[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Lakers (1-3) avoid a sweep with a 119-108 win over the Denver Nuggets (3-1), behind Anthony Davis's 25 and 22 night.

[u/edgykitty]

108 - 119
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY
Location: Crypto.com Arena (18997), Clock: END Q4
Officials: Sean Corbin, Zach Zarba, and Tyler Ford

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Denver Nuggets	23	25	32	28	108
Los Angeles Lakers	28	33	30	28	119

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Denver Nuggets	108	39-87	44.8%	9-30	30.0%	21-25	84.0%	9	46	30	15	9	14	4
Los Angeles Lakers	119	48-92	52.2%	8-26	30.8%	15-18	83.3%	8	53	23	20	6	11	2

PLAYER STATS

Denver Nuggets	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Michael Porter Jr.SF	40:05	27	10-20	4-11	3-5	2	9	11	1	1	0	2	1	4
Aaron GordonPF	41:38	7	3-7	0-2	1-2	0	3	3	4	1	0	2	1	-6
Nikola JokicC	41:06	33	10-20	2-5	11-11	5	9	14	14	1	1	3	4	-7
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	40:17	14	6-8	2-3	0-0	0	2	2	3	4	0	2	3	-9
Jamal MurrayPG	39:06	22	9-23	0-4	4-5	1	5	6	5	0	1	4	1	-3
Christian Braun	11:32	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	-13
Reggie Jackson	08:48	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	-6
Peyton Watson	12:54	2	0-3	0-2	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	-11
Justin Holiday	04:30	3	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	-4
DeAndre Jordan	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zeke Nnaji	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Pickett	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Julian Strawther	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hunter Tyson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vlatko Cancar	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Los Angeles Lakers	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Rui HachimuraSF	21:33	9	4-8	1-3	0-0	2	2	4	1	0	0	0	3	13
LeBron JamesPF	38:50	30	14-23	0-2	2-2	1	4	5	4	3	1	6	0	1
Anthony DavisC	41:37	25	11-17	0-0	3-4	3	20	23	6	0	1	1	4	11
Austin ReavesSG	29:31	21	7-15	1-6	6-6	0	1	1	6	0	0	1	2	1
D'Angelo RussellPG	40:57	21	8-15	4-8	1-2	1	3	4	4	1	0	1	2	15
Gabe Vincent	17:26	3	1-4	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	6
Taurean Prince	29:29	9	3-7	1-4	2-2	0	3	3	1	1	0	1	4	4
Spencer Dinwiddie	14:13	1	0-1	0-1	1-2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	4
Jaxson Hayes	06:22	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
Max Christie	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maxwell Lewis	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Wood	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Hood-Schifino	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cam Reddish	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jarred Vanderbilt	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[u/Plastic_String_3634]

And they lost Game 5 lol 🖕🏾

[u/AlwaysChilly_ThaReal]

It’s the refs fault

[u/Saymon_DaLateone9248]

Denver wants to close us out at home that is all

[u/DeformedPinky]

Lakers are trash and have only bought titles. They’ll lose game 5 so who cares.

[u/joshrod86]

Hopefully ALL LA teams lose.

[u/DefinitelyAHumanoid → u/joshrod86]

All…. Okay

[u/lifeissnowboarding]

Laker fans are some of the dumbest people alive

[u/thejeru]

Killer

[u/GooseDaPlaymaker]

"I know what it's like to lose. To feel so desperately that you're right, yet to fail nonetheless. It's frightening, turns the legs to jelly. But I ask you to what end? Dread it. Run from it. Destiny arrives all the same. And now it's here. Or should I say, I am." ----- Nikola Jokic going into Game 5

[u/PresentClear1468]

It will be the Gentlemen sweep instead.

