The Los Angeles Lakers have struggled to compete against the Denver Nuggets in recent years. The Nuggets eliminated the Lakers in back-to-back playoff runs and dominated them in regular-season matchups as well. Denver held the upper hand with five straight regular-season wins before the last postseason.
One key reason for their success was Michael Porter Jr., who has elite shooting and length but will wear a different jersey next season. The Nuggets traded MPJ to the Brooklyn Nets in the offseason. He caused problems for the Lakers and enjoyed every moment of the rivalry. However, the Lakers are now building around Luka Doncic ’s strong mindset, but their past struggles did not fade away.
In a recent interview on the Glory Daze Podcast, Porter did not hold back when sharing his t