The Lakers avoided a first-round sweep with their Game 4 win at home, but lost Game 5 and the series in Denver to the NBA's reigning champs.
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
As a great wise mandrill once said, “it is time.” No more regular season
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By Jay King, Jared Weiss, Manny Navarro, Tony Jones, Will Guillory and John Hollinger Though the took care of business on the road, defeating the 102-88 on Monday, they also received a scare when immediately called for a sub after tweaking his right calf late in the second quarter. While he limped off the court and into the locker room area, the frustration on his face was evident, prompting fear he had suffered a serious injury. When the Celtics ruled him doubtful to return to Game 4, that...
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.
DeAndre Jordan tries to cut off his wine consumption after the All-Star break as part of his preparation for the NBA playoffs, even though he’s not part of the Nuggets’ regular rotation
Nuggets players watched the Lakers-Pelicans game at Nikola Jokic’s place. Coaches watched with a local pizza order.
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...
The NBA playoffs are underway with 16 teams in the hunt for the Larry O'Brien trophy
Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is bracingly comfortable with the acknowledgment of his limitations as a defender. But he has strengths, too, that Denver can deploy in the playoffs.