Los Angeles Lakers: 3 advantages against the Nuggets in the Conference Finals

1. This LeBron fella

LeBron James‘ legacy has reached that point where it’s just redundant to talk about his endless list of accomplishments. Throughout his 17-year career, he has accomplished more than some franchises have in their existence, like perhaps, the Denver Nuggets.

Boasting 12 Eastern Conference Finals and 9 NBA Finals appearances, he has been more productive than anyone we’ve seen before. The scary thing is, he still has probably five superstar-level seasons ahead of him.

James has always been known as a pass-first kind of player. Having led each of his previous teams in assists, his playmaking skills bring to mind the great Larry Bird, who made it clear to everyone that forwards can pass the rock too. It’s just that, LeBron does it even better.

Despite being an all-time great when it comes to passing, The King has also led every team he’s been on in scoring as well. A career average of 27.1 points per game tells you all you need to know about him.

That was until the last offseason when the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Anthony Davis via trade. Since then, LeBron has made it perfectly clear that Davis is the cornerstone of the team’s offense and the majority of the plays fo through him.

Due to taking a minor step back in terms of scoring, LBJ’s assists numbers are now off the charts. Coming straight off a season where he led the league in assists with 10.2 per game, he has somehow managed to impress his audience and silence his critics by constantly evolving on and off the court.

Against a poor Nuggets defense, his Magic-like distribution skills are bound to always find the right target. Of the four teams remaining, Denver is by far the worst defensive team, and a player with a basketball IQ as high as LeBron’s is set to offer them a serious challenge.