Lakers' superstar LeBron James says Nuggets are a 'better team' ahead of their Western Conference finals series

Lakers' star LeBron James has said the Denver Nuggets are a “better” team now than the one the Lakers faced in the 2020 Western Conference Finals which his team won in five games.

“They’re better, but they were great then, and they’re great now,” James said during Lakers media availabilty.

 “Joker has gotten two more years under his belt. Jamal has gotten back to his regular form after the injury. And the rest of those guys are playing exceptional basketball. 

They’re a really really, really, really good team. Every game, every postseason, every matchup allows you to continue to grow as a franchise, as a team, and they’ve done that. So we come in with the utmost respect for this team.”

The Nuggets came into the post-season as No. 1 seed in the West after winning 53 regular season games and defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs and the Phoenix Suns in the conference semifinals.

 Denver is undefeated at home in this postseason and has an overall record of 8-3.