It’s hard to talk to a Los Angeles Lakers fan right now. The Purple and Gold are struggling to win a game against the Denver Nuggets despite having LeBron James and Anthony Davis playing day in and day out for them.
The Los Angeles Lakers’ first-round series against the Denver Nuggets have shown that LeBron James and Anthony Davis haven’t had enough help to keep up with the defending champs for all 48 minutes.
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers lost 112-105 in Game 3 to the Denver Nuggets, putting them at a significant disadvantage in the series, trailing 3-0.
Former NBA head coach George Karl certainly isn't a very popular figure among Los Angeles Lakers fans. Karl has taken some shots at the Lakers in recent years and the fans have responded by routinely mocking him for never winning a title.
Anthony Davis opened up on the Lakers mentality after they fell down 0-3 to the Nuggets with a Game 3 loss, their 11th-straight loss to the franchise. He emphasized the need to get one win in their bag before worrying about anything else.
The Los Angeles Lakers are still alive in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, but fans can start writing their recap of the Purple & Gold’s season. After losing to the Denver Nuggets again in Game 3 at home, 112-105, the Lakers’ season is virtually over as no team in the history of the NBA has ever won a series after losing the first three legs.
It is rather difficult for a team to maintain its poise when it blows its opportunity to claim a very winnable game, and on a gut-wrenching buzzer-beater loss, no less.
The Lakers lost yet again to the Nuggets on Thursday, effectively ending their season as they fell to a 3-0 hole in the series. Officially, the Lakers and Nuggets have to play one more game in this series before it’s over.
Although it’s not a good look for the Lakers to be pointing fingers after a loss, the easy fix would come from the team winning Games 3 and 4 in Los Angeles.
A player that the Los Angeles Lakers are desperately missing is Jarred Vanderbilt, who always provides a ton of energy and hustle. Specifically when it comes to the defensive end, he is someone who could take the assignment of guarding Jamal Murray in their first-round matchup with the Denver Nuggets if he was healthy.
The bench production for the Los Angeles Lakers certainly has been lacking in the postseason, and that goes back to the end of the regular season. But through the first two games of the Lakers’ first-round matchup with the Denver Nuggets, they have only gotten 17 bench points with all of them coming from Taurean Prince.