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The Los Angeles Lakers have upgraded forward Jarred Vanderbilt to questionable for their Game 5 matchup with the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. Vanderbilt has not appeared in a game since suffering a mid-right foot sprain against the Boston Celtics on Feb. 1. Vanderbilt was reportedly eyeing a return for Game 3 or Game 4 […]

LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Los Angeles Lakers staved off elimination from the 2024 NBA Playoffs while conquering a key psychological hurdle with their Game 4 win over Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and the Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday night. The Lakers built a double-digit first-half lead for the fourth time this […]

On Saturday evening, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers picked up their first win over the Denver Nuggets since December of 2022 with a Game 4 victory in their current first round series, which Denver had won the first three games of. The Lakers have gotten out to double digit leads in every game […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will attempt to stave off elimination as they meet the Denver Nuggets for Game 5 of the First Round on Monday at Ball Arena. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Lakers-Nuggets Game 5 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Lakers defeated the Nuggets […]

The Denver Nuggets lost Game 4 to the Los Angeles Lakers, their first defeat at the hands of the Lakers in 12 games. And while the Lakers’ strong starts have been a trend all series, the Nuggets may have suffered from a bizarre set of pre-game circumstances before their first loss of the NBA Playoffs. […]

Don’t count them out just yet. Entering Game 4,  the Los Angeles Lakers were down 0-3 against the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs. Things were kind of looking rough for LA, especially since they’ve had multiple chances to steal a win or two. With their backs against the wall, the Lakers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers snapped a long, embarrassing streak of losses to the Denver Nuggets last night with a 119-108 victory, the Lakers’ first against Nikola Jokic and Denver since December 2022. But there is another stat from the two teams’ first-round playoff series that could give a bit of hope to L.A. fans. Despite […]

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets faced off against the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series on Saturday evening. Heading into the matchup, the Nuggets had a 3-0 series lead and were on the verge of sweeping the Lakers. In the 2023 Western Conference Finals, the Nuggets easily swept the […]

LeBron James and Anthony Davis gave it their all to keep the Los Angeles Lakers afloat against the Denver Nuggets. They played with such passion and emotion that showed in every well-executed play. The expectation for most of the Purple and Gold faithful is to take it one game at a time and see if […]

Thanks to massive feats of rebounding from Anthony Davis and D’Angelo Russell, the Los Angeles Lakers avoided getting swept out of the NBA Playoffs by the Denver Nuggets for the second straight year. LeBron James led the way with 30 points in the 119-108 Game 4 result at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday. “It sucks to […]

The Denver Nuggets fell 119-108 to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday in a game that saw Denver fail to knock out a Los Angeles team that they had on the ropes three game to none. After the game, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone spoke about what doomed his team on Saturday night: Michael Malone: […]

With their backs against the wall, the Los Angeles Lakers got a much-needed 119-108 win over the Denver Nuggets to keep their season alive. To the surprise of no one who watches the NBA, LeBron James led the way for Los Angeles. James scored 30 points, while Anthony Davis added 25 points and a massive […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have done it! They avoided getting swept and broke their slump against the Denver Nuggets. LeBron James absolutely balled out and everyone in the supporting cast along with Anthony Davis contributed to stay alive. The execution was on point despite some odd sets being run against the Nikola Jokic-led squad. Now, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are fighting for their playoff lives, and LeBron James made a massive play that gave Bob Myers flashbacks. As ex-Golden State Warriors Bob Myers was on the broadcast for ESPN, James had an epic chasedown block on the Nuggets’ Jamal Murray: "Chasing down a block shot. I remember he did that […]

The Los Angeles Lakers engaged the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 of their crucial Western Conference quarterfinal matchup. The Lakers put on a dominating performance under the leadership of LeBron James; however, things did not go smoothly toward the end of the game. James appeared to get upset at head coach Darvin Ham after he […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Christian Wood will be active for Game 4 against the Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, head coach Darvin Ham confirmed pregame. Christian Wood going through pregame warmups https://t.co/mKJWb9GGCh pic.twitter.com/eXqsr9lXMk — Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvo_) April 27, 2024 The Lakers are facing a 3-0 series deficit to the defending champions. Los […]

The Lakers host the Nuggets in the NBA playoffs on Saturday in Game 4! The Lakers have looked great for half of each game, until the Nuggets have pulled out wins late in all three heading into this series-deciding game. The Lakers need to win to even survive. We now continue our NBA odds series […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are on the verge of getting swept out of the playoffs by the Denver Nuggets for the second straight season. Making those dire straits even worse, they’re coming off what many league followers legitimately and sarcastically called the “most competitive sweep ever” by coming closer to beating the defending champs while […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are now staring directly at the prospect of a second straight sweep at the hands of the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets after falling behind 0-3 in their first round series on Thursday evening in Los Angeles. A season ago, it was in the conference finals when the […]

On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers fell into a 0-3 hole in their Western Conference playoffs first round matchup vs the reigning champion Denver Nuggets, who made quick work of the Lakers in last year’s conference finals, sweeping the Purple & Gold out of the postseason after their impressive run up to that point. […]

