Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction: Expect a Significant Decrease

Prediction for the NBA Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers match which will take place on May 19th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available. 

The Nuggets confidently took the first half of the first game with the Lakers (72:54) and led by 20 points in the third quarter. However, Michael Malone's team failed to maintain this advantage in the fourth segment. Nuggets made themselves a nervous ending, where they still succeeded – 132:126. Whether the failure in the fourth quarter is due to systemic problems in the Denver game or to relaxation due to a significant handicap in the score, the second game of the series will show.

By the end of the first game, the Lakers found weaknesses in the Denver game, which they began to use. So, Darvin Ham's team showed character, played without regard to the score, and almost took away the match that had already been lost. It will not be a surprise if Los Angeles finishes the game that started in the fourth quarter of the first match.

Apparently, by the end of the first game with Denver, the Lakers understood how to win the Nuggets, and in the second game, they will undoubtedly show it. For Darvin Ham's team, the second match of the series is key, given that in the fifth and seventh matches. It will be much more challenging to get an away victory with the Nuggets than it is now. We bet that Los Angeles will even the score in the series, and we also expect a significant decrease - in the first game, the opponents realized almost 50% of three–point shots and are unlikely to be as effective.