The injury happened with just under three-and-a-half minutes left in the fourth quarter with the Pelicans down by two points. Williamson drove into the paint and elevated for a fl
The Denver Nuggets have taken a commanding 3-0 lead in the first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers with a 112-105 victory. Aaron Gordon led Denver with 29 points and 15 rebounds, Nikola Joki
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Now that the 2024 NBA postseason has begun, the basketball betting market is hotter than ever. CBS Sports will be providing daily picks for the duration of the postseason. Sam Quinn will make at least one pick for every game between now and the NBA Finals.
The Lakers have lost 11 straight games to the Nuggets and trail their first-round playoff series 3-0. How many teams have proven tougher for LeBron James?
The Denver Nuggets are one win away from a second-round berth following a 112-105 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of their first-round series.
The Denver Nuggets are one win away from their second consecutive playoff series sweep over the Los Angeles Lakers after a 112-105 victory in Game 3 of
The Los Angeles Lakers have held double-digit leads in each of their three first-round playoff games against the Denver Nuggets, but all of them have ended
Nikola Jokic compiled 24 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists as the visiting Denver Nuggets moved one win away from the Western Conference semifinals with a 112-105 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.
The NBA playoffs are underway, and the reigning champion Nuggets are the closest team to the second round. Denver is up 3-0 in its first-round series against the Lakers, beating L.A. for the 11th straight time on Thursday night to put LeBron James and Anthony Davis on the brink of elimination.
A trio of Game 3’s takes place tonight in the NBA Playoffs with each of the home teams looking to dig out of an 0-2 deficit in their first round series. Cavaliers at Magic (Cleveland leads
The Denver Nuggets are one win from breaking out the brooms on the Lakers as they took a 3-0 series lead with a 112-105 victory on Thursday. Once again the Lakers led after the fi
Player prop betting options for Nikola Jokic, Anthony Davis and others are available in the Denver Nuggets-Los Angeles Lakers matchup at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday (starting at 10:00 PM ET).NBA
NBA playoffs continue Thursday night with a trio of Game 3s on the schedule. It's 76ers vs. Knicks, Lakers vs. Nuggets and Magic vs. Cavaliers as the home teams all look to avoid falling in 3-0 holes in these best-of-seven series.
The Rotoworld Basketball crew give their outlook for the Lakers vs. Nuggets series in the NBA Playoffs, examining why Los Angeles likely can't pull off a major come back against the defending champions.
In Game 3 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs, the Denver Nuggets will face the Los Angeles Lakers. If you’re looking for parlay possibilities, we have those for you below.Successfully
The NBA playoffs are underway, and we've seen two games in every first-round series. The Nuggets, Cavaliers, Knicks, Timberwolves and Thunder are all out to 2-0 series leads, while the Pacers, Mavericks and Heat all won Game 2s this week to even their respective series.
Rui Hachimura and the Los Angeles Lakers will match up against the Denver Nuggets at 10:00 PM ET on Thursday in the 2024 NBA Playoffs.Hachimura is posting 13.6 points, 1.2 assists and 4.3 rebounds
Even for those who fervently believe in what we call Lakers Exceptionalism, it is time to face facts. This series, this exercise in futility against the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets, might as well be over now.
The Los Angeles Lakers knew exactly what openings the Denver Nuggets would have to provide in order for them to register a win in this first-round series, and could’ve scripted it perfectly. Force the turnovers,
Last month, after another regular season loss to the Denver Nuggets, LeBron James spoke candidly about his frustration playing the defending champions. “They have our number,” said James following a 124-114 loss on March 3rd.
Anthony Davis and LeBron James fill the stat sheet, but D'Angelo Russell goes scoreless and Denver is the better second-half team again, beating the Lakers for the 11th consecutive time, 112-105. Game 4 is Saturday night.
Quick hits from the Nuggets’ Game 3 victory over the Lakers on Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena in the Western Conference playoffs. 1. Nuggets just stuck a dagger in the LeBron-Anthony Davis Era. Maybe no matchup in this series underscores the differences between the defending NBA champs and the Lakers right now than that of Aaron Gordon and LeBron James.
When you're the Los Angeles Lakers, and your opponent is the Denver Nuggets, déjà vu is the last thing you want. And yet, it's what they got Thursday. The Nuggets defeated the Lakers 112-105 to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their first-round series,
Davis finished Thursday's 112-105 loss to Denver in Game 3 of the Western Conference's first round with 33 points (14-23 FG, 5-7 FT), 15 rebounds, three assists and one steal in 43 minutes. LeBron James has been the most influential all-around player for the Lakers in the series,
LOS ANGELES — As Nuggets and Lakers alike filtered back onto the floor and started to get shots up, the tension in the sea-level air wasn’t a feeling of unfinished business, but rather un-started. The Lakers led 53-49,
Aaron Gordon led the way for the Nuggets with a Playoff career-high 29 points and 15 rebounds, while Jamal Murray (22 points, 9 assists) and Nikola Jokic (24 points, 15 rebounds, 9 assists) added a combined 46 points in the victory.
It’s great to have a lead, but you have to continue to do what got you the lead in the first place,” Coach Darvin Ham says of the pace of play dropping in the second half of Games 1 and 2 –
Jamal Murray (27) of the Denver Nuggets hugs Aaron Gordon (50) after Murray knocked down a game-winning shot over Anthony Davis (3) of the Los Angeles Lakers in the fourth quarter
Davis (back) is probable for Thursday's Game 3 matchup with the Nuggets, Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times reports. AD played through the back issue during Game 2 and logged 39 minutes on his way to a 32-point,