Mattie T’s Western Conference Finals Preview: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets

Head-to-head playoff meetings: Lakers lead 4-0. Last meeting was during a 2008 1st-round series, which Los Angeles won in 4 games.

Season series recap:

November 1st, 2008@Denver:

Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 33 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 104-97 win over the Denver Nuggets.

Pau Gasol also played strong with 16 points & 16 rebounds, as the Lakers outrebounded Denver 53-38.

Anthony Carter led the Nuggets with 20 points, while Kenyon Martin added 18 points & 5 rebounds.

November 21st, 2008@Los Angeles:

Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 29 points, as the Los Angeles Lakers shot 48.8% from the field during their 104-90 win over the Denver Nuggets.

Andrew Bynum scored 13 points & grabbed 13 rebounds, while Lamar Odom also added 13 off the bench.

Nene Hilario led Denver with 18 points & grabbed 5 rebounds, while J.R. Smith added 18 points & 6 rebounds off the Nuggets bench.

February 27th, 2009@Denver:

Chauncey Billups & J.R. Smith scored 22 points apiece, as the Denver Nuggets used a strong defensive performance to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 90-79.

Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 29 points & 8 rebounds despite his 10-of-31 shooting, as Los Angeles shot just 29.8% for the game.

Pau Gasol also added 18 point s& 10 rebounds in a losing effort.

April 9th, 2009@Los Angeles:

Kobe Bryant led all scorers with 33 points, as the Los Angeles Lakers used a nice 2nd half to beat the Denver Nuggets 116-102.

Pau Gasol also added 27 points & 19 rebounds, as the Lakers won despite shooting just 5-of-24 (20.8%) from three-point range.

Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 23 points, while Chauncey Billups & Nene Hilario each scored 17 apiece.

Mattie T’s Prediction: Nuggets in 7.

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