Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic faced constant - and big - double teams from the Los Angeles ... [+] Lakers in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. Getty ImagesIf you ask the Denver Nuggets why they lost Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals 126-114 to the Los Angeles Lakers, you’ll get a unified response from all quarters. “I think it's obvious for anyone that watched the game,” head coach Michael Malone said after practice yesterday when asked what Denver would need to do differently to win Game 2. The Nuggets were below average at 24th with a location eFG% of 52.8%. The first three lines show how the Nuggets performed through 14 games in their first two series overall, and broken down by opponent.

Source: Forbes September 20, 2020 18:45 UTC