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NBA Playoffs WCF: Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers


King Taharqa

Who will win?  

23 members have voted

  1. 1. Who will win?

    • Denver Nuggets
      13
    • Los Angeles Lakers
      10


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(2) Denver Nuggets (54-28)

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PG-#7 Chauncey Billups

6'3 202 lbs

Colorado '97

17.9 PPG, 6.4 APG, 41.0 3PT%

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SG-#30 Dahntay Jones

6'6 210 lbs

Duke '03

5.4 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 64.7 3PT%

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SF-#15 Carmelo Anthony

6'8 230 lbs

Syracuse '03

22.8 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 3.4 APG, 37.1 3PT%

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PF-#4 Kenyon Martin

6'9 230 lbs

Cincinnati '00

11.7 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 1.1 BPG

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C-#31 Nene Hilario

6'11 250 lbs

Brazil '02

14.6 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 60.4 FG%

Bench Players

PG-Anthony Carter

SG-J.R. Smith

SF-Linas Kleiza

PF-Renaldo Balkman

C-Chris Andersen

Head Coach

George Karl

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(1) Los Angeles Lakers (65-17)

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PG-#2 Derek Fisher

6'1 205 lbs

Arkansas-Little Rock '96

10.0 PPG, 3.2 APG, 39.7 3PT%

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SG-#24 Kobe Bryant

6'6 205 lbs

Lower Merion HS '96 (Lower Merion, PA)

26.8 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 4.9 APG, 35.1 3PT%

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SF-#3 Trevor Ariza

6'8 210 lbs

UCLA '04

8.9 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 31.6 3PT%

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PF-#16 Pau Gasol

7'0 260 lbs

Spain '01

18.9 PPG, 9.6 RPG, 3.5 APG

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C-#17 Andrew Bynum

7'0 285 lbs

St. Joseph HS '05 (Metuchen, NJ)

14.3 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 1.8 BPG, 56.0 FG%

Bench Players

PG-Shannon Brown

SG-Sasha Vujacic

SF-Luke Walton

PF-Lamar Odom

C-Josh Powell

Head Coach

Phil Jackson

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Give me the Nuggs in 6 games please. Chauncey Billups & Carmelo will be a force this series. Denver's bigs will out tough LA's and get the Nuggs to their first Finals appearance ever.

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This is why you want home court, the Nuggets were a .500 road team.

But they've also won their last 16 home games and have won several road games in the playoffs. George Karl has the personnel this year to present some matchup problems for the Lake Show.

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But they've also won their last 16 home games and have won several road games in the playoffs. George Karl has the personnel this year to present some matchup problems for the Lake Show.

True dat, Billups is a winner with experience. But this time I expect the Lakers to be 2-0 before they hit the road.

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