Warriors were the last team to stop the Nuggets; who can beat them now?
The juggernaut in Denver rolls into L.A. looking to win an eighth straight playoff game against the Lakers.
Today the defending champion Denver Nuggets are express Uber helicoptering a large delivery of brooms to Los Angeles as they prepare to sweep LeBron James’ Lakers off the face of the earth.
For everyone upset that the Nuggets are destroying their teams in easy fashion and have taken over the league, don’t blame the Warriors. As the Nuggets have wrestled the Western Conference torch away from Golden State’s hands recently, let’s remember that it was the Dubs who were the last team to eliminate Denver from the postseason. And that was aided by Jamal Murray, star point guard for the Nuggs, being out with a knee injury.
When the Warriors won the 2022 title, that may have been the last time the league had a chance to stop the marauding Nuggets from wrapping their hands around the NBA’s throat.
I remember back in 2019 when the Dubs had Kevin Durant and the Nuggets were trying to get the early days of their Nikola Jokic mojo going, the Warriors beat the hell out of them 142-111 in a destruction that showed there were levels to Western Conference contention.
The Nuggets just ran into the best team in the NBA who played at a historic level tonight. No one can beat the Warriors when they shoot over 50% from three, have three guys combine for 90 points and finish with nearly 40 assists. The Nuggets are still a good team having a great season, and no matter what any local or national media member says that hasn’t changed.
What has changed is this: the Nuggets’ honeymoon period this season is over. The Warriors came in and sent a message loud and clear to the that there is still a long way to go before Denver can truly be given the respect they and all of us fans were seeking. That’s perfectly okay. It’s part of the growing pains that will help the Nuggets develop from a good to a great team.
Now that Jokic is at the peak of his powers and the Warriors are struggling at the bottom of the West, the tables appear to have turned on the Bay Area’s dynasty. And that means hell on earth for the rest of the league. Just ask LeBron’s Lake Show!
Tonight's 7th straight playoff loss by the Los Angeles Lakers matches their longest playoff losing streak in franchise history. All 7 losses were against the Denver Nuggets. pic.twitter.com/6tQT1AFxFF
— WADE (@Its_Wade) April 26, 2024
In one room, Nikola Jokic was talking about nearly a decade's worth of team building. Down the hall, LeBron James was lamenting the disconnect w/in his own locker room. Column on the culture gap between the Lakers and Nuggets. https://t.co/95BIjGfEKA
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) April 27, 2024