The Nuggets are riding an eight-game winning streak against LA, but the
The Lakers were beaten 108-106 in the dying seconds by the Nuggets on Monday night, which condemned them to a 4-1 series loss and ended their playoff hopes for another year.
The Denver Nuggets eliminated the Los Angeles Lakers from the NBA playoffs
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and
On the brink of yet another "competitive sweep" to the Nuggets, the differences between the two franchises are stark. One spent years building a championship roster and identity; the other, after years churning and searching, remains in the wilderness.
The Lakers and Nuggets rematch feels a lot like déjà vu all over again given how often the two sides have played one another in the last year. Largely speaking, the cores of both teams are the same, particularly the starting lineups. The pieces around those starters, though, have changed. On either side, they could serve as difference makers, including with the Lakers having Gabe Vincent this time around. Despite not being 100%, Vincent, in theory, is someone who could have success against Jamal...
Jamal Murray knocked down the go-ahead jumper with 3.6 seconds left in Game 5 to lift the Denver Nuggets to a series-clinching 108-106 victory over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night. Murray’s game winner was his second of the series after drilling a buzzer-beater in Game 2, which completed a 20-point comeback for the defending champions at Ball Arena for a 2-0 series lead. After coming into the game with a calf injury, the Nuggets guard finished Monday’s match-up with a...
Murray was a true game-time decision.
How to watch Lakers vs. Nuggets basketball game
Here's how to watch Game 3 of the Nuggets vs. Lakers NBA Playoffs series,
Demi Vollering, Simon Yates and Mattias Skjelmose give their thoughts
Unlike their crowd that drowned out the Los Angeles Lakers’ pregame introductions, the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets were a little late to the playoff party Saturday night.