to take on the Nuggets this Friday. These two teams are well within the playoff picture, but the Nuggets may be falling out of that picture very soon. This is not due to their recent play, but instead it can be accredited to the trade demands of Carmelo Anthony.
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The Nuggets will need to win every game that they can before they trade Anthony. There is a good chance that they will not get a great return of talent that is ready to produce right away. This means that this game against the Lakers will have a lot more to do with their playoff hopes than it usually would.
The Nuggets are a great scoring team, but they will need to tighten things up defensively if they hope to slow down the Lakers. They are allowing 104 points per game on the season to this point. The Lakers are also a high scoring game, but they have a much better defense than the Nuggets.
One of the biggest advantages for the Lakers in this game will be in rebounding. The Lakers have three great big men that are known for pulling down around 10 rebounds per game. If the Nuggets can keep them off the glass they will have a much better chance at walking away from the game with a victory.
The Lakers have managed a record of 30-12 on the season while the Nuggets are currently sitting at 23-17 on the year.
