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If your glass is half-empty, Game 1 of the Los Angeles Lakers’ first-round NBA Playoffs matchup with the Denver Nuggets went about as badly as possible. D’Angelo Russell’s struggles against the champs continued, the Lakers’ defensive options on Nikola Jokic besides Anthony Davis were predictably insufficient, and their nonexistent margin for error was exploited with […]

Christian Wood is expected to return to the Los Angeles Lakers’ frontcourt for Game 3 of their series with the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Lakers’ backup center has been out since Feb. 14 after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery. Wood’s status update was first reported by Shams Charania. […]

Michael Jordan had his ‘Flu Game’ in 1997. And in 2024, Nikola Jokic had his ‘Gru Game.‘ Jokic and the Denver Nuggets won Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, marking yet another victory over LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Co. But Saturday’s win was a little […]

The Denver Nuggets are the defending NBA champions, and along with the Boston Celtics, the co-favorites to hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy in June 2024. Their opening test of the postseason is a familiar foe… the Los Angeles Lakers, who the Nuggets have faced in the Playoffs in three of the previous five postseasons. Behind […]

The Los Angeles Lakers lost Game 1 of their first-round playoff series to the Denver Nuggets, and D’Angelo Russell’s ineffectiveness from the field was a key lowlight for the Lakers on Saturday. Russell, who had a resurgent season, during which he appeared to play himself off of the trade block near the deadline, had lots […]

We’re just one game into the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers’ first-round playoff series, and it already looks like it’s going to be wildly entertaining. The defending champion Nuggets had a bit of a slow start out of the gate. At one point they even allowed the Lakers to establish a 12-point lead. Denver […]

After Game 1 of their 1st Round Playoff series against the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Lakers are already searching for answers. The issue here is that Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets are not a math equation… there’s no formula the Lakers can actually rely on to find the answers they need. […]

In the last sixteen months, the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets have played each other nine times, and in each of those meetings, the Nuggets have come away victorious, including last night in the Nuggets 114-103 Game 1 victory over LA. Rarely in the career of LeBron James have we seen a team so […]

Despite Anthony Davis’s 32 points and LeBron James’ 27, the Los Angeles lakers fell 114-103 to the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of their first-round series in the NBA Playoffs. After the game, LeBron spoke to the media and made it clear what the Lakers and any team with championship aspirations needs to do. LeBron […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have no margin for error against the Denver Nuggets — and that’s if D’Angelo Russell shoots like he did in the regular season. So, after DLo’s inauspicious 6-for-20 Game 1 showing to start the NBA Playoffs, Anthony Davis issued a basic recommendation to the series x-factor. “Just get ready for Game […]

Hope is not yet lost for the Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA Playoffs take seven games to win a series and they have proven that they are capable of bouncing back throughout the regular season. LeBron James and Anthony Davis poured their hearts out to keep the team afloat against the Denver Nuggets but Nikola […]

Nikola Jokic had 32 points and 12 rebounds for the Denver Nuggets as the defending NBA champions rolled 114-103 past LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in their NBA playoffs series opener on Saturday night. Ball Arena was rocking all night, and Nuggets fans made sure to let the Lakers hear it: “WHO’S YOUR DADDY?… WHO’S YOUR DADDY?” […]

For the second consecutive postseason, the Los Angeles Lakers will be tasked with dealing with two-time league MVP Nikola Jokic and his Denver Nuggets. But as the Lakers prepare to face the defending NBA champions, this time in the 1st round as opposed to the Western Conference Finals, they know all too well that The […]

For all the x-factors and adjustments, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Round 1 series vs. the Denver Nuggets may simply boil down to what most NBA Playoffs series do: stars. In this case, will LeBron James and Anthony Davis outperform Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray? Including the 2023 Western Conference finals, the Nuggets have won eight […]

The Los Angeles Lakers come into the 2024 NBA Playoffs with a little bit of momentum. After hovering around the 9-11 range for most of the season, they used strong play, and a little help from teams ahead of them, to surge into the 7-8 range in the waining days of the regular season. As […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are facing a tough test in the NBA Playoffs as they battle the Denver Nuggets in the first round. They are heavy underdogs in the series, and for good reason. After all, Nikola Jokic and Co. swept them in last year’s West Finals meeting. For LA legend Magic Johnson, however, the […]

Nike continues to expand the sneaker archive of Los Angeles Lakers’ legend Kobe Bryant with a plethora of releases throughout the significant year of 2024. The brand recently celebrated Kobe on April 13, or “Mamba Day,” on the eighth anniversary of his final game for the Lakers on the same date. Now, Nike will celebrate […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are set to take on 2023 NBA Finals MVP Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Saturday evening at 8:30 p.m., with James’ status as GOAT (Greatest of All-Time) currently being debated with a ferocious intensity among NBA analysts. If James and the Lakers can knock off the […]

