As a whole, the Lakers’ Game 1 loss to the Nuggets felt a lot like the preceding eight over the last two years. A valiant effort from the purple and gold was undone in the final minutes as Denver walked away with a win. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. That isn’t to say, though, that the details in the middle of the all-too-familiar formula. The Lakers tried new things against Nikola Jokic defensively. They didn’t really work as he finished 15-23 from the field for 32 points. But they tried them! The Lakers... Read this story
