.Lakers coach Darvin Ham's decision to go with Dennis Schroder in a three-guard lineup Tuesday led to Los Angeles' slow start and eventual Western Conference finals Game 1 loss to the Nuggets.
Here are some of the best photos from the Lakers’ 132-126 loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference finals on Tuesday.It energized the Nuggets, who sprinted from the start, making the Lakers look slow while the court signs in the stands and the Nuggets’ public address announcer constantly reminding the Lakers they were 5,280 feet above sea level.Instead, their lungs were burning as they watched the Nuggets dictate the tempo.
Playing Rui Hachimura over D’Angelo Russell in the second half gave the Lakers life, the team showing it could score on the Nuggets at the rim, but the early deficit was too large. Hachimura matched up with Jokic late, allowing Davis to shade off Aaron Gordon, while attacking the rim on the other end. Hachimura scored 17 off the bench. Russell finished the game a minus-25.
The Lakers matched the Nuggets’ hot shooting from the field and three-point range and committed only seven turnovers.With the Lakers having scored six straight points on an 11-2 run to keep a blowout from engulfing them, Jokic rambled up the court, dribbling right at Davis. Davis swarmed him, perfect defense, forcing Jokic into a bit of a retreat, when in one motion the Denver big man and two-time most valuable player launched a 28-footer that somehow swished through the net at the buzzer.
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