We’ve got the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets Game 1 Results simulated with NBA 2K24 to see who the game predicts as our winner. The #7 Lakers (47-35) defeated the Pelicans in the Play In, and now face the team that swept them in the Conference Finals one year ago. Meanwhile, the #2 Nuggets […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are playing like a team that loves each other, and the game of basketball, ahead of their showdown with the defending champion Denver Nuggets. For the Lakers, it’s a chance to avenge last year’s playoff loss. For Austin Reaves, it’s a chance to prove yet again, against the best competition, that […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will battle the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the NBA playoffs after taking care of business in the NBA Play-In Tournament. Ahead of the series, LeBron spent some time playing basketball with his son Bryce. However, James made a comment while shooting hoops with Bryce that […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are currently in the process of gearing up for their upcoming first round playoff series vs the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets after defeating the New Orleans Pelicans in the seven vs eight Play-In game on Tuesday evening. The matchup vs the Nuggets of course signifies a rematch […]

The Atlanta Hawks’ season is over. The Chicago Bulls handed them a 131-116 loss on Wednesday in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament. As a result, plenty of questions will ensue regarding the future of the Hawks’ franchise. In particular, whether or not they elect to trade one of Trae Young or […]

The theme for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers heading into their rematch with the almighty Denver Nuggets in the first round of the NBA Playoffs? There is no theme. “It shouldn’t be personal at all,” LeBron said at Lakers practice on Wednesday. “You allow yourself to get away from the gameplan if you […]

The Atlanta Hawks have been escorted out of postseason after a thrashing by the Chicago Bulls. Atlanta fell in the 9-10 portion of the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament by a final score of 131-116.  That result is going to leave a lot of questions the Hawks will have to answer in the offseason. The most […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are focused on their upcoming NBA Playoffs rematch with the Denver Nuggets. Still, LeBron James took a moment at practice Wednesday to express his excitement over chasing gold with Team USA alongside his “buddy”, Anthony Davis at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The men’s basketball roster for Paris (and Lille) was finalized earlier […]

The NBA Playoffs are here, as the Los Angeles Lakers will face off with the Denver Nuggets in the First Round. Come with us as we share our NBA odds series, make a Lakers-Nuggets Game 1 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Lakers finished the season with a 47-35 record and […]

It’s hard to believe, but it was only three years ago when the Atlanta Hawks, a plucky upstart 5-seed, made a run all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they gave the eventual NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks all they could handle over a competitive six game series. The catalyst of all this Eastern […]

With the 2023-24 NBA regular season coming to an end, the Denver Nuggets’ quest to defend their title officially begins. As the second seed in the Western Conference, the Nuggets would face the winner of the play-in game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers would get the victory, and for […]

The defending champions Denver Nuggets are looking to make their way back to the NBA Finals, but first, they will have to get through the Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron James’ team is looking for revenge after being swept by Denver in the Western Conference last postseason, so it’s going to be an interesting battle. With […]

The Los Angeles Lakers topped the New Orleans Pelicans 110-106 on Tuesday night to claim the 7th-seed in the NBA Western Conference playoffs in a tight contest. At the end of the game, TNT broadcaster Reggie Miller had a wild take as Anthony Davis stepped up to ice the game at the free throw line […]

It got a bit hairy at times in the fourth quarter, but the Los Angeles Lakers managed to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans in their Play-In Tournament matchup by a score of 110-106 to advance to the NBA Playoffs as the seven seed in the Western Conference. Darvin Ham and his team are clearly thrilled, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers scraped by the New Orleans Pelicans Tuesday night in the NBA Play-In Tournament, securing a 110-106 victory to book a first-round playoff date with the Denver Nuggets. All-Stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis led the team to victory as per usual, but there was a certain unsung hero who came off […]

The New Orleans Pelicans fell just short against the Los Angeles Lakers in their 110-106 NBA Play-In Tournament loss on Tuesday night. While most of the talk will be about whether the Pelicans could have won if star Zion Williamson didn’t have to exit the game in the fourth quarter, New Orleans’ head coach Willie […]

The Los Angeles Lakers haven’t figured out how to beat the Denver Nuggets once — let alone four times in seven games. However, after handling the New Orleans Pelicans (for the second time in three days) in the Play-In Tournament, LeBron James’ confidence in his group is warranted. Including the play-in, the No. 7-seeded Lakers […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have had difficulties matching up against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers all season long. But their crushing 133-89 loss to the Lakers in the in-season tournament back in December at least brought them one positive takeaway — a new and improved Zion Williamson. Williamson revealed that it was that […]

LeBron James continues to be the king of the play-in tournament. In the third play-in tournament appearance of his career, James has once again led the Lakers to a playoff berth, this time taking care of the New Orleans Pelicans, 110-106. This victory sets up a rematch of the 2023 Western Conference Finals, as the […]

Over the course of his illustrious career, Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James has accomplished virtually everything there is to achieve as it pertains to the NBA landscape. From regular season league MVP’s, to Finals MVP’s, to championships, to All-Star games, in addition to becoming the league’s all-time leading scorer and its all-time […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are set to take on the New Orleans Pelicans on the road tonight as part of the NBA’s Play-In Tournament. The Lakers are the seventh seed and the Pelicans the eighth seed, with the winner getting the defending champion Denver Nuggets in the second round. With the Nuggets set to become […]