Darvin Ham says Lakers have more defensive strategies to use on Jokic
by Silver Screen and Roll
Silver Screen and Roll— As a whole, the Lakers’ Game 1 loss to the Nuggets felt a lot like the preceding eight over the last two years. A valiant effort from the purple and gold was undone in the final minutes as Denver walked away with a win. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. That isn’t to say, though, that the details in the middle of the all-too-familiar formula. The Lakers tried new things against Nikola Jokic defensively. They didn’t really work as he finished 15-23 from the field for 32 points. But they tried them! The Lakers...
Bleacher Report—Lakers' Darvin Ham on Stopping Nuggets' Nikola Jokić: 'S--t, I Don't Know What to Do'. The Los Angeles Lakers have played just one game in their first-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets, but head coach Darvin Ham might already be
Daily Mail—Angry LeBron James says dismal Lakers couldn't 'hit the side of a cow's a ' after playoff loss to Denver as son Bryce trolls coach Darvin Ham. LeBron James nearly had a triple-double in the Lakers' Game 5 loss to Denver. Lakers head coach Darvin Ham is on the verge of getting fired after two years. DailyMail.com
Los Angeles Times—Plaschke: Darvin Ham is on the hot seat as the Lakers are on the brink of elimination. The chant began in the final minutes of another lost season, the blame thundering down from furious Laker fans in four sharp syllables. “Fi-re Dar-vin Fi-re Dar-vin Fi-re Dar-vin.” The Lakers are on the precipice of a second consecutive playoff disaster, and it’s becoming clear who could take the fall. In the wake of Thursday’s 112-105 loss to the splendidly coached Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena, the smoking wreckage has seemingly trapped one man. Darvin Ham, just one season after being...