The Los Angeles Lakers are in the NBA playoffs.
Now the hard part begins.
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LeBron James and Anthony Davis held off the New Orleans Pelicans 110-106 in a play-in game, thanks in part to a devastating injury to Zion Williamson.
The Lakers’ reward for evolving?
A Western Conference first-round rematch with the Denver Nuggets, who coldly swept the Lakers out of the conference finals a year ago, en route to an NBA championship.
Davis and the Lakers clearly heard the Nuggets’ chests swell after a 4-0 playoff sweep last season.
“It was just a lot of talking,” Davis said. “We get it, you all win. But Bron and I have had a few conversations – we can’t wait.”
Davis may soon regret those comments if the Nuggets are first again at four wins.
NBA fans already believe a repeat will happen in the first round.
“The nuggets win,” tweeted one fan.
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“These boys are getting swept,” a second fan posted.
“Bro does all this, but he can’t keep Jokic under 25 points,” a third fan wrote.
“Nuggets out of five,” said a fourth fan.
Los Angeles went 47-35 this season and rarely played consistently.
James, 39, could be in his final NBA season, while Davis was at the center of midseason trade rumors.
Denver has been a powerhouse all year and Jokic should win his third NBA MVP award.
The Lakers have a lot to prove in the first round.
The Nuggets are trying to fight back-to-backs, and Los Angeles could be easily eliminated.
“The Joker is going to cook these clowns,” one fan tweeted.
“They’re rushing to cook, they need to relax,” posted a second fan.
The Nuggets will be favored and hold home-court advantage.
The King will need to pull off one of the biggest playoff upsets of his storied career to stay alive in the 2024 playoffs.
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