Mattie T’s 2007-08 NBA Playoff Recap: West 1st Rd, #1 Los Angeles Lakers vs. #8 Denver Nuggets

Game 1:

128

114

Star Player of the Game: Lakers C Pau Gasol, who scored 36 points, grabbed 16 rebounds & dished out 8 assists in 44 minutes of action.

Key Stat: Los Angeles outscored Denver 39-22 during the 3rd quarter. (Lakers led 58-56 at halftime)

Game 2:

122

107

Star Player of the Game: Lakers G Kobe Bryant, who scored 49 points & dished out 10 assists in 42 minutes of action.

Key Stat: Los Angeles shot 50.5% for the game.

Game 3:

108

84

Star Player of the Game: Lakers G Kobe Bryant, who scored 22 points, dished out 8 assists & grabbed 7 rebounds in 36 minutes of action.

Key Stat: Denver lost despite outrebounding Los Angeles 53-39. However, the Nuggets only shot 37.2% for the game.

Game 4: 

107

101

Star Player of the Game: Lakers G Kobe Bryant, who scored 31 points, grabbed 7 rebounds & dished out 6 assists in 41 minutes of action.

Key Stat: Denver lost despite outscoring Los Angeles’ bench 39-22.

Congrats to Phil Jackson’s Los Angeles Lakers, who will advance to the 2nd round for the 1st time since 2003-04.

That team would end up reaching the NBA Finals before losing to the Detroit Pistons in 5 games.

 

Meanwhile, George Karl’s Denver Nuggets have now lost their last 5 first-round series & have not advanced to the 2nd round since 1993-94, when Dan Issel was the team’s head coach.

Until then,

Mattie T

Sports Writer for BMS Radio Chicago

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