The Los Angeles Lakers fell to a brutal 99-101 loss in Game 2 after leading by as much as 20 points in the third quarter. The Denver Nuggets pulled off an incredible fourth-quarter comeback, capped off by a Jamal Murray buzzer-beater that has prompted Lakers coach Darvin Ham to tell his players to use this loss as motivation for Game 3.
Apparently, the Denver Nuggets can keep getting away with this as they’ve now beaten the Lakers ten times in a row after an improbable Game 2 win on Monday.
After blowing a 20-point second-half lead to drop Game 2 to the Nuggets, the Lakers, led by Darvin Ham and LeBron James, criticized the officials postgame.
The Los Angeles Lakers opened up their first round postseason series with a loss, making that nine straight at the hands of the defending champion Denver Nuggets.
Charles Barkley is not a fan of the way the Lakers find scapegoats after every losing season, specifically discussing how the franchise has treated D'Angelo Russell.
The Los Angeles Lakers can make any type of run that they want but it seems like they can never win against the Denver Nuggets. Michael Malone just always out-schemes Darvin Ham while no one on the squad can seem to match up well with Nikola Jokic.
Some have called on the Los Angeles Lakers to make a coaching change after two inconsistent seasons under Darvin Ham, but the team does not appear to be preparing to make such a move.
The story of Austin Reaves’ NBA journey is truly an incredible one. The guard went undrafted out of Oklahoma with the Los Angeles Lakers signing him to a two-way contract.
The NBA recently announced the finalists for their end-of-season awards. Although many of the finalists are no-brainers, some candidates could be debated.
Currently, the focus of LeBron James and Anthony Davis is on the Los Angeles Lakers’ postseason and trying to take down the Denver Nuggets. But whenever the Lakers’ season ends, James and Davis still have more basketball ahead of them.
Michael Jordan has been voted as the greatest player of all time over LeBron James in the latest anonymous NBA player poll completed by The Athletic. However, the gap is only 3.8%. “Do you think MJ’s getting nervous?
Dwight Howard's recent remarks suggesting a potential return to the Los Angeles Lakers following their Game 1 loss to the Denver Nuggets have stirred up conversations among basketball fans and analysts.