![]() had 14 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.Īustin Reaves had 23 points on seven-of-10 shooting with three made three-pointers.ĭ’Angelo Russell continued his ineffective scoring this series with three points on one-of-eight shooting.ĭennis Schroder Jr., the 4-year-old son of the Lakers’ guard, entered the team’s locker room in Los Angeles not long after his father’s team defeated the defending champion Golden State Warriors. Nikola Jokic shook off a bad start for 24 points on nine-of-19 shooting with eight assists. Jamal Murray scorched the Lakers for 30 points in the first half and finished with 37. The Nuggets took a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals with a 119-108 win Saturday, ending the Lakers’ undefeated postseason run at Arena.Īnthony Davis finished with 28 points and 18 rebounds while LeBron James delivered 23 points and 12 assists, but the Lakers didn’t have an answer to Denver’s fourth-quarter scoring flurry.Īfter going down by one in the fourth, the Nuggets responded with 13 unanswered points. I think it’s been the supporting cast that have kind of made those timely shots that’s allowed them to kind of have the edge.”įor the first time this postseason, the Lakers walked off their home court as losers. and Bruce Browns, even Jeff hit a big-time timely shot today when we were kind of going on a run. Obviously I think the KCPs and Michael Porter Jrs. “I think it’s been the timely shots by their role players. He got them off to a great start, and even with that, we were only down three at the half,” James said. “I mean, obviously Jamal was fantastic in the first half today. In Game 2, it was Jamal Murray’s fourth-quarter brilliance, but Game 3 came down to the role players late, James said. Denver outscored the Lakers by 17 combined points in the fourth quarters of Games 2 and 3. While all three games have been tight coming down the stretch, the Nuggets have won the last two with fourth-quarter surges. The Lakers took a one-point lead midway through the fourth quarter, but gave up 13 unanswered points in a stretch that James said defined the game. “Obviously as you see throughout the course of this season, we have always been a team to fight. “We never intend to pack it in,” Anthony Davis said. Having turned the tables once, the Lakers will fight to do it again to keep their season alive. At one point, they had a 0.3% chance of making the playoffs. The Lakers are familiar with long odds this year. So just get ready for Monday and just got to get one. We had some opportunities but we didn’t come through. Obviously this game is over and done with. Just focus on Game 4, and you know, that’s all you can really think about. “Just got to get one,” LeBron James said of his message to his teammates. “So as long as they have not gotten to four yet, there’s still hope. ![]() “The deficit is 3-0, not 4,” coach Darvin Ham said. ![]() The Lakers, after losing 119-108 to the Nuggets on Saturday at Arena, are the latest team to get a shot at history. ![]() So I think there’s probably something to that which is disappointing.No team has recovered from a 3-0 deficit to win a best-of-seven series in the NBA playoffs. I do feel like I end up answering a lot of questions from you guys about free throw discrepancies and how the game’s called. “All we’re asking for is fairness and consistency. “The officials aren’t perfect and that’s not the expectation,” he told the media after the game. The Lakers shot 39 free throws to 24 for the Thunder, leaving Daigneault unhappy. F/C Dario Saric scored 13 points in 15 minutes. Thunder: Made 11 of 14 shots inside the 3-point line in the second quarter, helping Oklahoma City outscore the Lakers 30-26 in the period. F Wenyen Gabriel had 10 rebounds in 22 minutes. He said he “thought it was trash” to miss the free throw. He didn’t miss any shots until he missed a free throw in the final minute. Lakers: Reaves, who finished his college career at the University of Oklahoma, made 5 of 5 field goals, his only 3-point try and 8 of 9 free throws. ![]()
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