In the last sixteen months, the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets have played each other nine times, and in each of those meetings, the Nuggets have come away victorious, including last night in the Nuggets 114-103 Game 1 victory over LA.
At the heart of his wrath was a second-half foul of Michael Porter Jr. that was overturned with the league saying MPJ had made only marginal contact on D’Angelo Russell.
It's been a bad matchup for the Lakers but one that they believe they can take on. However, game one showed that even when their stars are playing well, they need others to step up. Lakers star LeBron James spoke after the fact,
Ball Arena witnessed some of the most electric crowds on Saturday night. The Denver Nuggets faced the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the playoffs’ first round. Previously, the Lakers had shown great determination before the matchup.
The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Denver Nuggets in Game 1, and while they played well in the first half, the Lakers were seriously overmatched in the second half. Speaking with reporters after the game,
Nuggets match, then surpass Lakers down stretch. The Lakers took a 20-point lead on the Nuggets, but Denver ground its way back into position, overtaking L.A. at t
Did James send a message through the media again? The Los Angeles Lakers dropped game one of their first round playoff series to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night, showing some familiar happenings once again.