Mattie T’s 2007-08 NBA Playoffs Preview: West 1st Round, #1 Los Angeles Lakers vs. #8 Denver Nuggets

This will be the 4th playoff series between Los Angeles & Denver. (Lakers lead 3-0)

Series Recap: (Lakers won 3-0)

November 29th, 2007@Los Angeles:

Lakers 127, Nuggets 99.

Los Angeles:

Kobe Bryant: 24 points, 7 assists & 6 rebounds

Sasha Vujacic: 22 points (off bench)

Denver:

Carmelo Anthony: 23 points

Allen Iverson: 21 points & 6 assists

Key Stat: Los Angeles outscored Denver 72-42 in the 2nd half. (Nuggets led 57-55 at halftime)

December 5th, 2007@Denver:

Lakers 111, Nuggets 107.

Los Angeles:

Kobe Bryant: 25 points, 8 rebounds & 5 assists

Vladimir Radmanovic: 21 points & 5 rebounds (off bench)
Denver:

Allen Iverson: 51 points & 8 assists

Carmelo Anthony: 26 points, 8 rebounds & 4 steals

Key Stat: Los Angeles’ bench outscored Denver’s bench 35-20.

January 21st, 2008@Los Angeles:

Lakers 116, Nuggets 99.  

Los Angeles:

Derek Fisher: 28 points (6-7 in 3-pointers)

Jordan Farmar: 19 points (off bench)

Denver:

Allen Iverson: 24 points & 7 assists

Luis Kleiza: 21 points & 7 rebounds (off bench)

Key Stat: Derek Fisher outscored his starting counterpart Anthony Carter 28-0 at point guard.

Mattie T’s Pick: Lakers in 5.  

Until then,

Mattie T

Sports Writer for BMS Radio Chicago

www.BMSRadio.com

2008 © BMS Radio Chicago All Rights Reserved. The written content is property of this site. All team and league information, sports logos, photos, and names contained within this site are property of their respective organizations.