The Los Angeles Lakers have fallen to an 0-3 deficit after losing Game 3 to the Denver Nuggets. The 105-112 loss followed the same script as the previous games between these teams, with the Lakers letting an early lead slip in the second half. Fans are furious after another Lakers season is looking like it’ll end in disappointment.
Final pic.twitter.com/3Uzdykgv6A
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) April 26, 2024
Lakers fans were calling their games against the Nuggets the same nightmare.
These lakers nuggets games are just the same nightmare over and over pic.twitter.com/IaLyKeeF7N
— . (@maarkypoo) April 26, 2024
Fans called the Lakers garbage.
https://twitter.com/LaymanAnalyst/status/1783716708546678811
The Lakers were being criticized for their defeated body language through the third quarter when the Nuggets went on a run.
Am I the only one that feels like the lakers looked defeated after they went cold? Like their body language completely changed.
No second effort, poor transition defense.
— Dime Dropper (@DimeDropperPod) April 26, 2024
Fans have accepted that the Nuggets are just far better than the Lakers as an overall unit.
Denver is just the better team. Even as a Laker fan I was extremely confused by the takes that we'd beat them this year. They have the better roster, the best player in the league, the WAY better coach, and are a well oiled machine. Watching the Lakers all year everything is a…
— Joe Knows (@JoeKnowsYT) April 26, 2024
Many fans even joked about how the Nuggets are always extra motivated to beat the Lakers.
it’s just genuinely not fair what the Nuggets do to the Lakers
the whole team sees red when the Lakers are on the other side
— Slightly Biased (@BiasedSlightly) April 26, 2024
The fact that every game between these teams follows a similar chronology isn’t lost on fans.
Every lakers nuggets game is the lakers getting out to a lead and then you blink and the nuggets are up 12 in the 3rd
— Kofie (@Kofie) April 26, 2024
It’s mindblowing that we’re at a point where LeBron James has lost 11 straight games against one opponent, with seven of these losses coming in the playoffs.
I never imagined in my lifetime a team beat Lebron James team 11 straight times ….wow ..
— Ricky G (@jrichardgoodman) April 26, 2024
It’s hard to blame the Lakers struggles on either Anthony Davis or LeBron James. Davis was aggressive and put up 33 points with 15 rebounds, while LeBron put up 24 points, six rebounds, and nine assists in a strong overall performance. Even Austin Reaves stepped up to provide 22 points, but all other Lakers combined for 22 points. D’Angelo Russell scored 0 points, shooting 0-7 on the night.
The well-oiled Nuggets used their rotational superiority to overwhelm the Lakers, with four players scoring 20+ points. Aaron Gordon was their leader on the court with 29 points and 15 rebounds, as Jamal Murray put up 22 points and 9 assists. Nikola Jokic put up an efficient 24 points with 15 rebounds and nine assists, as Michael Porter Jr. had 20 points and 10 rebounds.
The Lakers Won’t Get A Miracle
It seems like the Lakers winning one game in this series would be tantamount to a miracle, let alone winning it in seven games. There’s no way to conceive the Lakers beating the Nuggets four times in a row now, especially when we’ve seen how one-sided this rivalry has been over the last 18 months.
There isn’t much that LeBron James or Anthony Davis can do production-wise to help the Lakers. The Nuggets are beating them with four high-caliber players on their roster who are better than the entire Lakers rotation. In addition, the best player in this series is also wearing a Nuggets jersey, which has made just the talent level of both teams be lopsided.
Moving on from the talent, the coaching seems to be leagues apart. Michael Malone has orchestrated one of the most efficient offenses in the NBA while having a defense that’s strong enough to keep them in winning situations. The Lakers and Darvin Ham have literally no response to this level of game-planning.
It shouldn’t be a surprise when the team with the best player, better rotation, and the better coach is about to sweep their opponents. However, the fact that the mighty Lakers, with a generational GOAT in LeBron, have fallen to this level is the actual surprise.
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