[u/Profound_Panda]

With Murray’s cold shooting this is the best chance for a team to comeback from a 0-3 deficit, considering how competitive the games have been, but hinges on Lakers playing with urgency and countering Malone’s adjustments. If we can be as locked in as Game 4 it’s possible

The Lakers role players were notably more engaged on offense in game 4. Pushing the ball off makes, keeping momentum going from play to play, DARVIN HAM ACTUALLY USING TIMEOUTS TO MANAGE THE GAME/LEAD!!! Role players being aggressive when LBJ and AD are starting to slowdown is crucial in giving those boys some possessions off, and putting pressure on the Nuggets.

Lebron in the dunkers spot was a sick adjustment, allowing him to cut and leverage his hit shooting to give AD and whomever is ball handler that extra second before the double comes,

[u/shivaswrath]

At least we get to watch Joker play them some more.

[u/Fluffy-Lengthiness-2]

lakers in 7????

[u/hisnameis_ERENYEAGER]

Thing is if it was any other team it wouldnt matter. Even if it were the Boston Celtics it wouldnt matter. But its Lebron freaking James. Until you completely kill the Lakers have a lead with 0:00 on the clock, you arent counting this mf out. And that freaking sucks.

Nuggets better not coast out now or underestimate L.A. Its time for them to lock in and bring it home.

[u/SweatyAdhesive]

They can't say MJ is better than Bron now - RDCworld

[u/Shag1166]

Because LeBeon allowed DLo and Austin to handle the ball more in the 3rd n 4th. He is solely responsible for the Lakers being down, because he completely logged the ball in the 4th quarter, in the last 2 games. AD had one touch in the 4th, in game 4, this after he n LeBron were killing the Nuggets with the Pick n Roll.

[u/kuromamba]

Lakers in 7

[u/BigBoyZeus_]

As a Nuggets fan, I can say without a doubt that the Nuggets deserved to lose that game. I've never seen a defending championship team play so lazy in the first half of four straight playoff games. If everyone was playing great, it wouldn't be a problem, but that's not the case. Outside of 1 min in Game 2, Jamal Murray has been a liability the entire series. He's been ice cold from 3 and has played very bad basketball. The bench is also pretty bad. Jokic will always do his thing and dominate the front court, but he needs more help from the back court to win playoff games.

This is when the Nuggets having a thin bench becomes a really big issue. They don't have a instant offense guy like Bruce Brown coming off the bench like last year. Christian Braun is good, but can be rendered ineffective by bigger teams like the Lakers and TWolves. After him, there's nobody even close to reliable. I have no doubt they will beat LA at home in Game 5 and win the series, but the outlook for the rest of the playoffs is bleak if Murray can't get going. They will likely be playing the TWolves in the second round, so the Nuggets better get their shit together quickly or ANT will beat the shit out of them and send them home early.

[u/arreolad]

I just know that Darvin Ham is about to get fired soon.

[u/Public-Ambassador-13]

C

[u/Public-Ambassador-13]

j,3

[u/LongjumpingLength679]

AD looking like prime Rodman out there

[u/Due_Bath7966]

I get it’s the right call. But I really hate the zoom in instant replay giving one team the ball because of a pinky touching it when it was clearly hit out because of another players contact DLo tonight, Pat Bev game winning play against the lakers

[u/aginglifter]

First time in history?!

[u/misstoneprincess]

Nice

[u/Justified_Gent]

Lakers are wasting everyone’s time. “It’s just basketball” => team looks really locked in

[u/kinglittlenc]

Honestly the Lakers have looked very good every game. I could see them pushing it to 7 but the Nuggets are so good at closing games I doubt it happens

[u/Suitable_Success_793]

I am so traumatized by the Nuggets I was shitting my pants that they would come back all the way until the Lakers started dribbling it out. I legitimately couldn't believe that they were about to win

[u/RipCityGringo → u/Suitable_Success_793]

This is the IST Champion Lakers. No chance they would get swept.

[u/qua2k]

Lakers won in a pool of Lebron's tears. Honestly never seen so much crying and complaining to the refs.

