The Lakers will face two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets with a spot in the NBA Finals on the line.
Inside the NBA's Kenny Smith breaks down the future of the Golden State Warriors after losing to the Lakers in the playoffs.on Friday night before a reporter asked about game planning for Nikola Jokic.
“You’re not going to push the fast-forward button on me that fast," Ham said with a slight grin after the Lakers’ 122-101 victory over the Warriors. “We already know that monster in the Rocky Mountains waiting on us.’’ “They’re very well coached," Lakers star LeBron James said, “and obviously we know the dynamic of what Joker brings to the game."
But Lakers big man Anthony Davis noted that former center Dwight Howard played a key role in disrupting Jokic. Now, Davis said, he and James plan to watch film of that series “to figure out how we can best match up and get victories over them."At 38, the Lakers star led his team to a closeout victory with 30 points on 10-of-14 shooting, nine rebounds and nine assists.
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