The Los Angeles Lakers are going to the NBA Finals! 5 Lessons!
By Ronald Agers
![LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 26: The Los Angeles Lakers celebrate their win and receive a trophy for Western Conference Champions against Denver Nuggets in Game Five of the Western Conference Finals during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at the ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on September 26, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 26: The Los Angeles Lakers celebrate their win and receive a trophy for Western Conference Champions against Denver Nuggets in Game Five of the Western Conference Finals during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at the ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on September 26, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/d9cfb2f275dcd96687e54ef507d208f69288d39b5434ddbb24f6fbde2be52acd.jpg)
Inserting Dwight Howard in the starting lineup turned the series around and exposed Nikola Jokic!
Music selection: Rock Me Amadeus…Falco.
The Joker is a great player and is the best big man in the NBA. But he has a weakness. He cannot deal with physical play. Dwight Howard was his kryptonite and at times “Superman” was in the building. His toughness wore out Jokic. That was the unsung storyline of the series.
For Vogel to get Dwight to calm down and play basketball is something no other coach (If there are, let us know!) has done in his career.
After Jokic was dealt with, the other Nuggets big men just got embarrassed. ESPECIALLY Mason Plumlee. Man, he’s ready to go.
https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/1310037023126818816
The Lakers were tougher than the Denver Nuggets. They got rocked. Even though Denver continued to push, but the game was pretty much academic for the most part. While LeBron hit shot after shot to score 16 points in the last quarter, the others wore down the stars and basically took Paul Millsap out of the series.
Remember when he was the AD stopper at the beginning of the series? Yes, there were analysts saying so.
The last lesson is for the most important members of the Los Angeles Lakers. The readers of Lake Show Life!