Dirk Nowitzki warns rest of NBA about facing Lakers in playoffs
Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki seems to feel the Lakers are the type of team no one will want to face in this year's NBA playoffs.
By winning 14 of their last 16 games, the Los Angeles Lakers have become one of the NBA's hottest teams, not to mention one of its most dangerous teams. In the month of March, they rank 10th in defensive rating, seventh in offensive rating and sixth in points per game, and they're peaking at the right time. With a 48-26 record, the Lakers are in third place in the Western Conference and are 1.
5 games ahead of the fourth-place Denver Nuggets. They're starting to look like the type of team no one will want to face in the playoffs. That was the message Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki sent during an NBA on Prime telecast when he talked about how well things have come together for them.
"Luka [Doncic] has been playing incredible basketball," Nowitzki said. "(He's been) on fire for weeks now, averaging almost 40 a night. ...
The big three is healthy for the first time. I think they finding their roles. LeBron has been doing a great job stepping back, letting the younger two (Doncic and Austin Reaves) carry the offense.