Kobe Bryant Predicted Denver Would Be Next

Back in February, when the Denver Nuggets beat the Lakers, Kobe Bryant told Nuggets’ forward Carmelo Anthony that the two teams would meet again, and he was right. “I told ‘Melo, ‘I’ll see you in the Western Conference finals.’ I just felt they had all the pieces there, they had the depth, they had the toughness, they had the camaraderie, It’s no surprise to me that they’re here,” says Bryant. It might be a surprise to everyone else though, as the Nuggets haven’t made it this far since 1985. Denver plays their first game against the Lakers in the best-of-seven conference finals at Staples Center tonight.

The Lakers have one 10 of their last 11 games against the Nuggets and while two-time All-Star Anthony has been averaging 27 points a game in the playoffs, the Lakers held him to 14.5 points a game and 32.8% shooting while going 3-1 against Denver this season. Lakers’ Coach Phil Jackson said of Anthony, “The way he’s playing now, he’s playing exceptionally well. We just can’t let him sit on shots when he gets hot.”

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