DEN vs LAL Dream11: Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets meet in a big clash in the Western Conference matchup at Pepsi Center, with both the teams looking for the win following defeats in the last game.
The Lakers saw their 10-game winning run coming to halt against Dallas Mavericks and in particular, Luka Doncic who is drawing comparisons for this incredible form this season with none other than but the king himself, LeBron James. Doncic had another monster game, missing out on a magnificent triple-double after ending the game with 27 points, 10 assists and 9 rebounds. Anthony Davis scored the double-double for the Lakers with 27 points and 10 rebounds, while James had 25 points, 8 assists and 9 rebounds.
Denver Nuggets also suffered a rare defeat in the last match as hey went down 100-97 against the Sacramento Kings. It was Nuggets’ fourth defeat of the season and only second in the last 10 games.
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Teams: Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers
Venue: Pepsi Center
Match Timing: December 03, @07:30 AM
Anthony Davis: He is leading the charge for the Lakers this season with a team-high average 26.1 points per game, as well as, 9.3 rebounds per game. An obvious choice for captain.
LeBron James: The King is certainly the player who is racking up impressive this season, despite about to turn 35. His is averaging 25.7 points per game and is leading the whole league with 10.9 assists per game.
Nikola Jokic: The Big Serbian will be the biggest threat for the LeBron James and Co, on both ends of the court. He is averaging 15.6 points per game and is racking up a team-high 10.4 rebounds per game.
Denver Nuggets: All the players are available. No injury problems.
Los Angeles Lakers: Lakers are without DeMarcus Cousins (knee injury) and Avery Bradley (leg injury) these days. No other injuries or suspension to contend with for the Showtime.
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Denver Nuggets: Will Barton, Paul Millsap, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Gary Harris
Los Angeles Lakers: LeBron James, Anthony Davis, JaVale McGee, Danny Green, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
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Likely squads:
Denver Nuggets: Jerami Grant, Torrey CraigMonte Morris, Malik Beasley, Juan Hernangómez, Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray, Paul Millsap, Will Barton, Mason Plumlee, Gary Harris
Los Angeles Lakers: Anthony Davis, Danny Green, LeBron James, Dwight Howard, JaVale McGee, Quinn Cook, Troy Daniels, Jared Dudley, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Alex Caruso
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Versatility is the key in this game. Choose players who are a good value for money and can play both ways. Like Danny Greens, Mason Plumlee and maybe, just maybe, Alex Caruso.
There are four players with the most value assigned to them – Anthony Davis (23), LeBron James (23.5), Nikola Jokic (20) and Jamal Murray (16). It’s clear you can’t select all of them. So at least two out, and revolve your tactics around them. Likes of Paul Millsap, Will Barton and Jerami Grant, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offer good value.
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Team 1:
PG: R Rondo, J Murray
SG: D Green
SF: Caldwell-Pope, J Grant
PF: A Davis (SP), K Kuzma
C: N Jokic
Team 2:
PG: R Rondo, J Murray
SG: M Beasley
SF: Caldwell-Pope, J Grant, L James (SP)
PF: P Millsap
C: N Jokic