In the rapidly growing list of Lakers losses to the Nuggets, Monday’s likely tops it for the most frustrating. The Lakers dominated the first half and into the third quarter, building a 20-point lead only to watch it all crumble, flamengo x ♓fluminense:culminating in a Jamal Murray buzzer-beater.
The loss is not only the tenth in a row against Denver but drops them to a 2-0 hole in the series. In every way, it felt like a punch to the gut that was entirely avoidable. After the game, though, the Lakers felt very strongly about the officiating, which certainly took center stage for portions of the game.Darvin Ham: "Some tough calls. Some tough non-calls. But you can't use any of that as an excuse. You gotta go out there and be ready to make plays whether the whistle gets blown or not. It's getting real tricky -- you go through the season, games being officiated one way, and…— Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvo_)
D'Angelo Russell on the Lakers giving up the lead: "I like where we were at. I like the chance we gave ourselves. A few questionable calls that really dictated a lot of movements forward. So, it is what it is. We all saw it." — Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvo_)
D'Angelo Russell said the same - Lakers upset after shooting 13 FTs. Usually an area of the game where they dominate. — Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports)
Michael Porter Jr. hit D'Angelo Russell in the face. MPJ was called for a foul which was then challenged.
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints)
Nuggets won the challenge.
Thought?
Lakers' LeBron James: "I don't understand what's going on in the replay center, to be honest. ... [D'Angelo Russell] clearly gets hit in the face on the drive. What the f--- do we have a replay center [for]... It doesn't make sense to me. It makes no sense to me. It bothers me."— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver)
That’s a foul we all saw it on national television.— D'Angelo Russell (@Dloading)
Would imagine this is the call that really upset the Lakers tonight. LeBron, Phil Handy and the Lakers bench were yelling at the official.
— Jacob Rude (@JacobRude)
Appears LeBron was hit i🏅n the head by Murray. Certainly as animated as𝕴 I can remember LeBron being about a no-call in some time
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