And all James could do was turn his palms skyward, as if to ask “what else can I do?” That sequence in the third quarter of Game 3 of the first-round NBA playoff series between Jokic's Denver Nuggets and James' Los Angeles Lakers basically sums up the series.
The Denver Nuggets are one win away from a second-round berth following a 112-105 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of their first-round series.
The music blared at full volume, the patrons at Crypto.com Arena sang “I Love LA” cathartically at the buzzer. Ding, dong, the witch is dead — the 11-game losing streak the Lakers had to the Denver Nuggets is over.
The Lakers are still alive in the series against the Nuggets, and James became just the fourth player in NBA history to record a 30-point playoff game at the age of 39 or older, joining Reggie Miller,
The Denver Nuggets are one win away from their second consecutive playoff series sweep over the Los Angeles Lakers after a 112-105 victory in Game 3 of
The Los Angeles Lakers, fueled by 30 points from superstar LeBron James, stayed alive in the NBA playoffs on Saturday with a 119-108 victory over the Denver Nuggets.
James produced 26 points (12-20 FG, 1-6 3Pt, 1-2 FT), six rebounds, nine assists, one block and two steals across 42 minutes during Thursday's 112-105 loss to the Nuggets in Game 3 of the Western Conference's first round.
The Los Angeles Lakers, yet again, have fallen into an 0-3 playoff deficit against the Denver Nuggets, this time in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
The Los Angeles Lakers are fighting for their playoff lives, and LeBron James made a massive play that gave Bob Myers flashbacks. As ex-Golden State Warriors Bob Myers was on the broadcast for ESPN, James had an epic chasedown block on the Nuggets’ Jamal Murray: "Chasing down a block shot.
Charles Barkley was tired of waiting. Following the Lakers’ 112-105 Game 3 loss to the Nuggets Thursday night — which sunk Los Angeles to a 3-0 first-round series hole — Barkley expressed displeasure with how long it took LeBron James to get to his postgame media availability.
The Los Angeles Lakers avoided a sweep in Game 4 on Saturday night, snapping their 11-game losing streak vs. the Denver Nuggets. Forcing a Game 5 in Denver, the Lakers still have a ton of work to do in order to overcome a 3-0 deficit,
With LeBron James leaving the court, boos rained down from the very top row of Crypto.com Arena on Thursday night. The Los Angeles Lakers, who entered the NBA Playoffs on a roll and were looking to make noise against the Denver Nuggets,
The Lakers led wire to wire and took Game 4, 119-108, to snap the Nuggets’ 11-game winning streak against them and extend the series to Game 5 on Monday. LeBron James 30p on
The Denver Nuggets have cracked the code for beating the Los Angeles Lakers. The club completed its 11th straight victory over the Purple and Gold Thursday night, giving LeBron James and company a 3-0 playoff deficit for the second consecutive year.
LeBron James has faced some of the greatest teams in NBA history. Whether it's the Kevin Durant Warriors, the big three Celtics, the San Antonio Spurs, or the 73-9 Warriors. The 2023-24 Nuggets team has been one that he just can't figure out,
James, who has a career of firsts, said the key to achieving the impossible and coming back from a 3-0 series deficit is focusing on one game at a time. “It’s one game at a time, at this point,”
The Los Angeles Lakers’ 11th consecutive loss to the Denver Nuggets — and seventh straight in the NBA Playoffs — effectively ended their 2023-24 season. For the third straight game of the series — this time,
All-Star forward LeBron James has a $51.4 million player option for the 2024-25 season, while starting point guard D'Angelo Russell possesses an $18.7 million deal. Despite solid two-way play in the series so far,
The Los Angeles Lakers are down, but LeBron James doesn’t feel like his squad is out yet. The Lakers dropped Game 3 of their first-round series against the Denver Nuggets 112-105 on Thursday. LA is now behind 3-0 in the series.
ClutchPoints: “We know what it takes to win a championship and how damn near perfect you gotta be.” LeBron James when asked what it takes to win in the Playoffs (via
Lakers star LeBron James had some interesting comments after the game, saying it’s just basketball at the end of the day. “I don’t feel a way about anybody that don’t want to strive to be as close to perfect as possible.
In the 151 prior times it's happened during an NBA playoff series, no team has ever managed to rally all the way back to win when down 0-3 in a series. But Los Angeles Lakers All-Stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis remain defiantly hopeful,
Nikola Jokic met with the media after Thursday's game. On Thursday evening, the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers (in California) by a score of 112-105. The Nuggets now have a 3-0 lead in the series,