The Los Angeles Lakers have several major decisions on their hand after the 2023-24 season ended abruptly with a first-round loss to the Denver Nuggets in five games.
The heat is turning up on Lakers head coach Darvin Ham as more criticism about his decisions and comments continue to pour out of the Lakers organization, including his public back-and-forth with Anthony Davis during the playoffs.
After a rough series, the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated from the playoffs. Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets finished things off in Game 5 at home, as they advanced to the second round.
The Los Angeles Lakers saw their season come to a heartbreaking end in Game 5 against the Denver Nuggets after Jamal Murray made another game-winner. The game followed a similar script as the first four as the Lakers jumped out to an early lead and were in control up double digits in the third quarter.
LeBron James’ future with the Los Angeles Lakers is the biggest talking point now that the Purple and Gold have been eliminated from playoff contention.
Jamal Murray almost missed Game 5 with an injury. But he couldn't resist breaking the Lakers' hearts again.
All the Los Angeles Lakers needed was to win one game to hopefully get their momentum back. They did in the fourth game of this NBA Playoffs series against the Denver Nuggets and retained that winning attitude to come back from being down three games to none.
Despite dropping the first three games of the NBA Playoffs to the Denver Nuggets, Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers have defensible reasons to be confident heading into Game 5 at a hostile Ball Arena on Monday night.
The Los Angeles Lakers have finally ended their losing streak against the Denver Nuggets, winning Game 4 at home in L.A. behind heroic efforts from LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
After losing 11 straight games to the Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Lakers were finally able to come out on top against Nikola Jokic and company on Saturday night.
After close to two years, the Los Angeles Lakers have finally defeated the Denver Nuggets and prevented a sweep at their hands, thanks to a monster game by Anthony Davis.
No first round playoff matchup has dominated the news the way that the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets series has. Even other players have started talking about the series, including Draymond Green.
Anthony Davis finished with 25 points, 23 rebounds and six assists in the Los Angeles Lakers’ Game 4 victory over the Denver Nuggets. In doing so, Davis joined Shaquille O’Neal and Wilt Chamberlain as the only Lakers to finish with at least 25 points, 20 rebounds and five assists in a playoff game.
Being down 0-3 in a playoff series is essentially a death sentence for any team, and the Los Angeles Lakers have no one to blame but themselves for being in the position they’re in.
Coming into Saturday's game against the defending champs, the Los Angeles Lakers were on the verge of being swept and many fans had already lost hope of seeing another win this season.
Draymond Green is the latest to rip Anthony Davis' critical comments of his coach.
Before the season, Anthony Davis said he "couldn't wait" to play Denver again after their trash talk. But having now lost 11 straight to the Nuggets, the Lakers are on the verge of being swept again.
Anthony Davis opened up on the Lakers mentality after they fell down 0-3 to the Nuggets with a Game 3 loss, their 11th-straight loss to the franchise. He emphasized the need to get one win in their bag before worrying about anything else.
Although it’s not a good look for the Lakers to be pointing fingers after a loss, the easy fix would come from the team winning Games 3 and 4 in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham downplayed any issues stemming from a quote from Anthony Davis that appeared critical of the team.
Anthony Davis is just as upset about his DPOY finalist snub as many Los Angeles Lakers fans are.
Anthony Davis is not among the finalists for the 2024 Defensive Player of the Year award and he is not pleased with the outcome.
He appeared in 76 games (which is quite remarkable by his standards) and averaged a stout 1.2 steals and 2.3 blocks per game.
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