DENVER — The Denver Nuggets hosted a pep rally at McGregor Square Wednesday afternoon to hype up Nuggets Nation ahead of Round 1 of the NBA playoffs."Hopefully we could bring another one back to the city," said Randy Garcia, a Nuggets fan who brought his young son, King, to meet Nuggets mascot Rocky.The Nuggets enter the playoffs as the Western Conference 2-seed and are set to clash again with the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Lakers are coming off a victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in a play-in game. The Lakers haven't beaten the Nuggets since 2022 and were swept in the Western Conference Finals last year. In 2024, the Nuggets won all three games against the Lakers. The Nuggets will have a home-court advantage for the series. Game 1 will be played on Saturday at Ball Arena, with tipoff scheduled for 6:30 MST. You can watch a special edition of Denver7 News at 5 before the game and stick around for highlights and other news after the game.
Game 4 will also air on Denver7 Saturday, April 27. Tip-off for that one is also slated for 6:30 p.m. MST. The Follow Up What do you want Denver7 to follow up on? Is there a story, topic or issue you want us to revisit? Let us know with the contact form below.
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