LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The worst joke floating around the NBA “bubble” is that the Nuggets have the Lakers exactly where they want them. Down 3-1 for a third time this postseason ahead of Saturday’s Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, the Nuggets aren’t foolish enough to think that way. “We would much rather be up 3-1, but it is what it is,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said bluntly.