DENVER -- As the Nuggets watched film of their Game 1 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, they saw something they have seen before.
If the Lakers believe they might have found a defensive wrinkle by putting Rui Hachimura on Nikola Jokic like they did in the fourth quarter of Game 1, the Nuggets say they know exactly how to counter the tactic, having seen it as recently as the first round against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
"Much [is being] made of them putting Rui Hachimura on Nikola Jokic," Denver head coach Michael Malone said after the team's film session on Wednesday.