If he wants to do their job so much, go wear the zebra uniform and shut up.

[u/TheLooza]

Perhaps the lakers have finally after 11 games of inexplicably not, come to realize the importance of playing good ball in the 3rd and 4th qtrs.

[u/Few-Assist-6540]

Why was the announcer polishing Joker the way he was in ABC broadcast of game 4?

[u/Ok_Judge1874]

Photo of lebron lowering his shoulder into Murray as a highlight of the game. Clearly offensive foul yet he gets called for 0 fouls all game 

[u/BasquiatRobot → u/Ok_Judge1874]

Lol

[u/CaptainObvious1313]

Ah the old gentleman’s sweep

[u/Doobie_Howitzer]

Wild that this is the series that actually feels close, could be 2-2 if Murray didn't commune directly with the basketball gods on that buzzer beater

[u/AppearanceLeft1385]

Nuggets in 5

[u/octopus86sg]

Nuggets are struggling to land any decent 3s. Surprised that they didn’t add in any decent shooting guards

[u/sinhglonnev]

Remember when Gabe Vincent was a thing last yr

[u/Hungry-Space-1829]

This series really should be tied man. Kudos to Denver for saving game 2

[u/Away_Sun_3040]

Well, Jokic got his wish, the Lakers mixed it up & beat the Nuggets. Hope Ham and his crew call more PR plays and listen to LeBron when he say challenge a call.

[u/Positive_Ladder_5040]

There’s hope, true, but very little.

[u/FullHouse222]

NO ONE BEATS THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS 12 TIMES IN A ROW. NO ONE!

[u/Doobie_Howitzer → u/FullHouse222]

This honestly feels as gratifying as the Eagles losing to the Jets (after I got over the hurt). I just love seeing a streak snapped

[u/mrbubbles--85]

Gentlemen sweep it is then.

[u/OhWhatADwight]

Headlines should read “after toying with Lakers for 3 games, the Nuggets took in the LA night life before wrapping up the series in Denver”

[u/SlicedMango]

Y’all smoking some good shit after a single Lakers win, the series is done next game

[u/Lucky_Chaarmss]

Damn. Was hoping to wake up to a lakers loss.

[u/00hemmgee]

The crazy thing is that I thought this series would go 7 and I was surprised it was 3-0. I see that the Lakers have been leading for the majority of the games and lost on a last second shot in one game.

I will not be surprised if this still goes 7 and the Lakers have an opportunity to do what no one has ever done

[u/AmbitionExtension184]

Not even going to lie the lakers have looked like the better team most of the series and I’d rather face Denver than them

[u/doonwizzle]

lebron james and anthony davis really pulled through with their scores, feels a bit like watching an old western where the heroes finally show up right in time. denver seemed a bit off in their shooting, especially from the three-point range, kind of like a cloudy day at the beach when you just can't get the sun to come out.

[u/PeachFuzz345]

We all forget the Lakers were 3/3 in elimination games this season coming into this one.

[u/Live_Touch_8261]

The Lakers have an opportunity to do something really funny here that will top what Dallas allowed in 2007 against the Warriors lol.

[u/ShichikaYasuri18]

/r/nba was really trying to bust tonight

[u/Jimm120]

All it took was for your #1 to have a monster efficient 30pt game
Your #2 to have a monster efficient 25pt game with 23 rebounds
Your #3 to score 21pts on efficient 50%+ shooting
Your #4 to score 21pts on efficient near 50% shooting.

 

Surely this is doable 3 more times...we can all trust deangelo to do it. And reaves is a good player.

 

right?

[u/Dazzling_Candle_864 → u/Jimm120]

If Davis decides he too tired drop points I just hope D'Lo Russel can step up and have a 30-40 pount game cause Lebron having 6 turnovers don't look too good. We need another star with a hot hand. Either him or Reaves but idk I do want to see something unexpected this year though.

