After losing in six games to the Los Angeles Lakers in last year's Western Conference Finals, the Denver Nuggets needed to come back strong against their biggest foe. Thus far, they have done just that.
The Lakers might have a firm grip on the number one spot in the West but the Nuggets have won both games between the teams this season - and comfortably at that.
Denver scored a 105-79 blowout at the Pepsi Center on November 13 then followed it up with a huge 126-113 win in LA on February 5, behind a career-high 39 points from Chauncey Billups.
Unquestionably, the pressure is on the Lakers heading into this one. Kobe Bryant and company need a win to regain confidence against a Denver team that they might well see again come playoff time. A 3-0 lead in the season series would hand the Nuggets even more psychological points.
Billups and Carmelo Anthony will once again carry most of the offensive slack but the Nuggets may have to manage without Kenyon Martin (knee), which is a concern against Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom.
Following hot on the heels of the Suns-Spurs clash, it promises to be an intriguing afternoon of basketball.
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