Despite losing in five games, Gabe Vincent saw the Lakers as a team that pushed the Nuggets to the limit.
The Lakers may have only won a sole game against the Nuggets in their first round series, but the matchup was a lot more competitive than the win-loss total makes it seem.
Across all five games, the point differential between the Lakers and Denver was just 11 points. They also led for over 150 minutes in the series as well.
Gabe...