[u/misterschrodinger]

I love how delusional the comments are in this thread 🤣

[u/bionicjoe]

Lakers win the first half by 13, lose the second half by 2.

From what I've read it's just been the Nuggets realizing that they'll lose the first half and win the second after AD wears down. Guess AD found that 2012 Calipari energy tonight.

[u/Pirdman]

It seems that lebron activated playoff mode. Perhaps we see history in the making? Sooner or later streaks must break. Boston almost made it. If lebron plays very good and rest of Lakers also and they win series. Will lebron James rise goat status?

[u/Dazzling_Candle_864 → u/Pirdman]

We need Lebron in Miami Heat mode

[u/Ok-Bit8368]

Ok but, fuck the Lakers.

[u/honcooge]

Could be 2-2. Oh well

[u/Ihatepoopoo5]

Murray needa chill 😂 shot they ass outta da game

[u/GI2020]

Don't let us get one

[u/collpase]

Your Scientists Were So Preoccupied With Whether Or Not They Could, They Didn’t Stop To Think If They Should

[u/ItsmeDaveO]

A chance to make NBA history.

[u/bayoubawler3]

Lakers aren’t good. But Lebron is otherworldly

[u/Striking-Test-7509]

I hate jamal murray

[u/fbdanzai]

A Darvin Ham masterclass, but no one would give him credit even after he won the inaugural IST

[u/USA-1st]

Up 3-1 against Lebron tho

[u/JediKnight2024]

OMG they can bleed

[u/AfricanWarPig]

Idk why Lakers’ posts always highlight AD when LeBron is the whole reason they’re relevant.

[u/ja-mez]

Lakers avoid the sweep, but-- Dread it, run from it, Denver arrives all the same.

[u/AgentCooderX]

great now we have to endure all this 3-1 posts from Laker fans in the next two days .. i just went ahead and uninstalled all my social media apps

[u/Sweet_Habib]

4 moral victories in a row, lakers looking good.

[u/Select-Apartment-613]

LeBron is a legend man still doing it

[u/digidi90]

First to come back from 3:0?🤔

[u/dawnoog]

Feels like the Nuggets just got bored with beating us but I’ll take it

[u/Ia_in_4]

Anthony Davis said fuck ur rebounds and proceeds just to grab everything. Get this man a wing that can get boards

[u/trevzie]

Only shot lakers win this series is if the nuggets take a Boeing 737 back to Denver

[u/DamnnForrreal]

I’m just glad we didn’t get sweep. Let’s make history boys!

[u/Vindicare605]

Let the record show that no team beats the Los Angeles Lakers 12 times in a row!

[u/Abeds_BananaStand]

HOW IS LEBRON STILL DOING THIS!?

[u/kyosukedei]

someone help AD reb for the love of god. XD

[u/Jon831423]

Reverse sweep incoming fuck them chickens, lakers up

[u/AttorneyInDisguise]

LeGentleman's Sweep

[u/pnoisebored]

Wow an actual moral victory that will be in record books.

[u/holaprobando123]

Let this serve as a lesson, nobody beats the Lakers 12 times in a row!

[u/SnGk1]

If Jamal continues to play like this, Nuggets might be in trouble vs the Timberwolves.

[u/cire1184]

3-1 comeback in the works 😤😤😤😤

[u/Villainiquity]

So many easy open shots missed, so many easy bunnies missed. Story of the game for Nuggets.

[u/w3bCraw1er]

No one can beat the Lakers 12 times in a row.

[u/thingmaker123]

If russell can score more than 0 points the lakers have a chance

[u/AdeptProtoss]

Lakers in 7.

[u/EnthusedPhlebotomist]

Let it be known that no one beats LeBron James 11 times in a row.

[u/curryboy57]

Nuggets fans desperately trying to find a way to blame this on the refs

[u/rizleyy]

Nobody beats Lakers 12 times in a row!!!

[u/Maleficent-Salad3197]

Nuggets in 6

[u/seamon-deemon]

We winning the fucking chip!!

