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Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets Preview & Picks – Nuggets To Double NBA Playoffs Series Lead
- Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets picks for Thursday, May 18
- Matchup gets underway at 20:30 ET at Ball Arena
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Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets Preview & Picks
Denver are backed to cover as they take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals.
The Nuggets fended off a late rally to win Game 1, extending their excellent recent home form.
- Denver Nuggets are 11-1 in their last 12 home games
- Denver Nuggets are 6-1-0 ATS at home in the playoffs so far
- Los Angeles Lakers are 2-5 on the road in the postseason
- The Over has hit in 10 of Los Angeles’ last 11 road games
Head To Head
- Los Angeles Lakers lead the all-time series 138-85
- The two teams split the 2022/23 regular season series 2-2
- Denver Nuggets lead this NBA Playoff series 1-0
- Denver Nuggets won 132-126 when the teams last met on May 16
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Los Angeles trail 1-0 in the Western Conference Finals following their fifth defeat of the playoffs so far.
The Lakers entered the postseason via the Play-In Tournament, beating Minnesota 108-102 to set up a series with Memphis.
They took the first game 128-112 and never trailed in the series as a 125-85 blowout win at home secured a 4-2 series success against the Grizzlies.
Los Angeles repeated that in the conference semi-finals against Golden State, taking the opening game, 117-112, and then rebounding from a Game 2 loss with back-to-back wins.
The Lakers failed to clinch on the road as they lost 121-106 in Game 5, but they soon wrapped up the series with a 122-101 victory at home.
They started this Western Conference Finals series with a 132-126 defeat in Denver on Tuesday night.
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Denver will look to double their series lead in the Western Conference Finals before heading out on the road.
The Nuggets swept aside Minnesota in the opening round of the playoffs, winning the series 4-1.
That set up a meeting with Phoenix in the conference semi-finals, where they earned a 4-2 series victory.
Denver won back-to-back home games, 125-107 and 97-87, before heading out on the road for a couple of losses to the Suns, 121-115 and 129-124.
The Nuggets rebounded at home with a 118-102 win, and then sealed the series in Phoenix with a 125-100 victory.
They then extended their win streak to three games on Tuesday, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 132-126 in the first game of the Western Conference Finals.
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The Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets game is set to start at 20:30 ET.
Verdict
Denver have been outstanding at home during the playoffs, winning and covering consistently.
That trend is tipped to continue here as the Nuggets open up a two-game lead to take to Los Angeles.
That trend is tipped to continue here as the Nuggets open up a two-game lead to take to Los Angeles.
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