Denver vs Lakers series now at 2-2.
a few technicals coming in last night, as this series started to get a bit more antsy. I see this going to game 7. As a nuggets fan, my heart says nuggets, but the way kobe can take over in the 4th quarter makes me worry. I have liked how J.R. Smith has played on Kobe though, between Smith and Jones, the Nuggets can keep Kobe from taking over if they stay disciplined.
There is a real balance to the nuggets, they finally have their PG, between smith and jones they have both a stopping and scoring option at SG, 'melo is a pure scorer, martin is staying fit and is a good (albeit overpaid) option at PF and Nene has been the revelation of the season at C. Off the bench there is a solid, no frills, backup PG in Carter, a scorer in Kleiza (a little too hot and cold though) and balkman and anderson in the PF/C slots, two guys who get in there and play hard, good energy guys off the bench.
The Nuggets proved last night, when 'melo was having an off night, that they can do it without 'melo firing (and win by 19pts). The key to this team is Billups. He is a top 5 PG in the NBA and IMO, the best PG left active in the playoffs. The Lakers will win if they can solve Billups, they can down 'melo all they want, but if they do, Smith/Martin/Kleiza or even Balkman can grab points with quality playmaking from Billups
Game 6 goes tomorrow. Can't wait!
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