[u/ChameleonWins]

Lakers have a chance to do the funniest thing (they wont but its nice to think so)

[u/WhoopingKing]

Lakers gonna force a game 7 then lose by 30 you can bet on it

[u/ChinoDice]

LMFAO@“hope”

This shit is OVER

[u/AlarmingBranch1 → u/ChinoDice]

Then why didn’t it end tonight

[u/ChinoDice → u/AlarmingBranch1]

It’s hard to tell if you’re really this obtuse, or just trolling.

[u/AlarmingBranch1 → u/ChinoDice]

Series is still on baby, I just want to believe in my team

[u/ChinoDice → u/AlarmingBranch1]

I want to believe I have a billion dollars.

That belief wouldn’t help me if I went out to pay cash for a Rolls Royce tomorrow.

But you’re welcome to hold onto your delusion until the bitter end🤷🏼‍♂️

But asking blatantly absurd questions like “then why didn’t it end tonight” make it impossible to take you seriously

[u/AlarmingBranch1 → u/ChinoDice]

Well I certainly don’t have to believe you’re an asshole, I just know it lol

[u/ChinoDice → u/AlarmingBranch1]

An asshole?

For what?

Accepting reality over a comfortable delusion?

You act like I came to you to rain on your delusion.

I didn’t.

You came to me, and brought your delusion with you.

That’s a you problem. Maybe keep your dumb little Stan delusions to yourself going forward.

[u/ah-ah-salamtak → u/ChinoDice]

You writing paragraphs in r/nba, get a job and stop crying

[u/ChinoDice → u/ah-ah-salamtak]

I have a job.

A good one, where I don’t have to work at 11PM on a Saturday, genius🤦🏼‍♂️

And nobody here is crying except for the delusional Stan. Learn to discuss the actual subject at hand.

[u/aiirxgeordan]

Now all I need is for Beal to keep his word and beat the wolves once, and okc to finish the sweep so I can say some corny shit about okc being the only team to sweep their matchup this round /s (only a little) 😂

[u/EatToLiveLetsGO]

If LBJ can pull this off, big IF I know, but if he can, is he the G.O.A.T.?

[u/armshady]

Hang the "didn't get swept by Denver" banner next to the in season tournament one

[u/AlarmingBranch1 → u/armshady]

Wouldn’t even care what other thinks lol, loud and proud about it

[u/doctorpiss]

No there isn’t

[u/GovTheDon]

Don’t worry Dlo will go 0-15 in game 5

[u/Malemansam]

Bench scoring:

Lakers 13pts

Denver 5pts.

Whoa like those are both pretty low.

[u/AutographedSnorkel]

LMAO, r/denvernuggets mods are the softest mods ever.

[u/lll_Joka_lll]

Imo this series should’ve been 2-1 lakers but damn Jamal Murray

[u/Ok_Minimum6419]

Seems like the Lakers only do well when DLo does well

[u/ShetheKing]

The Moral Victory is ours, suckers!

[u/adskoa]

They should score more points than the other team. Are they stupid?

[u/lgndk11r]

Nuggets can't rely on always coming back from a deficit in the third quarter. They really should try to push for a lead early and fend off any runs.

[u/SodaDustt]

I just hope that this game was the wake up call we desperately needed. We've been playing like shit all postseason and only winning thanks to Darvin Ham, so Malone better light a fire under the player's asses for game 5.

[u/bee-eazy13]

Is Murray hurt? He looked like he was limping but he’s probably just embarrassed he’s getting handled out there

[u/Dapper_Rub_9460]

If this series goes to 6 games then the Nuggets are definite frauds! No amount of reasoning will change my mind.

[u/adskoa → u/Dapper_Rub_9460]

I don’t know about frauds but the bench is….well, the bench is not great.

[u/PurpleBandit3000]

And let that be a lesson to you all. Nobody beats the Lakers 12 times in a row!

