So when Jokić was in foul trouble early, Murray had no problem stepping into a lead role, with Michael Porter Jr.
We knew how we could jell together and play together.” “I believed it from the jump that we could win a championship.
1 in the West for a reason,” Kentavious Caldwell-Pope said. Last year, they went 25-16 on the road - a 50-win pace. Yet, the Nuggets chugged along at the top of the standings, a healthy bunch who only needed each other to truly contend. And the Lakers garnered a lot of attention following their seismic trade deadline moves that propelled them to this point. The Phoenix Suns were tantalizing when acquiring Kevin Durant, no longer tethered to Kyrie Irving. The Clippers are always great in theory until the injuries hit. The Warriors were always respected as champions and the belief was it would be hard to dispatch a fully healthy squad in a seven-game series. The Nuggets have been the best team in the West since Christmas Day, and it’s funny how time flies when you’re paying attention to other teams in the conference. Malone is an edgy fellow, and that edge has filtered to his players. "Up 3-0, what's the natural inclination? Take a deep breath, relax - and that's when you get yourself into trouble.” “I think the mindset is you have to go out there and take it,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. They expected an early blow from the Lakers, who were undefeated at home in these playoffs, but instead they delivered what appears to be the knockout punch - and had the Lakers playing from behind all evening.
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