Who's Playing
Los Angeles Lakers @ Denver Nuggets
Regular Season Records: Los Angeles 43-39, Denver 53-29
Current Series Standings: Denver 0, Los Angeles 0How To Watch
- When: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 8:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Ball Arena -- Denver, Colorado
- TV: ESPN
- Follow: CBS Sports App
What to Know
The Nuggets and the Lakers are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2021, but not for long. On Tuesday, the Denver Nuggets will fight it out against the Los Angeles Lakers in a Western Conference playoff contest at 8:30 p.m. ET at Ball Arena. The Nuggets are out to keep their eight-game home win streak alive.
The Nuggets earned some postseason bragging rights after a sucessful outing on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 125-100 margin over Phoenix. For those of you keeping count, this is the Nuggets' tenth stomp this season. Nikola Jokic was a one-man wrecking crew for the Nuggets since he dropped a triple-double: 32 points, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists. Jokic now has 34 this season.
The Nuggets were deadly accurate from the floor in the win and finished the game having made 53.7% of their shots. The Nuggets are 24-5 when they make their shots fall so well.
Meanwhile, everything went Los Angeles' way against Golden State on Friday as they made off with a 122-101 victory. Turns out winning is a bit easier when your three-point shooting is a whole 22.9% better than the opposition. LeBron James did his thing and almost dropped a triple-double: 30 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists.
The Nuggets and the Lakers will be playing the first game of their best-of-seven series on Tuesday. Check back on CBS Sports to see who will be starting their playoff series on the wrong foot.
Odds
Denver are a solid 6-point favorite against Los Angeles, according to the latest NBA odds.
The over/under is set at 222.5 points.
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