The Lakers are stuck in a timeloop these playoffs and the Nuggets are making it the worst possible outcome every single time. Thursday was the latest installment with the Lakers jumping out to an early lead, falling behind in the second half and, this time, flamengo x fluminense:losing without much o💯f a fight.

That marked the 11th-straight win for the Nuggets over the Lakers, on top of the purple and gold falling behind 3-0 in the series. And, predictably and rightly, Lakers fans were pretty upset about it at the end of Thursday’s game. Darvin Ham has been the lightning rod for Lakers fans this season with much of their animosity directed at him. While it has been over the top at times this season, Darvin has also done little to help himself from the criticism as well. The easiest current example is how badly the Lakers have played in the second half of games in this series.

Anthony Davis’ recent comments that the Lakers “flamengo x fluminense:don’t know what they’r𝓰e doing” at times on the court certainly did not detract from those criticisms. Ham flamengo x fluminense:himse🅘lf pushed back on the comments from AD and the , but it made Davis a very public face, right or wrong,🎃 for the displeasure Lakers fans have🅰 for Ham.

The fans’ animosity on Thursday wasn’t solely directed at Ham, though. D’Angelo Russell was also the focus of some ire, as he finished 0-7 from the field and 0-6 from the 3-point line in 24 minutes. Emotions are certainly running high as the Lakers are set to be swept out of the playoffs for a second straight season by the same team. It’s not a pleasant feeling and frustrations should be coming to the surface. With another game on Saturday, it could be a very interesting scene. Last year, the Lakers went down with a fight, led by LeBron James, who played effectively the entire game. This season, if the Lakers let go of the rope the way they did in Game 3, things could get ugly with the fans clearly frustrated.

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