Like Frank said, this is “the out-of-the-bubble, pandemic season,” which in a way is saying it’s another anomaly like the bubble, a variation from the normal regular season.
While the teams won’t be in a strict bubble like in Orlando, it’s not basketball as usual. It’s “a whole new game” and, like in the bubble, the Lakers frankly are the team best prepared to deal with the situation thanks to Rob Pelinka’s great offseason where the team added unprecedented depth and talent.
Aloha Tom
actually the Nuggets came back against the Clippers, not OKC, which was a huge achievement. while i agree that will win Saturday, it will probably be another dog fight untill then end. and it wouldnt surpise if they win that game. they are takented and resilent.
LOL. Thanks, Michael. How could I have gotten that wrong? Thinking cities for consistency and got the franchises wrong. Also the LA reference doesn’t work since Lakers and Clippers are in LA. Duly corrected.
From everything I’ve seen and read the Nuggets both know they’re the younger team and that they do in fact need to earn the respect that, in my opinion, they’v already won. I don’t think they, or their fans, will be “satisfied” with anything short of the Larry O’ B. These are professionals, they’re not in it for the learning.
LOL. Championship of bust works for the Lakers or a LeBron team or even the Clippers but not for the Denver Nuggets, who have never won a championship. You were right when you said they already won, which they did when they made the conference finals. Hats off to them. But you don’t make a jump to the NBA Finals when you’re that young or even the conference finals unless you’re in the bubble. Miami and Denver were bubble boosted teams who will struggle to duplicate this season’s accomplishments next season.
That’s real easy to say now. Let’s see how the Lakers show up on Saturday. Next season isn’t even on a calendar yet, lol.
The Lakers would be wise to make me one short of accurate again. I’ve called 6 games in every series and I am (quite happily) 2 games off. Looking like Miami is going to close it out and we would indeed be wise to do the same tomorrow. As I’ve been saying, Denver is going to have something to say about it. I certainly don’t expect them to fold like an accordion or play like the series is over. They know it’s not.
They’re just going to be beat like a drum.
Your predictions are always and one.
They’re borne of respect of the opposition. Something I learned after we lost to the Detroit Pistons with four HOFers.
LOL.
From now on, I’m just going to subtract 1 from your predictions and we’ll likely agree.
Not gonna lie, a lot of this one reads like the series is already over, lol
Boston coming back. 60-57
Now tied 60-60! I deleted my Celtics Finals story and went all in on my Heat story. Still not worried.
If you’re editing in real time you might want to change your “Nuggets ran out of gas in game 5 line” to game 4 and save that one, should it come to pass, after Saturday, lol
Ooops. Thanks, Jamie. Duly corrected.