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The Denver Nuggets will take a commanding 2-0 series lead into Southern California for a Game 3 showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday at Crypto. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Nuggets-Lakers Game 3 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Nuggets defeated the Lakers 101-99 […]

There are not many players in league history who could compete with the resume of Kobe Bryant. The Black Mamba solidified himself as arguably the greatest player to come out of the Los Angeles Lakers system. One big reason for his legendary status was the insane NBA Playoffs run he had back in 2010. Goran […]

The first thing Los Angeles Lakers fans and some members of the team went out to do after Game 2 of their NBA Playoffs clash was blast the officiating. Many heated heads were not pleased with how certain fouls committed by the Nikola Jokic-led Denver Nuggets to players like Anthony Davis, LeBron James, and D’Angelo […]

Rui Hachimura is facing a tough customer in the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, and ESPN analyst Shannon Sharpe did not hold back on his critique of the Los Angeles Lakers forward’s lackluster play. Sharpe made a tongue-in-cheek reference to disgraced former Toronto Raptors reserve Jontay Porter as he took […]

“Shocking” might be the only word in the dictionary fit to describe the Los Angeles Lakers’ 101-99 collapse against the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs. And with good reason, too. With 7:15 left in the third quarter, LeBron James and company were given a 95.6 percent chance […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are expecting frontcourt reinforcements before their must-win Game 3 at Crypto.com Arena. Whether that’ll be enough to solve their lingering issues against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets is another matter. “We’ve shown that we’re more than capable,” Anthony Davis said after the Lakers’ gut-wrenching last-second 101-99 Game 2 loss at […]

Before Game 2 of the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets playoff series on Monday, Anthony Davis expressed frustration on not being included as one of the three NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award finalists. And after Davis and the Lakers lost to the Nuggets on a Jamal Murray game-winner over Davis, former NBA […]

On Monday evening, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers suffered their tenth (!) straight loss to the Denver Nuggets and went down 0-2 in their current first round playoff series vs the reigning NBA champions by blowing a 20-point second half lead and ultimately falling victim to a fallaway jump shot from Jamal Murray […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were left deflated again by the Denver Nuggets after getting punched in the mouth by Nikola Jokic and the reigning NBA champions in Game 2 Monday night. Also getting socked in the face during the game, this time without being metaphorical, was a fan in the stands, who caught the fist […]

The Denver Nuggets erased a 20-point deficit in Game 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night, ultimately winning 101-99 thanks to an epic game-winner from guard Jamal Murray. Up until the fourth quarter though, it was a quiet contest for the defending champions and especially Murray. The Canadian scored 14 of his 20 […]

The Boston Celtics are enjoying a bit of a break after picking up a resounding 114-94 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. Chances are they were tuning into the playoff action on Monday night since they had the day off, and if they did, they likely saw the […]

Whenever the Los Angeles Lakers lose, expect known LeBron James hater Skip Bayless to be there to take shots at The King. Of course, Bayless had an instant reaction to Los Angeles’ brutal 101-99 loss to the reigning NBA champions Denver Nuggets Monday night in Mile High City, which was ended by Jamal Murray’s buzzer-beating […]

Only two games into the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers series, and it already looks like the most entertaining matchup of the NBA playoffs so far, especially after Jamal Murray’s epic shot over Anthony Davis that sent social media into hysterics. Game 2 of the series was jam-packed with entertainment. For a majority of […]

LeBron James, D’Angelo Russell, and Darvin Ham vented their frustration at the NBA and the Game 2 officials after Jamal Murray’s buzzer-beater capped a 20-point Denver Nuggets comeback at Ball Arena on Monday. Anthony Davis, meanwhile, was more self-critical after his team’s 10th straight loss to the Nuggets — and sixth straight in the NBA […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, on Tuesday night, looked poised to snap their nine-game losing skid against the Denver Nuggets dating back to last year’s Western Conference Finals. LeBron James and Anthony Davis played very well, while D’Angelo Russell seemed to have exorcised his playoff demons against the Nuggets, as the Lakers took a 19-point lead […]

At one point, it looked like the Los Angeles Lakers were going to steal a game from the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena. Anthony Davis put on a masterclass against the Nikola Jokic-led squad and got his team up by 20 points. However, it was just not fate for the team out of California to […]

The Denver Nuggets are inevitable. Despite trailing the Los Angeles Lakers for most of Game 2, the Nuggets were never out of the game. And when the final buzzer had sounded, there they were, finishing in victory lane, thanks to Jamal Murray’s heroics. With the game tied at 99, Murray, despite struggling from the field […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are struggling to execute defensive coverages that will give the Denver Nuggets a constant headache. It was very evident in the first game of their NBA Playoffs clash that LeBron James and Anthony Davis were the only versatile personnel that Coach Darvin Ham had against the Nikola Jokic-led squad. However, it […]

At 39 years old, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James should be at home, enjoying retirement, and watching the NBA Playoffs from his couch. But James isn’t just an ordinary 40-ish man. He is still out there competing with the best of them in the NBA, and not just as a bench ornament signed by […]

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. In their first clash for the 2024 NBA […]

The Los Angeles Lakers can’t seem to beat the Denver Nuggets. After losing on Saturday night in Game 1 of their opening round playoff series, the Lakers have now lost eight straight games to their rivals in the Mile High City, including their Western Conference Finals series a year ago. Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets […]

The Denver Nuggets kicked off their NBA Title defense with a home win on Saturday night over the Los Angeles Lakers, a 7-seed who the Nuggets defeated in the Western Conference Finals just one year ago. Playing in his 283rd career Playoff game, LeBron James scored 27 points and chipped in with 6 rebounds and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Denver Nuggets 114-103 in Game 1 of the two team’s NBA Playoffs first-round matchup on Saturday. Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell had a rough shooting night against the Nuggets, and Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green is pinning a lot of the blame for the loss on him, per […]

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis not only believes he should be more prominently featured in the Defensive Player of the Year conversation — he thinks he’s the best defensive player in the NBA. Between Game 1 and Game 2 of the Lakers’ NBA Playoffs matchup with the Denver Nuggets, the league announced the finalists […]

Incentives are a great way to motivate an NBA player to perform better. Normally, when a player performs better, this usually benefits the team overall. However, there are moments in the NBA when these incentives can make anyone scratch his head. For some cases, these incentives are just too unusual or simply just out of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers take on the Denver Nuggets in the second game of their seven-game series. Below we will continue our NBA odds series with a Lakers-Nuggets prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Lakers dropped game one 114-103. LeBron James and Anthony Davis had great […]

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 […]