LeBron James comments on facing Nuggets in 1st Round / News - Basketnews.com

LeBron James admitted that the NBA Playoffs 1st Round matchup against the Denver Nuggets will be difficult, adding that the Lakers will make it difficult for them, too.

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The Los Angeles Lakers secured the No. 7 seed in the NBA Playoffs after beating the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA Play-In Tournament, and LeBron James shared his thoughts on facing the Denver Nuggets.

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"It's the defending champions," James said on the TNT broadcast. We understand how difficult of a matchup it's been vs. them. They're gonna make it tough on [us], and we're gonna try to make it tough on them."

"So we're gonna get an opportunity to kind of rest tonight, maybe rest tomorrow a little bit, and then get back into the books and get ready for this first round series that's gonna be extremely tough on us," LeBron added.

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Last season, the Nuggets swept the Lakers 4-0 in the Western Conference Finals.

Game 1 between the Nuggets and Lakers is scheduled for Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET. It will be broadcast on ABC.

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