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Star player Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets answered questions from the media on Wednesday regarding the upcoming series against the Los Angeles Lakers. The last two seasons, Denver has been the Lakers’ worst opponent; in the Western Conference Finals last year, the Nuggets defeated the Lakers in four games.

Jokic noted on Wednesday that although Denver was able to dispatch the Lakers quickly in that series, each of those games was competitive. Furthermore, Jokic made an unexpected addition when he said, “It’s probably the toughest series we had.”

Despite Denver’s ongoing dominance against the Lakers, Jokic obviously has a great deal of respect for them and their potential. The Nuggets appear to be aware that this will not be an easy series to win. While Denver is confident in their potential to repeat as champions, they do not want to ignore any opponent on their route there. Historically, a team’s success does not guarantee a series triumph. The Lakers are included in this, as Jokic stated on Wednesday.

In this series, the Lakers will also need to be highly motivated. Denver will need to match the Lakers’ intensity from the start of Game 1, as they will be tuned in and aware of the challenge ahead.

This ought to be a thrilling series between two opponents from the very skilled Western Conference.