With LeBron James leaving the court, boos rained down from the very top row of Crypto.com Arena on Thursday night. The Los Angeles Lakers, who entered the NBA Playoffs on a roll and were looking to make noise against the Denver Nuggets, have suddenly been met with a reality that head coach Darvin Ham wished […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are fighting hard against the Denver Nuggets to stay alive in the NBA Playoffs, and the NBA’s King is trying to take his team to the promised land once again. LeBron James has also been the NBA’s reigning sneaker king and he debuted another specialized Nike LeBron 21 to honor one […]

There are no shortage of various arguments when it comes to the greatest of all-time (GOAT) conversation in the NBA. Either LeBron James or Michael Jordan are typically mentioned as the GOAT, with many fans, players, and analysts often passionately taking one side. Dwight Howard recently shared his thoughts on the NBA GOAT debate, via […]

The Denver Nuggets have cracked the code for beating the Los Angeles Lakers. The club completed its 11th straight victory over the Purple and Gold Thursday night, giving LeBron James and company a 3-0 playoff deficit for the second consecutive year. The 112-105 victory at Crypto.com Arena inspired a bold quote from Denver forward Michael […]

A lot has gone wrong for the Los Angeles Lakers in their first-round series against the Denver Nuggets. LA has blown double-digit leads in all three games in the series to trail three games to none and faces elimination the rest of the way against the defending champs after a second-half collapse in Game 3 […]

Well that was quick. Only a couple days passed before fans rushed to retrieve their pitch forks, the ones usually reserved for Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell. He was spared their wrath following an impressive Game 2 performance (23 points, seven made 3-pointers), but that goodwill has already been displaced by a deluge of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are hanging tight to the nine-seed in the Western Conference and with just seven games left in the 2023-24 NBA season, LeBron James and his squad will be looking for a chance to make history in the playoffs. To celebrate the Lakers’ long history of success, Austin Reaves will drop another […]

Facing the Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets seems like a nightmare that the Los Angeles Lakers cannot wake up from. In 2023, the Nuggets were responsible for sweeping the Lakers and ending their season in the Western Conference Finals. This season, the Nuggets are on the brink of doing the same thing they did […]

Every team has that one rival that always seems to be their kryptonite. Perhaps the most infamous example is LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers tormenting the Toronto Raptors in the mid-to-late 2010s. Now, James finds himself on the opposite end of the spectrum in the supposed rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ 11th consecutive loss to the Denver Nuggets — and seventh straight in the NBA Playoffs — effectively ended their 2023-24 season. For the third straight game of the series — this time, in front of a revved-up Crypto.com Arena — the Lakers jumped to a double-digit lead. As usual, the Nuggets […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had a chance to win their NBA Playoffs Game 2 clash but then everything crumbled after that Jamal Murray game-winner. It was the same story all over again. They got to a hot start against the Nikola Jokic-led Denver Nuggets. Then, there were questionable schemes and rotational calls ran in the […]

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. On Thursday night, the Los Angeles Lakers’ resilience was put to the test, as they faced a must-win scenario in Game 3 of their 2024 […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are currently in desperate need of a win against their first round playoff rivals, the Denver Nuggets, who went up 2-0 in their series on Monday evening with a game-winning buzzer beater from Jamal Murray. This is of course the second straight season that the Lakers have matched […]

One would think that the adversary in an NBA Playoffs clash would be the opponents that the team is facing. While this is still true between the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets, there have been some internal issues with the squad. After Jamal Murray hit a big shot to sink the LeBron James-led squad […]

The Los Angeles Lakers vented their frustration with the officials after the Denver Nuggets walked away with a 101-99 win on Jamal Murray’s epic buzzer-beater. In particular, LeBron James and D’Angelo Russell were frustrated with Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. not being called for a foul in the final minute of the third quarter. As […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers could be getting reinforcements in their frontcourt for Game 3 vs. the Denver Nuggets, in the form of Jarred Vanderbilt and Christian Wood. Vanderbilt, out since Feb. 3 with a right foot sprain, is reportedly targeting a Thursday return. The versatile forward has been ramping up his on-court […]

During a recent poll conducted by The Athletic, it turned out that former Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce got a lone vote for the Greatest of All Time honor from an unnamed player. Could that lone vote be from Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James? Pierce is not eliminating that theory. While on Tuesday’s […]

Ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers’ must-win Game 3 versus the Denver Nuggets on Thursday, the 87th game of the season, head coach Darvin Ham said he and Anthony Davis will have to “agree to disagree” about how organized — or not — their basketball team is. In the aftermath of Game 2’s gut-wrenching loss […]

D’Angelo Russell has a net worth in 2024 of $60 million. Since the Los Angeles Lakers selected him with the second overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, D’Angelo Russell has played for four teams in his eight seasons in the league. That includes the Lakers, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, and the Minnesota Timberwolves, […]