They just don't have any shooters to space the floor. Kobe's doubled on post and Sessions passed every open 3. Gasol isn't Bosh/Boozer either from midrange. And of course you always overrate Lakers' bigs to convince yourselves Kobe won with most talent ever. Bynum could't handle double team and doesn't have the brain to lead a team.
I won't. It depends if Ty Lawson is aggressive and if Denver pushes the ball hard. If both happen, watch what starts happening in the 3rd quarter after the Lakers initial burst wears off.
And what I said was you shouldn't be. If they lose, it would simply be b/c of a lack of HC, not b/c they are a worse team. This Lakers team lack discipline, doesn't understand that they must play inside-out (or figure out a way to do it consistently), rebound, and play defense to win. This team doesn't do any of that, despite the talent that they have. Taking that lack of discipline into account, they are a pretty good team, just like Denver is.
I actually feel like the Nuggets are a better team and deserve to win this series. It will be tough but they have all momentum.
George Karl needs to tell his team to play less defense and take worse shots. That way, they keep Lakers within 10-15 points and make them believe it's a winnable game so that Mike Brown overplays his starters.
Denver knows it can beat the Lakers now. They're daring Kobe to beat them by himself, and he can't. Why? If the Lakers' bigs are doing good offensively, they stink even worse offensively. Lakers are losing b/c of defense moreso than anything. Look at the -5 rebounding differential by the Lakers. But it all depends on Lawson in game 7. If he's aggressive, Denver can win it.
