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The Los Angeles Lakers were rolling in Game 2 of their first-round series against the Denver Nuggets. With a 20-point third-quarter lead, it looked like they were heading for their first win over the Nuggets in 10 tries, and if they’d done so, they would have stolen home-court advantage in a suddenly competitive first-round series. Instead, the Nuggets adjusted. Michael Malone tweaked his defense to allow Aaron Gordon to guard Anthony Davis, disarming the Davis-LeBron James pick-and-roll and leaving the Lakers completely disoriented on offense for a significant stretch of the late-third and early-fourth quarter. Their defense collapsed in the…

There has been simmering frustration around the Lakers’ ranks all season. They see themselves as contenders, the team that made the Western Conference Finals last season and won the In-Season Tournament. The reality is that for a second straight year, they had to come out of the play-in just to make the playoffs. Two hard-fought losses to Denver — the second one in a game the Lakers led by 20 and lost on a dramatic last-second Jamal Murray fadeaway — have brought that frustration to a low boil. You could hear it in Anthony Davis’ postgame comment after the Lakers…

Down 0-2 in the first round of the playoffs to the defending champions, the Los Angeles Lakers once again find themselves in a difficult situation. After finally gaining an edge on Denver for much of Game 2, LA shrunk down the stretch and allowed the Nuggets to dominate in the clutch yet again. A lot of fingers have been pointed as a result of the Lakers’ most recent loss, and we can see that it was a collective failure that falls on the shoulders of everyone in the locker room. But in particular, Darvin Ham’s coaching mistakes are one aspect…

Game 2 between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers was one of the most dramatic games of the season. However, there wasn’t just drama on the court, but off the court as well. During the Nuggets’ 20-point comeback victory against the Lakers in Game 2, Nikola Jokic’s older brother Strahinja threw punches at a fan in the crowd. It was a moment that immediately went viral and one that fans expected to have major repercussions. According to TMZ Sports, Nikola Jokic’s brother will remain unpunished by the NBA as of now and can attend Game 3 in Los Angeles.…

The Los Angeles Lakers are facing a must-win matchup as their first-round series against the Denver Nuggets heads to California. On Thursday night, LeBron James & Co. will take on the Nuggets in Game 3 to avoid digging themselves a 3-0 hole that will be impossible to climb out of. In both games of the series so far, the Lakers held a double-digit lead before squandering it away in the second half. They will certainly feel like they should have won at least one of those games but they can’t let themselves be demoralized against the well-oiled machine that is…

The series between the No. 7 seed Los Angeles Lakers and the No. 2 seed Denver Nuggets shifts to Crypto.com Arena. Unfortunately for the Lakers, they are down 0-2 to the Nuggets, which is all too familiar to last year’s Western Conference Finals, where they were swept 4-0. But things are at a tipping point after the Lakers blew a 20-point lead and ended up losing 101-99 after Denver’s Jamal Murray buried a game-winning jumper. Forward Anthony Davis was visibly frustrated after the heartbreaking loss and voiced his opinion postgame. Davis, who finished 32 points and 11 boards, took a…

The Los Angeles Lakers are gearing up for a must-win Game 3 against the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night. LeBron James & Co. have to win at home to avoid a 3-0 hole against the reigning champions, who swept the Lakers a season ago in the Western Conference Finals. One of the reasons the Lakers struggled in the first two games of the series was their lack of depth. They are getting basically nothing from their bench with Spencer Dinwiddie and Gabe Vincent being non-factors offensively and Jaxson Hayes looking lost out there. The frontcourt depth behind Anthony Davis has…

Chelsea reportedly do not plan to revive their interest in Crystal Palace trickster and Manchester United target Michael Olise this summer. According to 90min, Chelsea have ruled out a move to re-sign Manchester United-linked Michael Olise from Crystal Palace in the summer following the success of Cole Palmer, with Todd Boehly and Co. prioritising bolstering other areas of the squad instead. The Crystal Palace winger is one of the most in-demand and coveted creative players in the Premier League right now, and there is serious interest from the European elite. Chelsea are set for another busy summer as they try…

Ever since Didier Drogba left Chelsea in 2012, and then again in 2015, they have struggled to replace the legendary Ivorian striker. There have been many different number nine signings at Stamford Bridge, brought in to try and fill the void left by Drogba, although few have been successful. The best replacement Chelsea found for their former centre-forward was Diego Costa, who was a deadly marksman during his time at Stamford Bridge. Costa scored 52 Premier League goals in just three years and won two Premier League titles in that time, although one was whilst Drogba returned to the club…