Warriors were the last team to stop the Nuggets; who can beat them now?

As they get ready to destroy LeBron James’ Lakers, the reigning champion Denver Nuggets are express Uber helicoptering a big cargo of brooms to Los Angeles.

Don’t point the finger at the Warriors if you’re angry that the Nuggets are dominating the NBA and demolishing opponents with ease. Recall that the Dubs were the last club to eliminate Denver from the postseason, even if the Nuggets had lately wrested the Western Conference torch from Golden State. And it was made possible by Jamal Murray’s knee injury, which kept the Nuggs’ top point guard out of action.

The league may not have had another opportunity to prevent the Nuggets from snatching up the NBA when the Warriors won the 2022 championship.

In 2019, during the time when the Dubs had Kevin Durant and the Nuggets were attempting to capitalize on Nikola Jokic’s early form, the Warriors destroyed them, defeating them 142-111, demonstrating that there were different levels of Western Conference competition.

The NBA’s top club, who played at a historic level tonight, faced the Nuggets. When the Warriors shoot over 50% from three, have three players combine for 90 points, and end with almost 40 assists, nobody can defeat them. Whatever local or national media member says, the Nuggets are still a terrific team having a great season. Nothing has changed.

This is the new normal: the Nuggets’ winning run this season is done. When the Warriors arrived, they made it very evident that more work has to be done before Denver can get the respect that they and the rest of us fans have been waiting for. That’s acceptable at all. It’s a necessary element of the learning curve that the Nuggets will go through to become a fantastic team.

The Bay Area’s dynasty seems to have turned the tables now that Jokic is playing at the top of his game and the Warriors are having trouble finishing last in the West. For the remaining members of the league, that is hell on earth. Ask LeBron’s Lake Show, please!