The Los Angeles Lakers head into Denver Nuggets territory this afternoon as they face off against the offensively dominant team led by George Karl. The Nuggets have the 3rd highest payroll in the NBA and finished the regular season as the 8th seed in the Western Conference.

After two games at home, the Lakers have taken a 2-0 lead over the Nuggets and are prepared to do whatever is necessary to go home with at least three wins in the series. It has often been noted that a series is not won until the road team wins, well, let’s see what these Lakers have got.

Before the series started I predicted that the Lakers would win the first three games and lose the fourth. As a fan, I felt the Lakers could sweep the Denver Nuggets, but I’m making an attempt at being realistic for the sake of other fans not getting on my case (but I’m secretly rooting for a sweep).

Everyone has stated how intense the West is, but it seems like the higher seed has been quite dominant so far this year. The least expected results thus far are the San Antonio Spurs leading the Phoenix Suns 3-0. This series is over, and only a matter of time until Shaq and his Suns pack up their things and start their summer.

The Lakers however have a hell of a journey coming up. After we take out the Denver Nuggets, we are looking to the Utah Jazz, then the San Antonio Spurs, and eventually the Boston Celtics. Just a modest prediction from a relentless fan of the best team in the world: The Los Angeles Lakers!

Prediction for today’s game three in Denver: Lakers win 117-104.