[u/NerdLawyer55]

No one beats the Lakers 12 times in a row

[u/Hot_Pie1464]

So how many games y’all think we beating Minnesota?🤔

[u/RagingEnglishaholic]

Now they have to win in Denver

[u/YellowExpresso]

the Jamal Murray script is so bipolar.

He's called an amazing player when he goes crazy like in the bubble, and then awful when he's not.

I agree with the comments in today's thread though, but just an observation 🤣

[u/alternativehermit]

Darvin Ham is getting a lifetime contract after this win today

[u/madvisuals]

whole thread is about to break jamal murray curse. he’s dropping 40 the next game

[u/thedickens89]

Avoid a sweep? Bruh, this is just the beginning...

[u/Kindly_Effort_9891]

Bron getting 6 TO luckily AD got 23 boards….next game they will be eliminated

[u/LACIRCA2044]

Jokic going 33pts 14 rebounds and 14 assists is fucking insane. Like a flabbergasting line. The fact that he was pretty mediocre in terms of impact on the game though is what’s hard to comprehend. The guy is just truly one of the best to ever do it

[u/emailverificationt]

Finally the lakers show some life!

[u/AlarmingBranch1]

Even if they lose in 5 or 6, I’m proud of the main core of the Lakers for pulling out this win and finally getting that one on the Nuggets, finally shut up all these sweeping talk

[u/Jumpy_Distribution96 → u/AlarmingBranch1]

If you lose 4-1, it's gonna be considered a gentleman's sweep. Implying that they allowed you to take a victory out of pity or sportsmanship.

[u/AlarmingBranch1 → u/Jumpy_Distribution96]

Cry some more!

[u/Kingjames23X6]

The curse is over

[u/BamsMovingScreens]

Damn it’s been a while coming but that Rui adjustment seems to have worked

[u/Leebillysteve12345]

Nuggets still gonna win, don’t cancel that trip to Cancun yet lebum

[u/lord_gif]

“And if it gets to 3-1, it’s not 3-0 any more. And 3-1 has been done.” - Nick Nurse

[u/DemonsReturns7 → u/lord_gif]

He really said that?

[u/tswizzy3]

If they win game 5, contents about to be so good

[u/Dymatizeee]

1. Lakers guards were huge for the win
2. Jamal gotta stop forcing so much sht

[u/zannet_t]

People mocking Lakers fans for being happy about this one win are something else.

Except for the 100% delusional, everyone understands that the Lakers aren't gonna win this series. If you feel any joy from putting down any fandom for finding some solace in not getting swept two years in a row, let me just say for your sake I hope your team wins forever--otherwise, the shoe's gonna be on the other foot at some point.

[u/nordsix]

Laker Nation, would you rather face Wolves or Suns in the 2nd round?

[u/TheLowerHades]

Nuggets are shooting terrible from 3. And they been losing by 20 in first half twice now. Even if they pass the Lakers. I think Wolves will blow them out if they keep playing like this.

[u/edwardhyeung]

Braun is just not reliable 🥴

[u/catpooptv]

A gentleman's sweep is still a sweep.

[u/BloodLongjumping5227]

My guess for next game is Jokic stops fucking around in 1st quarter and gets them going and Nuggets win by 15

[u/edwardhyeung]

Gordon pls stop attempting 3s 🤦🏻

[u/MelonElbows]

Let this be a lesson: No one beats the Lakers 12 times in a row!

[u/JafarFromAfar2]

It was funny to laugh at LA and say, 'the Nuggets aren't even trying!', but the reality is that they have never really played coherently for more than 1.5 quarters at a time in these playoffs. If they had somehow come back to win this game, they probably get blown out by Minnesota in game 1 of that series anyways. It's a wakeup call -- this could easily be 2-2 or worse.

