The Western Conference’s second-seeded Denver Nuggets (57-25) will face the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Lakers (47-35) in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs. This is a rematch of the 2023 Western Conference finals, when the Nuggets swept the Lakers on their way to the championship.
More series previews:
East: Knicks-76ers | Bucks-Pacers | Cavs-Magic
West: Nuggets-Lakers | Wolves-Suns | Clippers-Mavs
How the Nuggets got here
Denver owned the 2023 playoffs, winning 16 of its 20 games en route to the franchise's first NBA championship, dominance matched only by multi-time champions.