Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers G2 Prediction, Tips & Odds
Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction 19.05.2023. The Nuggets justified their role as favorites in the first match and took the lead in the Western Conference finals. It’s time for the second game, where another NBA classic awaits us. Can the Lakers break?
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Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers Odds
Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers 1×2: 1.496/3.34
Asian Handicap (-5.5 / +5.5): 1.9/1.9
Total Points ( under/over 226.5): 1.9/1.9
Odds via 22Bet Sportsbook.
Denver Nuggets Team News
Denver absolutely deserved the victory in the first match of the series, because they were in the lead from the first to the last minute of this duel. And in this match, they showed their strongest weapon, i.e. team play and the breadth of the roster. As a six Nuggets players were in double figures, while two scored 30+ points each.
Nikola Jokic excelled again and once again showed that he is definitely the best player in the league this year. In 42 minutes on the court, he scored 34 points, grabbed 21 rebounds, and added 14 assists, all while shooting 71% from the field. Nothing new, Nikola got us used to it all. But, it is important to emphasize who he put it in and when? In the Final, on the other side was Anthony Davis, the best defender according to many, but even he couldn’t do anything to Jokic.
In the middle of the 3/4, the Nuggets had an advantage of up to 20 points, but the Lakers came back and had a shot to equalize. However, the Nuggets fought back and deservedly took a 1-0 lead in the series.
Los Angeles Lakers Team News
The Lakers started the match very badly and already after the first 12 minutes they were behind by two digits. The body language was not good and the difference on the Denver side only grew. However, Davis, although he had many defensive problems with Jokic, was unstoppable in attack, scoring 40 points. At the beginning of 4/4, the Lakers caught the rhythm, strengthened their defense, and slowly but surely reduced the advantage of the Nuggets. Lebron had a chance to equalize but his shot went out of the hoop.
In order to achieve a more favorable result, the Lakers will have to be much more specific from the first minute of the match and play harder in defense.
The revelation for the Lakers is certainly Austin Reaves, who is playing a fantastic season, and in the playoff games he stood out as the third option right after Lebron and Davis. In some matches, he took the ball himself and solved the problem. In this match, he was great, scoring 23 points and adding 8 assists.
Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers H2H
17.05.23 – Denver Nuggets : Los Angeles Lakers – 132:126
10.01.23 – Denver Nuggets : Los Angeles Lakers – 122:109
17.12.22 – Los Angeles Lakers : Denver Nuggets – 126:108
31.10.22 – Los Angeles Lakers : Denver Nuggets – 121:110
Injuries and Suspensions
Denver Nuggets: Gillespie.
Los Angeles Lakers: Bamba.
Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction
The Nuggets are undefeated at home, and in the first match they proved to be a team that is more organized and prepared, so we think that in this match they will also win the series 2-0.
Tips-off time: Thursday, 18.05.2023, 08:30 PM Local Time EST / Friday, 19.05.2023, 02:30 CET
Prediction: Nuggets -3.5
Odds: 1.725
Sportsbook: 22bet
