After seeing another double-digit lead evaporate against the Nuggets on Thursday night, the Lakers are just one more loss away from the offseason. That could happen as soon as Saturday night when the two teams meet for Game 4 in L.A., as the Lakers certainly seemed dispirited, at best, after a third straight loss after […]
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Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but the Lakers ran out to a fast start against the Nuggets before watching Denver steadily reel them in and beat them. For the 11th straight game, the Lakers fell to the Nuggets, and for the third straight game this series, they saw a double-digit lead evaporate in […]
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The Denver Nuggets, somehow, have a 2-0 series lead on the Los Angeles Lakers after a thrilling 20-point comeback win in Game 2 on Monday night. After a rough start, Jamal Murray closed the game with a flurry and tore the Lakers hearts out with a fading buzzer-beater over Anthony Davis to give Denver a […]
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There’s an immediate frontrunner for the best game of the 2024 NBA playoffs, and it’s going to be awfully hard to beat. Despite trailing by as many as 20 points in the second half of Game 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers, the defending champion Denver Nuggets were able to scratch and claw their way […]
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The Los Angeles Lakers know they have to find 48 minutes of two-way excellence if they are going to even their first round series with the defending champion Denver Nuggets, as they saw Game 1 slip away after a strong start. However, a strong start never hurts the cause, and similarly to the opener the […]
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The Los Angeles Lakers have their chance to avenge last year’s Western Conference Finals sweep at the hands of the Denver Nuggets, but after a 114-103 Nuggets win in Game 1, it’s clear that many of the same problems exist for L.A. in toppling the defending champs. Early on, the Lakers were rolling, jumping out […]
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The Los Angeles Lakers are heading to the playoffs. On Tuesday night, L.A. went to New Orleans to play a Pelicans team that they frequently blew out this season, and while they were able to come out on top 110-106, things were far more tense than usual thanks to one of the best performances of […]
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The Lakers beat the Grizzlies 123-120 on Saturday night in a game that was a tight battle throughout but saw L.A. eke out a win to keep their hopes alive of the 8-seed in the West (and thus two cracks at a Play-In win to make the playoffs). However, rather than being a 48 minute […]
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The Golden State Warriors made the trip down the coast to face the Lakers in Los Angeles on Tuesday night in a key battle in the Western Conference Play-In race. The winner of the game would take control of their own destiny for the 9-seed and get to host a win-or-go-home Play-In game next week, […]
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