The Nuggets' relaxation level was positively post-coital.
dominated the Los Angeles Lakers in game three of the 2023-2024 NBA playoffs, TNT commentator and renowned Round Mound of Rebound Charles Barkley offered a visual prediction of the squad's next match-up by dramatically sweeping the studio floor. But his broom stayed in the closet on April 27, when the LeBron James-led Lake Show avoided elimination by way of a 119-108 victory.
As such, the body language of the collective Nuggets after the opening tip suggested a level of relaxation that was positively post-coital; they reacted to the Lakers taking another sizable lead during the second frame with a decided lack of urgency. At first, their refusal to get physical with Davis and LeBron on the defensive end seemed like a canny strategy to avoid letting the referees place them in foul trouble, as has happened chronically throughout the series.
Granted, Denver has been down this road before. Recall that in the first round of the 2023 playoffs, Jokić and company had a chance to sweep the Minnesota Timberwolves but took too long to get serious: they wound up losing in overtime prior to collecting a game-five W in Denver. Nuggets Nation expects a similar outcome on Monday night, when the Lakers return to Ball Arena.
Lakers hit shots & Denver missed them tbh, lakers fans will say better defense but the nuggets couldn’t buy a bucket. B2b games where the Nuggets let the Lakers score 70+ points in the paint. Someone make a phone call to Malone Lakers were solid, but the Nuggets were complete shit. Horrible defensively, smoked so many layups, and missed a ton of good looks from 3.
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