The Denver Nuggets have a certain swagger about them, a type of bravado the Lakers possess one game and completely lack the next.

• 比起湖人依仗在西部打谁都占着主场优势的傲慢轻敌，而结果却打得踉踉跄跄，本赛季的丹佛掘金可谓是一路高歌猛进，士气高昂。