Denver's defense is worse than GS. Lakers offense should cook. The challenge will be on the other side of the ball
Denver has a better overall defense.
The Warriors' defense fell apart whenever Dray wasn't on the floor, and the mileage over the years caught up to them on that end. Poole pretty much killed every lineup he was in too; Denver doesn't have anyone remotely as bad as him. Whereas the Nuggets probably have the best defensive perimeter trio in the playoffs (AG, KCP and Brown), so whenever any two or all three are in the lineup, they should remain grounded on that end of the floor. They're a naturally hungrier team wanting to prove themselves, so they'll fight more too, and as we know effort is half the battle.
Braun's value is almost entirely on defense and Uncle Jeff is more or less a defensive talisman now.
Even MPJ is playing passable defense now too, but a lot of that is based upon how involved he is on offense to keep him engaged in the game.
