It seems the Los Angeles Lakers have been having a tough time against the Denver Nuggets recently. Their 11 straight losses to the Nuggets must be quite frustrating for the Lakers fans.
Spinnin' 🌪️ pic.twitter.com/PkLT4DqK83
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) April 26, 2024
Here is how some of those matchups played out:
1. In a close game, the Nuggets defeated the Warriors with a final score of 112-110. Michael Porter Jr. led all scorers with 29 points and 11 rebounds for the Nuggets, while Klay Thompson tallied 25 points for the Warriors in the losing effort. You can watch the recap.
2. Another thrilling game saw the Nuggets come back from behind to beat the Golden State Warriors. Nikola Jokic hit a 39-foot three-pointer with time expiring to lift the Nuggets to a 130-127 victory. Jokic recorded 34 points, 9 rebounds, and 10 assists, while Aaron Gordon added a season-high 30 points for the Nuggets.
3. In a playoff matchup, the Nuggets defeated the Lakers in Game 4 with a final score of 113-111. Led by Nikola Jokic’s 30 points, 14 rebounds, and 13 assists, the Nuggets closed out the series 4-0 against the Lakers. LeBron James had an impressive performance with 40 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists for the Lakers.
Halftime: Lakers 53, Nuggets 49
It feels like LA should be up by more with how Denver is shooting and turning the ball over. DEN's offensive rebounds (9) and second-chance points (12) have kept them in this. AD has 16 pts and 7 rebs. LeBron has 13/3/4. AR has 10 pts.
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) April 26, 2024
The Lakers suffered a disappointing loss to the Nuggets in Game 3, falling behind 3-0 in the series.
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Anthony Davis had a strong performance with 33 points and 15 rebounds, while LeBron James contributed 26 points, six rebounds, and nine assists.
It's a 9-2 Denver run to start the 3rd Q, and a 13-2 run going back to the final minute of the 2nd Q, as LAL, once up 12, trail 58-55.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) April 26, 2024
Austin Reaves also scored 22 points, but it was not enough to overcome the Nuggets’ dominance. D’Angelo Russell had a rough game, going 0-7 from the field and 0-6 from the 3-point line.
The Lakers started the game strong, but the Nuggets gradually closed the gap and took the lead by halftime.
Denver takes a commanding 3-0 series lead over L.A.
The Nuggets become just the 4th team in NBA History to win the first 3 games of a series after trailing at halftime in every game, per @StatsWilliams.
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) April 26, 2024
Despite a valiant effort, the Lakers could not overcome the Nuggets’ lead in the second half. The Nuggets’ balanced offensive attack, led by Nikola Jokić and Aaron Gordon, proved too much for the Lakers’ defense.
With the loss, the Lakers face a daunting task of overcoming a 0-3 deficit in the series, which seems highly unlikely against the strong Nuggets team.
The Lakers’ next game is Game 4 against the Nuggets on Saturday at 5:30 PM PT.
Fans reacted as follows:
How is this even possible 😂
— Optimal Bets (@optimal_bets) April 26, 2024
Nasty work 😭😭😭
— Saadiq (@3Diqq) April 26, 2024
Damn that’s clever 👏 😂
— Moe Deportes (@MoeDeportes) April 26, 2024
I wonder what prime bron would do against the nuggets I really think he could not stop them.
— Hero (@Hero_Picks) April 26, 2024
They are the Denver Lakers now. Never seen a team own another team like this.
— Digital Asset Collector (@MateoAGI) April 26, 2024
But wait, didn’t @AntDavis23 and @KingJames have some “conversations” 🤣🤣🤣
— Chris (@Lakers81KB24) April 26, 2024
Time to blame LeBron for losing, because his teammates suck, just like they did Curry.
— Cameron Gilliam (@CameronJGilliam) April 26, 2024
Guilty Pleasure. Watching LeBum Lose. Again.
Denver 112 Lakers 105
Denver up 3-0 in Series
🧹🧹🧹🧹🧹🧹🧹🧹🧹 pic.twitter.com/oPnsMcbQ6W— TOBI (@Bo6_Marley) April 26, 2024
So what are they gonna whine about in the press conference tonight? Not getting the calls again? When's the last time a team had MORE FTA in a game than them? I guess the 6 in the final 33 seconds pad that number, but still.
— Give MacKinnon The C (@avs1dacup) April 26, 2024
The frustrating thing is that all 3 of these games were winnable. If we had a coach. If we had even a mediocre bench. If Dlo didn’t disappear…so demoralizing to watch. You can’t win Anything with only 2 players who can actually play basketball. 👵🏻❤️🏀
— Sherrill Hagenson (@retrosher) April 26, 2024
The Lebron expirement has been a failure. Besides the bubble year, it’s been
-missed playoffs
-first round exit
-missed playoffs
-sweep
-first round exit— BasketballTakes100 (@BTakes100) April 26, 2024
The lakers fans can only talk about their past rings cause they ain’t winning no more rings 🤣🤣
— M’town Xraymoves (@xraymoves) April 26, 2024
