The biggest storyline, of course, would be the on-court battle between Kobe Bryant and the Thunder's Kevin Durant, this season's scoring title contenders.
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The Lakers, meanwhile, move on to face the Oklahoma City Thunder in a storyline-packed series that might just be the marquee matchup of this second round.
The Nuggets may or may not keep McGee, it's hard to know if retaining such a wild card of a player would be a good decision basketball-wise, although it seems that head coach George Karl could bring out the best in him, but it certainly would be a perfect decision entertainment-wise. It was like the real-world equivalent of Happy Gilmore harnessing his natural talent and going from a sideshow act to a serious competitor. After being traded to the Nuggets he made the most of his time in the playoffs, particularly when he dominated Denver's game six blowout win (he was even willing to share screen time with his mother, a former WNBA player herself). With the Washington Wizards, McGee received far more attention for his Dunk Contest antics and his often inexplicable basketball decisions. The NBA Playoffs are going to miss the Denver Nuggets, or at the very least center/power forward JaVale McGee. World Peace helped destroy Denver, but the night belonged to the Lakers' Pau Gasol who recovered from a miserable game six performance to score 23 points, make 17 rebounds, rack up six assists, manage four blocked shots and possibly cater the post-game spread as well. Instead, World Peace's suspension ended after game six, and his 15 points helped the Lakers defeat the Nuggets 96-87 to close out game seven. If Metta World Peace were suspended ten games, and not seven, following his vicious elbowing of the Thunder's James Harden on the second to last game of the regular season, the Denver Nuggets and not the Los Angeles Lakers might have advanced to the next round of the playoffs Saturday night.
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