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Early rebounding.
The Nuggets’ defensive rebounding was spotty, allowing the Lakers to pick up six offensive boards early in the game.
MVP chants in Denver.
The pro-Lakers contingent in the Pepsi Center chanted “M-V-P!” for Kobe Bryant, left, to the disgust of the Nuggets’ faithful.
Fourth-quarter defense.
Kobe Bryant got loose and made all the big buckets down the stretch to put the game — and the series — away.
Chris Dempsey, The Denver Post
