It was an all-too-familiar feeling for the Lakers on Thursday as they fell to the Nuggets for an eleventh straight time to fall down 3-0 in the series.
LeBron James and Anthony Davis tried to carry the Lakers to victory on Saturday, but the Lakers stumbled in the second half to suffer an all-too-similar fate against the Nuggets in Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs.
Without Anthony Davis and with LeBron James under the weather, the Lakers had little to offer against the Warriors as they lost a critical showdown on Tuesday.
After a dismal opening to the game, the Lakers kicked off their six-game road trip with one of the games of the season, winning in double overtime against the Bucks.
After losing Anthony Davis to an eye injury in the first quarter, the Lakers lost their uphill battle to the Warriors in a vital game for playoff seeding.