Would the Nuggets beat the Magic had they met in the 2009 NBA Finals? That is a question worth exploring. Linas Kleiza of the Denver Nuggets goes to the basket against Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol of the Los Angeles Lakers in Game Five of the Western. Finals MVP: Kobe Bryant (32.4 / 5.6 / 7. All images, audio, and video clips are the sole property of their respective owners. To say any team in the league would sweep the Magic in a series is not giving them their due respect.īut, let’s bite at the proposal. Browse 697 los angeles lakers v denver nuggets 2009 nba western conference finals game 5 photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. 2009 NBA Western Conference First RoundHornets vs. 61.7K subscribers Subscribe 14K 2.1M views 8 years ago Absolutely no copyright infringement is intended. One of the reasons the Lakers were able to beat them was their decision to move Lamar Odom to power forward as Dwight Howard kept fouling Andrew Bynum out of games early. I think Denver has at least another win or two in them before bowing out to LeBron James and the Lakers. Even if the Nuggets don’t come back and win three straight to make it to the NBA Finals. Their style proved that 3-point shooting could win in the NBA. Over/Under: 215 Moneyline: Lakers (-250), Nuggets (+205) The Best Bet: Nuggets ML +205 I don’t think this series is over. And everyone probably would concede that if the Boston Celtics had Kevin Garnett, they were not getting out of that round.īut this was one of the most impactful and important teams in NBA history. As the 3-seed, they won two series without homecourt advantage. There seems to be some revisionist history about the 2009 Magic. Los Angels routed the final two games to advance to the Finals. The Magic lost that Finals series to the Lakers in five games, but two games went to overtime.Īnd the Nuggets? They lost a close Game 1 in Los Angeles and got a second game to even the series, but their playoff series with the Lakers was not particularly close. This is some serious shade getting thrown at a Magic team that beat the top-seeded Cavaliers in a dominant six games (in fairness, Stan Van Gundy told Kevin Clark of The Ringer that if LeBron James had not hit his game-winning shot in Game 2, the Magic would have swept that series, so everyone gets to play that what-if game with their pride). Let's throw it back to when the Lakers and Nuggets last faced off in 2009 in the.
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