NBA Championship Odds: If the L.A. Lakers are going to have a chance to advance past the Denver Nuggets in their Western Conference quarterfinal series, Anthony Davis’ defense will be the reason why. He had to miss a game against the Golden State Warriors in the last week of the regular season, and the headaches and nausea Davis was suffering in the wake of a blow to the head from a game two nights before kept him on the shelf, and the Warriors ran all over the Lakers’ defense.