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In a rematch of the 2023 WCF, 2x #KiaMVP Nikola Jokic and the defending champion Nuggets host LeBron James and the Lakers in the first round of the #NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel. Check out @mikecwright's full series breakdown before Game 1, Saturday at 8:30pm/et on ABC… pic.twitter.com/BcmpU9DAZl

2ND-STRAIGHT YEAR OF LAKERS-NUGGETS 🍿 A look back at last season's WCF before the teams tip off Saturday at 8:30pm/et on ABC! pic.twitter.com/O8Ok3SQ8RS

Nuggets vs Lakers last playoffs: Nuggets 132-126 Lakers Nuggets 108-103 Lakers Nuggets 119-108 Lakers Nuggets 113-111 Lakers Run it back. pic.twitter.com/XeZtJciFJB

Lakers will be tougher competition than they were last year. LeBron James and Anthony Davis are fresher. They don’t play as small as they did last season. Still, it should be a series Denver handles fairly easily. The Nuggets know the Lakers better than they know themselves.