The Los Angeles Lakers have been extremely inconsistent. Just when you think they've built some momentum and are ready to go on a winning streak, they lose to the Orlando Magic. That sentence applies to two separate winning streaks thwarted by Orlando of all teams, but the Lakers have a chance to redeem themselves tonight with a win against a Western Conference playoff team. The Lakers face off with the Denver Nuggets tonight for a chance to gain some ground against their conference opponent.
The Lakers and Nuggets have played once before, and that game was one of the most important that the Lakers have played this season. After an 0-3 start, the Lakers needed a big win to prove their viability as a potential contender. That came in giving the Nuggets their first loss of the season. The Lakers have played some great basketball since, but the Nuggets will enter this matchup with revenge on their mind. The Lakers will need to approach this game with the same attitude they had in the first matchup. Here is the starting lineup they should use to take down the Nuggets once again.