The stats are all over the place in these conference finals: No team has come back from a 3-0 deficit in the NBA playoffs. The Los Angeles Lakers will face such a hole in Game 4 on Monday night in Denver. The Denver Nuggets have also never swept a playoff opponent.
“We know the next game will be another challenge,” Jamal Murray said. In the Associated Press. “They’re going to come out more aggressive. [Anthony Davis] It will be more aggressive. lebron [James] It gets more violent and the crowd gets more into it.
In a season where the Western Conference is not entirely settled, the Nuggets have clearly risen to the occasion and asserted their dominance over all comers.
“I mean, I never doubted my team,” Nikola Jokic said. In the Associated Press. “We have very good players who can step up at the right time and that’s what we did.”
How to watch the Nuggets at the Lakers
World Health Organization: No. 1-seeded Denver Nuggets at No. 7-seeded Los Angeles Lakers
what Western Conference Finals, Game 4 (Nuggets lead, 3-0)
Where: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles
When: 8:30 p.m. ET Monday
TV: ESPN