Shaquille O’Neal Predicts Winner Of Lakers-Nuggets Series, highlighting vital Nilola Jokic and LeBron James comparative advantages…

Shaquille O’Neal predicted the winner of the series between the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets.

GAME DAY pic.twitter.com/4jL8OJGFFj

— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) April 20, 2024

On Saturday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will play the Denver Nuggets (in Colorado) for Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

Last season, the Lakers were swept by the Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals, so they will have chance to quickly redeem themselves from that disappointing loss.

.@SHAQ makes his picks for Round 1:

▪️ @okcthunder
▪️ @Lakers
▪️ @dallasmavs
▪️ @Timberwolves #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/LqavoFNj7r

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 20, 2024

That said, they have also lost their last eight matchups against Denver (dating back to the 2022-23 regular season).

Even with their recent struggles against the Nuggets, Basketball Hall of Famer (and Lakers legend) Shaquille O’Neal predicted that the Lakers will win the first-round series.

Via The NBA on TNT: “@SHAQ makes his picks for Round 1: ▪️ @okcthunder ▪️ @Lakers ▪️ @dallasmavs ▪️ @Timberwolves”

The Lakers finished the regular season as the eighth seed in the Western Conference with a 47-35 record.

They defeated Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans (110-106) in the play-in tournament game to secure the seventh seed.

While the Lakers had an up-and-down season, they have the talent to win the NBA Championship (and upset Denver).

All-Stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis are still playing at elite levels, and they also have D’Angelo Russell, Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura.

Meanwhile, the Nuggets are coming off a season where they won the 2023 NBA Championship over Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat.

They had another incredible season where they finished as the second seed in the Western Conference with a 57-25 record.

Game 2 of the series will be on Monday evening (also in Denver).

Nikola Jokic is a star in hilarious movie trailer for “Despicable Me 4”

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is becoming more comfortable being an NBA star, and a new movie trailer that dropped on Saturday is hilarious.

Jokic appears in an ad for “Despicable Me 4” at a therapy session. Fans said on social media he looked like the character “Gru,” something Jokic talks about with his therapist.

Jokic mentions the beautiful suit he was wearing, but says the posts don’t bother him. He is, however, upset that the minions won’t leave him alone.

This is comedic gold.

Nikola Jokić goes to therapy to deal with being called Gru in this new teaser for ‘DESPICABLE ME 4’ pic.twitter.com/wYhPNWJ5LQ

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) April 20, 2024

Just like his Hotels.com commercials, Jokic absolutely kills it. His dry sense of humor comes out perfectly and he is a natural actor.

It’s cool to see Jokic featured in this kind of stuff, as we wouldn’t blink if LeBron James or Step Curry received this kind of attention outside of basketball.

However, the shy guy from Serbia isn’t so shy anymore and taking advantage of being the best basketball player in the world.

Here’s hoping we continue to see more of Jokic in all kinds of roles.

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Shaquille O’Neal predicted the winner of the series between the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets…

Shaquille O’Neal Predicts Winner Of Lakers-Nuggets Series, highlighting vital Nilola Jokic and LeBron James comparative advantages…

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