The Los Angeles Lakers are in Denver, the mile high city, to do battle with the Nuggets. Both teams have a bit of a bad taste in their mouths after their previous games for different reasons.
The Nuggets are angry about taking a massive 31-point beat down on Tuesday by the Pacers in Indiana. The Lakers aren’t happy with their performance, despite winning, against the Timberwolves.
The Nuggets witnessed the Pacers have one of those once in a lifetime quarters of basketball. The Pacers stunned the Nuggets by knocking down 20 of 21 shots in the third quarter.
The Lakers won the game, their eighth of the young season, but left the game with several head scratching questions. The purple and gold appeared to be playing down to their competition or simply having a lackadaisical performance. Derek Fisher was right to call out the team for said performance. The Lakers were out-rebounded, out-scored in the painted area and, in this writers opinion, shot way too many three point shots.
A couple of things need to be said. The Lakers performance raises questions, maybe even concerns, but it's early. An NBA season is a marathon, you’ll lose games you should win and win some you rightfully should’ve lost, and every coach and player would agree with everything Fisher said.
This isn’t the best time for the Nuggets to face the Lakers. The Nuggets should put on an inspired performance for the home crowd and in the process bring out the Lakers ‘A’ game. However, the Nuggets are thin on the front line without Kenyon Martin & Chris Anderson and they’ve struggled mightily.
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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
