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Nuggets Practice Report: Game 5 Bigger Than Game 4
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DENVER -- Stack the first three games on top of each other and, without the use of a scoreboard, George Karl suggested it would be almost impossible to pick a winner. There wasn’t any doubt in Game 4, as the Nuggets rolled the Lakers by 19 to square the Western Conference finals at 2-2.
The Nuggets left Tuesday afternoon for Los Angeles, site of Game 5. The last two teams standing in the West have each gained splits on the other’s home floors. Wednesday night’s winner stands one game from The Finals.
“Game 5 is bigger than Game 4,” Carmelo Anthony said. “We’re on the road. The Lakers just lost here. They’re going to try to come out even more intense, a lot more energy, try to outwork us, try to outplay us. We’re trying to do the little things that we did to win the game last night.”
A huge key for Denver in Game 4 was the huge 58-40 rebounding edge. The Nuggets’ total included 20 offensive boards, leading to 23 second-chance points. The points-in-the-paint difference 52-34 was also decidedly Denver.
“After that loss in Game 3, we watched a lot of film and that was one of our main focuses was to try to get the rebound so that way we can do our running game,” Chris Andersen said. “Our best offense is our defense. Rebounding is a big part of that.”
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Nuggets Practice Report: Game 5 Bigger Than Game 4
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