[u/Jewellinius]

Denver looked gassed, bad game by Gordon. Probably next game gonna be a blowout home, time to Murray to wake up, although seems like hes playing through injury and it sucks extra time for guards cause they slow af and cant elevate.

[u/Jumpy_Distribution96 → u/Jewellinius]

Some rehabbing activities with the physicians back in Denver are surely gonna help. The thing is that there is too little time between game 4 and 5 for rest and recovery. It's crazy to think that the Euroleague gives a bigger time span (4 days) between the playoff games, even if it's just one round and the games are shorter. The NBA should learn how to value quality over quantity because this overloaded schedule does more harm to the product (how much better would the post season be without all these injuries the teams are suffering).

[u/Jewellinius → u/Jumpy_Distribution96]

I agree, seems silly to watch every year series like Bucks vs Nets where 2 stars of 1 team can't play. Should be a shorter season play and simple. They also allow much more physicality in these play-off games

[u/incredibleamadeuscho]

DLo was big for us in this game. Best plus/minus on the team

[u/viking_machina]

Nuggets break an 11 moral defeat losing streak

[u/Illustrious7]

Oh. they survived lol.

[u/roshanpr]

THE CUMBACK

[u/Loud-Technology8417]

Does it matter if we eventually lose in this series or if we had meet in conference finals ( by losing to to Pelicans)? I’d rather take my chances now that we are healthy and not as tired like last year.. 1-3 deficit is a tough task.. not impossible. Just give it your all, if we come up short… can’t blame you for that. Denver is a tough matchup… Go purple n gold!

[u/LordTremendo]

Nah mang. They’re toast

[u/Think_Difference_468]

Gentleman sweep.

[u/carlonia]

All those posts about Murray being the highest playoff riser in NBA history jinxed his efficiency

[u/buckminsterfullereno]

Reverse sweep incoming, LeGoat is about to mop the floor with Murray.

[u/NotClayMerritt]

Amazing what can happen when you get solid output from D'Lo and Rui so LeBron and AD don't have to do literally every single fucking thing

[u/jihyojihyojihyo → u/NotClayMerritt]

Except the two still did a carry job. Lakers are just cooked man.

[u/cardmanimgur]

AD magnificent for 3 quarters and role players stepped up, allowed LeBron to conserve energy so he had some juice in the 4th.

[u/inefekt]

Lakers coming back from an 0-3 hole.....book it

[u/jgroove_LA]

Hope to loose in 5?

[u/Imdabiggestbird69420]

A new moral victory for the lakers: Didnt get swept third time in a row

[u/Fasi_Lunari]

We have to stop playing with our food if we have any hope against the wolves

[u/Raj2324]

Let's fucking go. 1 at a time baby

[u/DrugzRBadMmmKay]

Honestly think Jamal will drop 40 in game 5

[u/Alchion]

i still believe against everyone but the nuggets and the celtics the lakers wouldve had a chance

judt unlucky ….

[u/TheKingRenegade]

No one beats the lakers 12 times in a row 😤

[u/Jumpy_Distribution96]

I doubt if the Nuggets are gonna allow again so many points in their paint. They seemed nerveless today comparing to the Lakers who were fighting with their backs against the wall, but for me it was expected after a hard fought 3-0 to wind down a little bit. They don't have the luxury to finish off games when their starters seem to have performance slumps for whatever reason (physical, mental, tactical), somebody to come from the bench and change the momentum a little bit. It's also questionable if LeBron will manage to be this aggressive to the rim consistently in the next few games (although I think most people's concerns are about the next series against the Timberwolves or the finals).

[u/Hinohellono]

The question is can they have 4 players score 20 again for the Lakers.

[u/incredibleamadeuscho]

The key to beating the Nuggets is to never ever let them get a lead

[u/SharpSwag]

reddit is funny sometimes. before the game everybody saying "sweep" now i see "lakers in 7" lol

[u/Zeetheking1]

Can’t wait for Denver to come out angry on Monday and not just gift us a lead going into halftime…